Tamsin+Moran

=**My Profile:** = =Bonjour! I'm the French teacher at Suzanne Cory High School; a brand-new select-entry school in Werribee. We opened in 2011 with 200 year 9 students, and we'll will grow to a school of 800 by 2014. Chinese is also offered at my school. = =**Action Research Project Planner:** = Which area/s of your practice would you like to improve?
 * =** Stage 1 ANALYSE ** – =

At the moment I am most comfortable teaching the entire class at once. I want to improve my ability to conduct small group work. This would allow me to differentiate between ability groups and to work more closely with one particular group. An additional benefit is that I would only need to create one set of resources (ie. flashcards, games) for a single group to use at any one time. This would save me considerable time, as I would not have to spend hours creating a class set of laminated resources. The tables at my school are always set up in group formation, so I would like to make this work to my advantage.

What will be your focus for this project in 2012?

I will focus on minimising the time that I spend creating resources, all the while allowing students to access resources at different times. ||
 * =** Stage 2 - PLAN ** =
 * =** Stage 2 - PLAN ** =

1. I will plan a double lesson with each of my year 10 classes during which I set up six rotation stations. One will involve me conversing in French with a small group. The others may involve a reading comprehension task, a hands-on matching or flashcard activity, some quiet book work, or a group writing activity. I will be interested to observe how the three classes respond to this model of teaching. One class can be difficult to engage, and I am hopeful that this approach will appeal to them. || What did you do? || What did you notice? || What would you do the same/differently in the future? ||
 * ==**Stage 3 – ACT ** ==
 * ==**Stage 3 – ACT ** ==
 * ==**Stage 4 - OBSERVE ** ==
 * ==**Stage 4 - OBSERVE ** ==
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