Writing Moderation

On Monday, July 22nd all teaching staff attended a professional development day focusing on writing moderation using the "Brightpath Writing platform". We were joined by staff from Belair and Bellevue Heights Primary School to work collaboratively. Staff explored writing samples and engaged in rich discussions around authorial choices and conventions of writing. Through analysis of work samples, staff were able to determine teaching points for cohorts of students based on the moderation experience. As writing is a priority in our Site Improvement Plan, staff have worked with students to improve the quality of narratives, building exciting vocabulary and quality structures into the process. All students are currently working on a second narrative which will be moderated midterm. We are looking forward to noticing student growth and planning for future improvement. 

Cultures of Thinking - Bialik College

Our next pupil free day will be on Monday 19th August. Staff will be attending a conference in Melbourne to support our "Critical and Creative Thinking" initiative on the school site improvement plan. The conference has a focus on redefining and reimagining education and will provide us the opportunity to explore:

• Participatory creativity
• Systems thinking
• Patterns of curiosity
• Willing to get messy
• Transformational landscapes

Our Support staff will use this time to learn more about gardening and school kitchens in preparation for our new school kitchen. 

We will provide more information about our learning upon our return.