Holy Family SchoolHoly Family SchoolLuddenhamLuddenham

Powerful Learning Pract ice Powerful Learning Pract ice Project Present at ion Project Present at ion

Who are we?

A small Primary School in a semi rural environment

on the outskirts of Sydney

Our students range in age from 5 years to

12 years

What were our aims?

March 2009

How did we go???

How did we go???

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How did we go???

What did PLP What did PLP change in us?change in us?

We had used Web2.0 tools before...

What did we learn?What did we learn?

What changed in our What changed in our approach to learning?approach to learning?

PLP taught us…

The power of networks…

The potential of collaborative learning….

The changes we must make to make our lessons

relevant…. designing curriculum that has a 21st Century focus…

What challenges did we face???

Not the usual!!!But then again what is ‘usual’ in a

normal school context!

Injury to a team member!

A team member leaving

Major building works

‘Other’ demands on our time

But the biggest challenge was…

Time!

What will we continue What will we continue to do differently now to do differently now

because of PLP?because of PLP?

Blog, Tweet, Ning, Message, Flickr, Post, Comment etc etc etc..

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Share our new

discoveries with staff & students

Teach our students to be safe & responsible

online

(& off !!)

Continue to have fun & enjoy the learning

journey!!!!!!

And continue to establish a powerful, ongoing learning community within our own community and beyond……..

The journey continues….