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Learner: Shreya, Sally, Natasha    Learning Coach:  N.Denuwara         Date: Term 4 Learning Area : Social Studies Learning Observed, Key Competencies/ Vision Principles Natasha  is participating in an iExperience session. This particular session focuses on learning about Rights, Responsibility and Citizenship. For this topic the learners are given the task of creating their own country. Today the first part of the task includes deciding on a name, emblem and motto for her country. To accomplish this task Natasha  has to use Key Competencies such as understanding language symbols and text . In order to create a name, emblem and motto for her country she has to show curiosity by researching how existing countries around the world got their names, emblems and mottos. By using the internet to research Natasha  shows that she is capable of using technology to execute a given task. Natasha  is also...

Learners: Shaun, Nehaal, Shreya, Natasha & Amin     Learning Coach: T.Dillner/K.McCann           Date: 16.10.15 Learning Area: iDevelop - Maths Learning Observed and Vision Principles In Maths, the Green group has recently been learning about fractions and how these can be represented as a shaded area of a whole or as a numerical value (decimal). Shaun, Nehaal, Shreya, Natasha and Amin were given a set of cards to make sets to represent all of the different ways to show a fractions value. They all showed that they were curious about this concept as they remained engaged with the task, giving their full attention to seeing it through to the end. All five learners had to collectively share their knowledge and collaboratively match all of the cards correctly. From this, they were able to see the connections between the different ways a fraction can be recorded. Evidence of learning Next Learn...