LAS+2010

Cluster meeting Friday morning Link to PMI Critical Literacy - web tools Students as teachers - teachers as learners (web based tutorials) Design School Curriculum / creative different stages / levels Dynamic presenters - humour mixed with content. Depth of knowledge evident Empowering the students Readiness Variety of access through net / online The web has many layers Teaching discernment We are agents of change
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 * Meeting Feedback / Feed forward **
 * 1. Key Understandings / Points of View from the** **Key Notes**

Linking 'soft technologies' with 'hard technologies Learning style is a preference but not a capacity Take our time - don't rush Don't work harder than the students Students are the teachers - teachers are learners I hear I forget, I see I remember, I do I understand. Just DO it! Try things Authentic contexts The info is there ready to go. SOLO - helping us teach the kids to articulate the learning process, know where they're at and for us to more clearly define the learning outcomes Be more coherent with our direction - all on the same page, way to bring in community. Collegiality and discussion generated from attending same breakouts together. Plus huge discussion re Keynotes
 * 2. Key Understandings / Points of View related to pedagogy from the** **Breakouts

3. Key Understandings / Points of View from the** **Techie / Hands On** **Breakouts** Learning can be fun and engaging Kids can be the experts Kids can teach us and other kids e-learning + key competencies = authentic contexts for learning Awareness / application of cybersmarts and safety Technology does break down Increased knowledge and awareness of software, programmes and equipment Practical ideas It's all out there and available Impressed with number of curriculum areas can be taught / facilitated with Techno Lego Oral language is the key to good learning Students learn best by moving Critical thinking around use of websites Creating videos - children learning Eportfolios - empowering students

Staff meeting > action plan Tools to create a curriculum plan, prioritising Tools to present student voice Awareness of what's available Increased motivation Address students belonging to our student community Being given permission to address 'belonging' instead of traditional teaching methods Peer week with other staff Take time to practise using new knowledge and technologies to share with staff 'Declutter' school calendar Consciously select an area of / for change, make a decision and run with it and let it evolve Engaging students through ICT Share, develop, enthusiasm amongst staff Taking risks and trying - one step at a time
 * 4 . State Changes you intend to undertake in leadership / teaching and learning from knowledge and understandings gained during this conference

**5. **Give examples of Interventions / learnings that will impact on what you do for** **'raising student achievement; in your teaching and learning programme** Wiki creation and use within classroom and homes Available websites to help children Tools that track and help learning eg microphone, wikis, specific programmes SOLO taxonomy- assist students to self assess and articulate what they've learnt, where to next, and where they are in their learning process Talking to learn techniques Blooms taxonomy - to be used in differentiated groupings Capturing student learning digitally Students creating their own content for other students to use Empowering students Using technology to publish and present to keep students engaged.

6. Aspects that you would like assistance ** with to develop further either school-wide or personally

School-wide websites Wikis ........................................................................ || Pirongia .................................................................................................... Using existing and new technologies more effectively in classrooms Safety around use of internet || PD in ICT use Wikis and blogs Inquiry learning || Piri Piri Implementing SOLO Developing Vision / Curriculum visually || Developing ICT tools for effective teaching and learning programmes school wide. School website || Koromatua New technologies / tools - workshops School visits to see what others are doing learning more Scaffolding learning for kids eportfolios || Designing school curriculum that visually represents links between NZC, SOLO, Habits of Mind, Thinking Maps (what we are already doing and incorporating new learning from L@S) || Te Kura o Tahaaroa Funding arenas for our Kura to apply to || School websites, wikis and blogs Implementing technologies into classrooms Funding for new hardware / software (not based on cost only but what works best) ||  ||
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