Hi team,
Like many of you, our teachers have their 5 CRt days per term, and this term we have allowed them to take one of their days at home, on the previso that they organise their duty to be covered if falling that day and also if any PLD or team meetings happening that afternoon that they need to be prepared to return for these. Having the one day at home also has helped with writing of reports, so this term this was greatly recieved. Unfortunately, several staff members didn’t organise cover, and said they couldn’t make meetings. So now that we are preparing for next term’s CRT schedule, I would be interested to hear what other schools are doing, in regards to this CRT day at home expectation or not??
Hi there Katherine
It’s a tricky one isn’t it. We have an expectation that teachers do work at school, however if things come up for them we are more than happy to accommodate where we are able to. Our CRT is run slightly differently as some of their days are incorporated into music, STEM and Te Reo release which means they only get a whole day or two throughout the term. I guess “trust” plays an important part in this. Also hard to do assessments when you are offsite. I sort of think that assessments need to be completed in CRT times if at all possible so there is less downtime when the kaiako is actually in the class and can be teaching. Vicky
Hi team…as you start engaging with this terms modules, this is where you can begin to share your reflections, observations or problems of practice. As people begin to make entries we encourage you to make comments, share insights, offer ideas etc. so we can start to build somewhat of an online professional community.
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Hi team,
Like many of you, our teachers have their 5 CRt days per term, and this term we have allowed them to take one of their days at home, on the previso that they organise their duty to be covered if falling that day and also if any PLD or team meetings happening that afternoon that they need to be prepared to return for these. Having the one day at home also has helped with writing of reports, so this term this was greatly recieved. Unfortunately, several staff members didn’t organise cover, and said they couldn’t make meetings. So now that we are preparing for next term’s CRT schedule, I would be interested to hear what other schools are doing, in regards to this CRT day at home expectation or not??
Hi there Katherine
It’s a tricky one isn’t it. We have an expectation that teachers do work at school, however if things come up for them we are more than happy to accommodate where we are able to. Our CRT is run slightly differently as some of their days are incorporated into music, STEM and Te Reo release which means they only get a whole day or two throughout the term. I guess “trust” plays an important part in this. Also hard to do assessments when you are offsite. I sort of think that assessments need to be completed in CRT times if at all possible so there is less downtime when the kaiako is actually in the class and can be teaching. Vicky
Hi team…as you start engaging with this terms modules, this is where you can begin to share your reflections, observations or problems of practice. As people begin to make entries we encourage you to make comments, share insights, offer ideas etc. so we can start to build somewhat of an online professional community.