Amy+Collins

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= Action Research Project Planner: = Which area/s of your practice would you like to improve? What will be your focus for this project in 2011? || My short term focus will be creating hands on activities for current units in year 7 and 8. My longer term focus will be to plan with outcomes in mind as well as integrating authentic learning experiences in my lessons through the resources i will gain through the resource grant. || Timeline for 2011 Exam compulsory? Post to google groups - resources IKAN - listening focus activities - online or tradtitional tasks (hands on) languages online onto school system rebecca will aim to do same with units this year meet at end of term 3 to discuss implementing assessment term 4 Budget for Resource Grant || Costumes/Clothing film/DVD/ flash cards || What did you do? || > Costumes/Clothing - purchased > film/DVD - still searching - contact VILTA > flash cards - purchased in Indonesia Meeting 8 November:
 * =  Stage 1 ** – ** ANALYSE  =
 * I would like to increase the variety of tasks within my lessons to aim to incorporate reading, writing, speaking and listening within each lesson.
 * =  Stage 2 - PLAN  =
 * Ipods/flip cams
 * ==  Stage 3 – ACT  ==
 * * Looked into distributors of Indonesian films - still on the search for films relevant to teenage boys
 * Friends with IKAN on facebook - looking to organise a meeting with year 9s and young male Indonesians for conversational practice
 * Have IKAN volunteers record listening tracks for me tailored to the language focus of my units
 * Languages Online game tools installed on my laptop - games can be transferred to work circulation folder for student use in computer labs
 * Increased student enrolment in elective Indonesian subjects at year 9 in 2012 - now a full class. Exam Compulsory at year 9 and 10 - next year could be the year to push Indonesian examination at year 7 and 8
 * Activities are more varied - more use of listening in year 8 classes, more focus needed on listening and speaking at year 7. Look to make assessment more varied - mixture between task based assessment and testing of macro skills in a 'test'.
 * Resource grant to be used to enhance Indonesian Day in 2012 - full day event with multiple activities for year 7, 8 and 9 and 10 elective groups.
 * Remainder of resource grant to be spent on resources from Indonesia (flashcards, books, etc)
 * Met week 5 term 4 to discuss action plan
 * Ipods/flip cams - use flip cams already at school. Hold off on ipods due to introduction of ipads. Use CD player with headphone jack splitter as an alternative
 * ipad apps and use
 * ideas for speaking (board game, questions on cards, outside game answering questions in teams)
 * bringing in fruit
 * more resources for topic 'cepat sembuh' (varying the role play, resources from Keren 2)

Meeting 9th March 2012 New focus for this year: What did you notice? || What would you do the same/differently in the future? || Which area/s of your practice would you like to improve? What will be your focus for this project in 2011?
 * Indonesian day - something approaching a full day of activities.
 * Ipad roll our for year 9 - focusing on developing assessment tasks for each unit. Term 2 'semoga cepat sembuh'
 * Investigate apps that allow you to embed Audio with a presentation aspect - like puppet pals with the option to change character into doctor/patient. Photo puppet? Paid puppet pals app
 * Quizlet with phrases
 * Ireview flash cards with prompts - role play with prompts 5 mins to prepare before. Rest of class in T2 so I can see rest of class on computers.
 * developing criteria sheets that are guided on what will achieve a particular mark - more specific to vocab, grammar etc
 * Web based cartoon strip developer for year 8 Ayo ke Pasar role plaY
 * Meet again near Queen's Bday?
 * Assess more with outcomes in mind
 * Have a point to using technology with year 9s - look for apps that have everyday and assessment uses
 * ==  Stage 4 - OBSERVE  ==
 * ==  Stage 4 - OBSERVE  ==
 * ==  Stage 5 - REFLECT  ==
 * ==  Stage 5 - REFLECT  ==
 * Stage 1 – ANALYSE ||

=Stage 2 - PLAN =