NAPLAN Online

NAPLAN Testing will soon be taking place, with tests continuing to be online.

NAPLAN Online provides a better assessment, more precise results and is more engaging for students. NAPLAN Online is a tailored test that adapts to student responses, presenting students with questions that may be more or less difficult – resulting in better assessment and more precise results. (nap.edu.au)

NAPLAN Testing begins on the 15th March.

Week 7 Timetable

Period	Room	Wednesday 15th of March	Thursday 16th of March	Friday 17th of March
1+2	E2	9D Writing	7D Writing	9D Reading
	E3	9E Writing	7E Writing	9E Reading
	I1		Catch Up Testing	Catch Up Testing Tim
3+4	E2	9A Writing	7A Writing	9A Reading
	E3	9B Writing	7B Writing	9B Reading
	I1	9C Writing	7C Writing	9C Reading

Week 8 Timetable

Period

Room

Monday20th of March

Tuesday21st of March

Wednesday22nd of March

Thursday23rd of March

Friday

24th of March

1+2

E2

9D Language Conventions

7D Reading

7D Language Conventions

9D Numeracy

7D Numeracy

E3

9E Language Conventions

7E Reading

7E Language Conventions

9E Numeracy

7E Numeracy

I1

Catch Up Testing

Catch Up Testing

Catch Up Testing

Catch Up Testing

Catch Up Testing

3+4

E2

9A Language Conventions

7A Reading

7A Language Conventions

9A Numeracy

7A Numeracy

E3

9B Language Conventions

7B Reading

7B Language Conventions

9B Numeracy

7B Numeracy

I1

9C Language Conventions

7C Reading

7C Language Conventions

9C Numeracy

7C Numeracy

For further guidance on NAPLAN, please visit https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/faqs

Learning Walks

At Woodmans Hill a range of staff have been participating in Learning Walks. Our Learning walks are focusing on gathering data relating to; how well students understand what they are learning and why they are learning it, as well as their understanding of their current progress and how they can improve.

Each week we have been providing regular data from our Learning Walks to our staff, ensuring we have a consistent awareness and understanding of the feedback that the students are providing.

Teaching and Learning

Last Saturday a range of staff attended the ResearchED Professional Learning, held at Clarendon Secondary College.

It featured a range of leaders who are at the cutting edge of current professional learning, such as key note speaker, Daisy Christodoulou, Director of Education at No More Marking and author of Seven Myths about Education, Making Good Progress?

Daisy addressed the importance of the myths about learning that plague education and prevent progress.

Other educational leaders spoke about the most effective ways of teaching writing (Te Writing Revolution), reading and mathematics, while others addressed motivation, instructional coaching and the important nature of school leadership expertise.

Careers News

Carolyn Gregg and Kara Rysava