Transcript Flaxmere Principals - flaxmereprincipalworkshop

sound discussion about where IT is going in
education, about strategic planning, about
Web 2.0 (Web 3.0!!!) and the necessity to
move in this area else kids may be
disadvantaged.
But before that:
•Where are we at?
•What do we value?
•What do we want to keep?
and only then
•What do we want to add and/ or remove?
•What’s available?
•How do we move forward?
What are the kids like in our schools?
What future skills and qualities will they need?
What qualities do we want to reinforce?
What do we want to change?
What do we want to develop that is not
currently there?
Cmap Link
Wiki Link
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=40c570a322f1b0b659
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Now we know what we value, and we know
what is missing currently from our schools and
our classrooms.
So what is available and how do we get there?
Developing a strategic action plan ->
What questions do we need to ask ourselves
to guide the process?
1. Do a reality check - are we doing what we
think we are? Gather the evidence and
discuss in a staff meeting
2. Define your goals
3. Check what’s out there
4. Set your tasks, timelines, personnel,
budget and success indicators
5. Provide the PD to staff - and this may mean
experimenting and exploring (be those
lifelong learners we hear about)
6. Reflect, evaluate, check, review goals.
Gather the evidence
•Teacher interviews - audio files (podcasts)
•Student interviews - audio or video files
•Parent interviews or surveys
•Work samples - display in staff PD room - photograph
and create ePortfolios
•Classroom walk throughs
Define your goals
Goals
To visit effective practice schools to see how they use
technology and effective learning pedagogy to
enhance student engagement and
achievement.
To conduct an audit of the school infrastructure and
staff capability to inform budget decisions.
To explore Web 2.0 tools and their ability to enhance
student engagement and achievement, and to
globalise teacher and student learning opportunities.
(NB - No cost tools!!!!)
Tasks
Personnel
Time
frame
Budget
Success
Indicators
Goals
Tasks
To explore Web 2.0 tools
and their ability to
enhance student
engagement and
achievement, and to
globalise teacher and
student learning
opportunities.
•Access Netsafe resources and
personnel to ensure that we are well
informed in all decision-making that
affects student safety and
opportunity.
•Access the Time 4 Online and K12
Online Conference resources to begin
learning about Web 2.0 tools and their
application in the classroom.
•Conduct three staff meetings per
term to upskill in the use of Web 2.0
tools and their application to class
programmes.
•Undertake an audioconference
tutorial with TKI to find out about the
resources available to staff.
•All staff to sign up for logins to
ICT PD Online and utilise the
resources in this area for their own
professional learning.
•Key staff to enrol in . . . . etc
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Goals
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To explore Web
2.0 tools and their
ability to enhance
student
engagement and
achievement, and
to globalise
teacher and
student learning
opportunities.
•Access Netsafe resources and
personnel to ensure that we are
well informed in all decisionmaking that affects student safety
and opportunity.
•Access the Time 4 Online and K12
Online Conference resources to
begin learning about Web 2.0 tools
and their application in the
classroom.
•Conduct three staff meetings per
term to upskill in the use of Web
2.0 tools and their application to
class programmes.
•Undertake an audioconference
tutorial with TKI to find out about
the resources available to staff.
•All staff to sign up for logins to
ICT PD Online and utilise the
resources in this area for their own
professional learning.
•Key staff to enrol in . . . . etc
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Success
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•Students will have received
internet safety training and
be applying to their use at
school.
•Students will be using web
2.0 tools to interact with
other classrooms and known
experts as part of curriculum
programme.
•Secure Wikispaces will be
developed for each class to
facilitate home and school
communication with the
learning programmes, and
linked from the school
website.
•Staff meeting minutes and
PD resources will be housed
in a private wikispace to
enable staff to access
anytime, anywhere.
Outcomes statements!
Reflect, evaluate, check, review goals.
•Are the changes we are making, having any effect
on student engagement and achievement?
•How do we know? How can we plan to know?
•Teacher inquiry / action research - goals and
success indicators and measurable outcomes
reviewed regularly
•Gathering the evidence.
Student Voice
•Te Awamutu Intermediate
•Time 4 Online - Senior students
What’s possible in Web 2.0
Rachel Boyd’s Yr 2-3 class
Time4Online Conference Workshops & Tutorials
http://time4review.org.nz
•What else do we need to know?
•What other questions has our inquiry process brought up for us?
•Where can we find the answers?
•e.g. How can we as principals lead the school in the
development of a thinking and inquiring community of learners?
What barriers will we face? What about the new curriculum?
•e.g. How can we find out about Learning Management Systems
http://centre4.interact.ac.nz/space/14252
•E.g. How can we gain the web 2.0 skills that we will need for
engaging our students in a global education
•http://time4online.org.nz
Jill Hammonds
ICT PD National Support Services Facilitator
Core Education Ltd
[email protected]
Ph 021 344 253