SOLO+Middle

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 * 'Middle SOLO Gathering' held 8th March (Thursday, Week 6, 2012) at held at Kawaha Point School, Rotorua (1.00 - 4.00)**


 * Middle Teachers Present**
 * **Otonga (6)**
 * **Aorangi (1)**
 * **Kawaha Point (4)**
 * **St Mary's (5)**
 * **Kaharoa (2)**
 * **Ngongotaha (2)**
 * **Mamaku (1)**
 * Teacher Trainees (2)**

Due to other obligations several teaches needed to leave at 3 o'clock
=**Those attending 'Walked the Walls', adding their thoughts to a range of questions**= **Where do you sit on the continuum?** "What's going well with the use of SOLO?"

**We split into groups of three (all from different schools) and celebrated our successes, then one member from each group feedback to the room:**

 * Group 1**
 * Using rubrics and school wide focus planning (not all the group agreed)
 * Group 2**
 * Behaviour management rubrics
 * Writing Rubrics/maps
 * Group 3**
 * Using in topic
 * Group 4**
 * Rubrics (relating to Frog Life Cycle - replacing the need for success criteria)
 * Having a learning outcome for each and everyday
 * Group 5**
 * Now using through 'most' curriculum areas

Time was then taken to share - resources through out this discussion (teachers to email Paula resources to add to this page)
**Discussion was now focused on our Questions, Challenges and Wonderings**

Are you making a rod for your own back? Take small 'chucks' e.g. surface or deeper features ||
 * We split into groups of three once again, but with different people this time......to discuss**
 * **What Questions/Challenges do we have?** || **Discussion/Answers/Experiences from the Group** ||
 * Difficulty with 'kids speak' vs teacher talk. ||  ||
 * Needs based rather than writing rubric first || One of many tools vs school wide expectations ||
 * Use in maths ||  ||
 * Asttle writing and SOLO - how do we marry them up? || Should we?
 * As a thinking tool should it fit with others or stand alone? || Fits with others, shouldn't be used in isolation as need to build a 'toolkit' rather than narrow the possibilities. ||

(Paula also showed where the SOLO Books could be purchased)
 * Time****was spent investigating the 'Weblist' resource and navigating Pam's Web site**

= Resource Pool = Shared by Kawaha Point School (these have also been added to the Weblist resource for 'easy sharing')

Shared by St Mary's School