Establishing clear routines across curriculum areas to maximize learning:

• consistent cultural norms including hard work, kindness, and respect
• teacher clarity
• learning goals
• teacher-student relationships
• consistent routines

Entry routines checklist

• Students line up
• Greet students at the door, set expectations, acknowledge each student as they enter
• Explain the Do Now/Hei Mahi
• Learning Intentions and Success Criteria are shared
• Effective distribution and collection of resources being used – Engineering Efficiency
• Use of effective teaching strategies 
  • Turn and Talk
  • Affirmative Checking
  • Effective Questioning
  • Use Least Invasive Intervention to correct off-task students
  • No Opt Out 
• Use of 100% sheet – all the important information you need to learn
• Use of formative assessment 

Use literacy strategies every period

• Attention to vocabulary (key terminology) 
• Focus on spelling, grammar, punctuation
• Promote writing frequency
• Teach students skimming and scanning 
• Refer to online dictionaries
• Whole sentence answers encouraged when answering questions in class (verbally and on paper or laptops)
• Teach basic sentence structure, linking words, paragraph writing
• Use of PEEL paragraphs when writing reports
• Faculty leaders to share good practice within their respective faculties

 Use numeracy strategies every period

Use digital strategies every period

In accordance with Massey High School’s Strategic Plan, it is expected that all students will have their own devices to utilise as part of their learning programme. We will operate in a blended learning environment, where a computing device is just one of many tools students will use to learn each day. While online and digital learning is important, Massey High School students will also learn through paper-based books and resources, handwritten tasks, group discussions, hands-on practical tasks and physical activities. 

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