Chris Honiss

During my final placement I was responsible for leading a year three classroom within level two of the NZC. I took charge within the akomanga extending/fast-tracking lower literacy and mathematical groups to level them up with their peers. As a student teacher I:

• Demonstrated the professional attributes and ethical conduct required of teachers within the profession.
• Established and maintained quality professional relationships with teaching colleagues, tamariki and whānau whilst effectively maintaining my leadership.
• Provided evidence of my developing pedagogical practice which contributed to children’s learning whilst developing my practice.
• Supplied evidence of a range of planning and assessment techniques to support effective teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated the ability to manage student learning effectively in classrooms through group work and full class teaching.
• Reflect critically on my own practice working together with students to identify their strengths, weaknesses and next steps for learning.
• During my final placement I effectively reversed roles with the teacher experiencing what it means to be responsible for tamariki
• Promoted positive and productive learning environment to increase engagement and rapport with students and teachers.

During my second year placement I was responsible for teaching and learning at level three of the NZC. I worked together with teaching staff to teach a year five and six composite classroom under supervision of my mentor teacher:

• Facilitating small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs and increase engagment.
• Assisted with management of classroom rules, procedures and expectations inline with classroom code of conduct.
• Became familiar with school policies and proceedures concerning daily schedules, attendance, planning, behaviour, permanent records, report writing, classroom management and testing programs.
• Monitored student progression shifting classroom achievement.
• Prepared, planned & presented classroom material guiding students from where they are to where they need to be within the NZC.
• Participated and contributed to teacher development conferences.

My first year placement I was responsible for teaching and learning in a year eight classroom where I supported twenty-eight year eight students working within level four of the NZC t. It required that I:

• Work together with my mentor teacher to learn about the teaching standards as I prepared, assessed and reflected on students' work and updated cumulative records.
• Planned and prepared lessons whilst promoting a positive, productive learning environment as I worked collaboratively within the syndicate to increase engagement and rapport with students and teachers.
• Provide instructional support through enrichment and extension endeavours whilst cultivating relationships with students and their teachers.
• Observe, cooperate and teach a range of different subjects and year levels whilst utilising various teaching techniques and strategies to engage students in learning.
• Work with groups of students of varying abilities in mathematics and literacy looking to extend their abilities.
• Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
• Helped prepared mid year progress reports and participated in parent-teacher conferences.
• Addressed student needs with teacher aides/support staff.
• Monitor/observe students in various contexts, settings & activities.
• Reliably discussed management policies reporting on student conduct
• Facilitated small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs.