Connecting Australian Classrooms

Critical thinkingCreativityCommunicationCollaborationCharacter developmentCitizenship

Michael Fullan’s “Big 6 C’s"

Compendium of Practi

What were the benefits?B1 Increase opportunities for collaboration between students;B2 Increase opportunities for collaboration between teachers and students;B3 Increase opportunities for collaboration between teachers;B4 Increase access to virtual excursions and events;B5 Increase access to specialist teachers and external experts;B6 Increased access to broader subject choice including Physics, extension Maths andlanguage courses;B7 Increase opportunities for gifted and talented students;B8 Provide additional transition strategies from Primary to High School;B9 Provide students with access to contemporary learning technologies synonymous with 21st century learning; andB10 Enable the creation, sharing and delivery of curriculum content

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“A cup of tea”

What we have learned

Mapping to the AITSL Professional Teaching and Leadership Standards

AITSL Standards Beginner Proficient Highly Accomplished Leader –

AITSL Standards Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students.

Use effective teaching strategies to integrate ICT into learning and teaching programs to make selected content relevant and meaningful.

Model high-level teaching knowledge and skills and work with colleagues to use current ICT to improve their teaching practice and make content relevant and meaningful.

Lead and support colleagues within the school to select and use ICT with effective teaching strategies to expand learning opportunities and content knowledge for all students.

VC Training Pathway VC101 – Video Conferencing in the Classroom

VC102 – Run a Virtual Event VC103 – Build a Virtual Learning Community

Content Creation Workshop

Suggested teaching and learning reinforcement

(1) SMARTIE Class (2) Digital Literacy & Literature Challenge

(3) Projects e.g. Nanberry (4) Develop your own project e.g. ANZAC Day

Skills developed • Equipment Orientation

• Communication Skills

• Selecting appropriate VC content for T&L Program

• Integrating VC Event into T&L

• Facilitation skills

• Understand presentation strategies appropriate for VC

• Understand how to use a variety of supporting technologies. E.g. SMART document camera, Bridgit®

• Trouble shoot technology issues

• Understand how to embed VC effectively into T&L

• Understand teaching strategies for the VC

• Understand techniques for engaging large groups of learners over VC

• Understand how to integrate other technologies. E.g. SMART Boards and Bridgit®

Step 1 Beginner Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for

students

Beginner

Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students.

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Virtual National EventsBeginner

Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students.

Citizenship

Creativity

Creativity , Critical thinking, Collaboration, Communication,

Step 2 Collaborative Learning Projects

Highly Accomplished

Model high-level teaching knowledge and skills and work with colleagues to use current ICT to improve their teaching practice and make content relevant and meaningful.

Critical thinking, collaboration, communication, citizenship

Highly Accomplished

Model high-level teaching knowledge and skills and work with colleagues to use current ICT to improve their teaching practice and make content relevant and meaningful.

Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Citizenship

Virtual Global Cardboard ChallengeCritical thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration

Master classes

Master Classes

Step 3 Leading a communityLeader –

Lead and support colleagues within the school to select and use ICT with effective teaching strategies to expand learning opportunities and content knowledge for all students.

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Sue BeveridgeNational Education Advocacy Manager Switch 02 9433 4444 | Direct 02 9433 4971 | Mobile 0407 911 212VCme VMR 10004971@VCme.com.au www.seeshareshape.com.au Create. Communicate. Collaborate.