St+Joseph's,+Wyndham

School profile **School Plan**  **FOCUS** **Week 1 Term 2** **Week 3 Term 2** **Teachers** **Week 5 Term 2** **Teachers** **Week 7 Term 2**
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 * L-R **Clare Gray** - Principal, **Maureen Farrell** - Maths Coordinator, **David McDonald** - Teacher ||
 * Document through collaboration successful teaching practices in classrooms.
 * Strands to be considered are Number and Space in Term 2.
 * Summary of LAND Project.
 * Commitment to School Focus.
 * Commence collection successful teaching practice and resources.
 * Review existing resources or new resources required.
 * Identify assistance or support needed.
 * Will need to bring Program Plans in the 2 Strands – Number and Space.
 * Introduction to Effective Teaching of Mathematics List.
 * Maths Coordinator Support in Classes.
 * Evaluate Effective Teaching Practice.
 * Definitions of Mathematics and Numeracy.
 * Thinking Mathematically.
 * Consolidate Plan for next 5 weeks.
 * Maths Coordinator Support in Classes.

**Week 1** - PLC  **Week 3** - PLC Rhonda Visit   **Week 5 or 7** - Sharing and forward planning
 * School Plan Update Term 2009 and Term 1 2010 **  1. Report and update on LAND workshop 2 2. Leadership Challenges for change – Fullan Plan · Reward risk taking through trust and support – class and whole school · Help people become resourceful and supportive of each other – cohesive community · Model the vision and the pedagogy – whole School 3. School Stories 4. Rich Tasks in Mathematics 5. All about 25 – choose 3 to focus on in classroom practice including task board **Clare** **1.** **Focus on All About 25** · No 17, Promote and value effort, persistence and concentration · 25 Show pride and pleasure in individuals’ success · 14 Listen attentively to individual children **David** · No 1 Focus on important mathematical ideas · No 2 Make the mathematical focus clear to the children · No10 Use a range of question types to probe and challenge children’s thinking and reasoning **Maureen** · No 10 Use a range of question types to probe and challenge children’s thinking and reasoning · No 15 Build on children’s mathematical expectations · No 18 Draw out key mathematical ideas during and or towards the end of the lesson