10+March+2011


 * Welcome -** **Especially new principals - introductions**
 * Present: Leanne, Jan, Wendy, Ange, Steve, Dellwynne, Barbara, Bernard, Jackie,**
 * Delwyn, Kitty, Michelle, Kim, Jocelyn, Maria, Toby, Nigel, David, Kevin, Catriona**
 * Apologies** - Leonie (Piri Piri) Roimata (Kawhia)


 * Please contribute **

Eric Frangenheim Posters - All orders in TOD - numbers - Email coming our for numbers Cluster Syndicate Meetings - Venues Pirongia 9.30 - 3 Meeting Dates - changes? (Michelle)
 * Management**
 * 5 May now 4 May
 * 16 June now 22 June
 * 11 August now 17 August
 * 8 September now 23 September

**Posterous blog** Sign up and interaction from[| Principals] / [|Lead Teachers] (Catriona)


 * School report** - Ngutunui (School reports April 7 (Piri Piri)

What new concepts and skills did our teachers gain?
 * L@S Feedback[| L@S Feedback Link]**
 * http://ietherpad.com/ = shared writing online, can be accessed at home, saved in clouds, multiple contributors. Empowering for teachers -= active engagement by students
 * ICTs for Inquiry, web links for inquiry, (Kevin has a copy of the presentation)
 * registered for EPIC on tki
 * tki can be personalised (have your own login) also includes digistore
 * deliberate teaching of using the internet and child friendly search engines
 * twurdy.com = readability of web sites
 * Not just what but educate how to do a proper search - PEAR (Purpose, Evidence + facts, Author, References,)
 * ability to discren authentic sites
 * Building a thinkers toolbox http://thinkerstoolbox.wikispaces.com/
 * looking at thinkers keys, taxonomy, at student levels, children can access tools in toolbox
 * http://www.pixton.com/uk/login#video comic making . Use for reflection of learning and success, has a youtube tutorial
 * Animation
 * Web tools
 * Anchoring for success - Karen Boyes
 * The need for change - how do we make it work
 * deeper understanding of the poser of ICT learning and implications for the classroom
 * Theory, best practice, purpose
 * The need for digital citizenship training in the classroom
 * kids contribute to the learning
 * new, fresh ideas

How do we share our new learning?
 * at staff meetings
 * with the kids
 * on wiki
 * dialogue between staff

How do we embed this new learning into practice?
 * use on a daily basis
 * peer tutoring / buddies

How can we ensure this new learning is making a difference for our students?
 * Teacher action inquiry
 * Identify children that are not moving in class, and undertake how they would move with an ICT aspect
 * Aiming at creating a teacher inquiry at one school
 * Reflection
 * Peer tutoring
 * kids making presentations of their learning
 * observations
 * feedback feedforward
 * change in student dialogue

How do members of your school community reflect? [|The Reflective School]


 * Eric Frangenheim Feedback**

What new concepts and skills did our teachers gain? How do we share our new learning? How do we embed this new learning into practice?
 * Tools to help children think
 * Inquiry - Blooms at the top
 * Tennis tournament
 * Buying jeans - Input Process Output
 * G O structure for children
 * Knowledge and use of graphic organisers
 * trialling and using graphic organisers
 * by creating a thinkers toolbox with graphic organisers for kds to select
 * by using 3 a day ( y chart, kwl, simple webs)

How can we ensure this new learning is making a difference for our students?

Please bring your draft action plan, Goal > Actions > evidence (blog post, photos, videos, audio, teacher voice, student voice)
 * Milestone Writing** -Using School Action Plans for Term 1 - collecting evidence / reflection / writing time

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 * The Horizon Report**

Discussion time What is a successful digital citizen? - Self discipline! Controlling impulsivity! Skills Values Processes
 * Digital Citizenship**

[|The Marshmallow Experiment]

[|Netsafe]- Resources The Digital Citizen - Andrew Churches A collection of videos, readings and resources

[|The Digizen] - The Digizen website provides information for educators, parents, carers, and young people. It is used to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible DIGItal citiZENS. It shares specific advice and resources on issues such as social networking and cyberbullying and how these relate to and affect their own and other people's online experiences and behaviours.

[|Fendalton School Digital Safety]

A class wiki - with useful videos

Sign up and interaction from[| Principals] / [|Lead Teachers]
 * Posterous blog**