My Year 7 & 8 journey!

Wow what a completely different start to the year! My goal this year it to become an effective year 7 & 8 teacher by having a sound knowledge of the curriculum and a better understanding of teaching students at this age. Background information: Marama is my new team this year and what a fantastic start we have had. We have a modern learning environment made up of 3 classes (80 students). All the year 7 & 8s have their own devices which they complete tasks from. Each student makes their own MI Plan with their weekly timetable on it to have the freedom to arrange their own time. We also have the Marama way where students wear lanyards to get specific things ticked off to earn their Marama gold card. Once they have this they have special privileges. This was a way to make being year 7 & 8 special from the rest of the school. I am looking forward to the next challenges ahead.