Immaculate+Heart+of+St+Mary


 * [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/Ex-4-XPOV2aNQls76pcFFw151719/GW533H364 width="533" height="364" align="bottom" caption="Immaculate Heart of Mary School"]] || **Immaculate Heart of Mary** is a co-educational primary school in the inner western suburbs of Adelaide.

Our school values diverse ways of teaching and learning and is continually searching for better ways of helping students to learn. Being a relatively small school, we provide a more personal teaching and learning environment, where each child's talents and needs are addressed.

A focus on individuality and personal excellence in a caring school environment provides students the opportunity to participate, to show leadership and to develop in a holistic way. ||

Project Actions - first steps ** FOCUS  **
 * [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/MvjM6i1nVLnXpWahBxjfqw33866/GW452H347 width="452" height="347" align="bottom" caption="IHM"]] ||
 * Sophie, Ester & Dave ||

Develop Numeracy in our children through purposeful, open ended **__tasks__** and **__assessment__** that provides evidence of active learning and directions for learning.


 * To help achieve our focus we will address the specific domain of: **

o Mathematical Thinking: Students ability to problem solve, explain their thinking, verbally, visually, and through written forms o Mathematical Strategies: the development of number sense
 * Mathematical Big Ideas **

o Questioning techniques o Assessment methods – of and for learning o Resources o Promotion of positive learning
 * The following aspects will support our work in addressing the development of the ‘Big Ideas’: **

o SOLO Taxonomy o Open - Ended Mathematical Activities o Mathematics Assessment for learning: Rich Tasks and Work Samples
 * Supportive References **

o Staff Meetings - sharing o Displays o Professional Development
 * Supportive Actions **


 * __ ACTION PLAN - EARLY YEARS: Counting Strategies  __**


 * ** Area of Focus  ** || **  Year Level/Staff  ** || **  Action  ** || **  Order of Priority  ** || **  Responsible Person  ** || **  Timing  ** ||
 * ** Vision  ** ||   R -2   ||  To develop an understanding of counting strategies and the importance of these in student learning  ||   1   ||   ||   Term 2   ||
 * ^  ||   3 - 5   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||   5 - 7   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Teaching:  ** **  Tasks & Assessment  ** ||   R-2   ||  Identify and define a range of counting strategies Use a variety of counting strategies Compare and explain the differences between counting strategies Evaluate and reflect on appropriate choices  ||   3   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||   3 -5   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||   5 - 7   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Community  ** ||   R – 2   ||  Develop understandings associated with the benefits of students developing a range of counting strategies  ||   4   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||   3 -5   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||   5 -7   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Organisation  ** **  (inc. Resources)  ** ||   R -2   ||  Research strategies that support the development of students' counting. Assessment and sourcing of resources to support teaching program.  ||   2   2   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||   3 – 5   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||   5 -7   ||  ---  ||   ||   ||   ||

**__TASKS__** **(inc. Questioning)**


 * **Area of Focus** || **Year Level/Staff** || **Action** || **Order of Priority** || **Responsible Person** || **Timing** ||
 * **Vision** || R -2 || To use a range of questioning techniques to probe and challenge students’ thinking and reasoning. To encourage students to explain their mathematical thinking and ideas. To build on students’ mathematical ideas and strategies. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 3 - 5 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 5 - 7 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Teaching:** **Tasks & Assessment** || R-2 || Define a range of questions that supports students’ development of counting strategies. Use questioning to support students to be flexible in their thinking. Create open ended tasks that support students to explore counting strategies. Collect data by observation and listening to students, taking notes, photos, work samples as appropriate. Modify our planning as a result of assessment. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 3 -5 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 5 - 7 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Community** || R – 2 || Promoting students’ mathematical thinking and learning to our school community by publishing work samples, conversations, photos etc in our school newsletter. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 3 -5 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 5 -7 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Organisation** **(inc. Resources)** || R -2 || Research strategies that support the development of students’ counting by accessing articles, readings etc. Create record keeping documents as evidence of student learning. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 3 – 5 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || 5 -7 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||