Maths Moderation and Number Grids

 

This idea comes from Ruth Merttens. If we are consistent with this across the school, then students will have a good representation of patterns with numbers and place value. 

https://di4c76y7libww.cloudfront.net/documents/practical_reasoning_primary_mathematics.pdf

We finished the session with making OTJs on 2 students (5 and 6E)

We use these tools when moderating:

Assessment for planning (learning lines/ used to be called Sally lines)
Base Maths Concepts: https://lpf.mathsnz.com/ loosely linked to stages. The framework, descriptors, big ideas and illustrations / exemplars are from the Ministry of Education.

Maths Moderation

Shona and Gabrielle presented their reading: Aligning Assessment with Brain Science by Jo Boaler

 

Maths PLD: Moderation and Assessment

We looked at types of assessment and categorised them.

Matariki/ Mahutonga:

Tautoru: 

Autahi: 

We discussed these questions/ ideas about assessment...

Writing Moderation: September 11th 2017

Moderation is the process of teachers sharing their expectations and understanding of standards with each other in order to improve consistency of decisions about student learning.

Making consistent, reliable and valid decisions across different points in time is important when schools report student progress or compare cohort data with historical information.

Teacher Moderation notes: Writing Moderation: Term 3