This is an online programme to build capability for teachers to do the 5 elements of Reading really well with integrity and fidelity to the programme. The RPI has been informed by years of research by The Manaiakalani Network and goal setting by Principals at their annual Principal's Wānanga.
"Designing Learning with the End in Mind" is a framework the Research Teams that has been delivered at our cluster's Research Reflections. These valued reading outcomes will be covered in the 9 weeks.
Delivered online, the RPI programme that will be available for teachers across all clusters. Teachers attend 9 whole day PLD sessions. The days are 3 weeks apart so that teachers have time to implement strategies from each session. The programme is suitable for Beginning Teachers who are a target group because of the poor pre-service training that they receive. Teachers changing levels would benefit from this PLD. The initial RPI is for teachers with year 4- 8 classes.
This programme will be PLD of "9 injections to get the reading vaccine" as Russell Burt so sagely put it. Russell also talked about implementation integrity and that this PLD is mapped backwards from the students so the teacher delivers what the students need.
Good reading teachers can get accelerated progress in one year. Our data informs us that they need to aim for 1.5 times faster than average student for 3 years to embed change. Sustaining the acceleration is critical for students to "catch up". The big question is "How we can support the schools so it will happen?"
One of the outcomes of the RPI is to develop a "common practice model". The MoE are in phase one of developing their national Common Practice Model. The Manaiakalani Programme is driving this work for our schools and clusters across the nation.
Our cluster had 2 people participate in the pilot in 2022. Participation in the pilot as a critical friend was to provide feedback as well as adding in our experience and resources we have.
The group of educators that were in the pilot are a powerhouse of practitioners! You can read reflections about this pilot on Cheryl's Professional Blog
Being online means that teachers need to have been through Digital Fluency Intensive (DFI) so they can cope with the environment as well as the apps used in the RPI such as Google Slides, Sheets, Google Forms, Jamboard, Blogging - for professional reflections and of course Google Meet.
You can read reflections about RPI on the following blogs.
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