SchoolsTechOZ 2014 - The teaching & Learning Smoothie
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The Teaching & Learning Smoothie: Reflections on BLENDING different ingredients to maximise engagement and learning Paschal McCarthy, Mandurah Catholic College Louise Cimetta, Catholic Education Office of Western Australia
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The Teaching & Learning Smoothie:
Reflections on BLENDING different
ingredients to maximise engagement and
learning
!Paschal McCarthy, Mandurah Catholic College
Louise Cimetta, Catholic Education Office of Western Australia!
Image of MCCMandurah Catholic College
Vide
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ing
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
Short, sharp PD !
No travel !
Cost saving for relief !
Focussed agenda items
Not face to face !
Technical assistance to get started
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Internet speed needs to be spot on
Opportunities for admin staff
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Networking
Flip
ped
Lear
ning
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
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Great for content rich subjects
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Growing Independent learners - strategic plan
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Less wastage of time for high achievers
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Increase practical/hands on University fall out for private
schools
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Teachers need to understand the philosophy
behind it !
Teachers need to persist personally
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Students need to understand the “why of
flipped learning”
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Caters more for high achievers than low achievers
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Comfort in traditional learning practices
Onl
ine
Cou
rses
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
Students like some freedom
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Seen an improvement in results
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More independent !
More focussed less distraction
The Teachers - will it work?
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How can they learn with out me?
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Convincing parents - not as hard as I thought
Opportunities in more subjects
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Teacher attitudes to disengaged students
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Can we take this to scale?
Dig
ital
Reso
urce
s
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
A portal to house the resources
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Quick access for students
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Access for parents !
Online=professionalism
Imbalance in volume of content
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Impetus for digital learning
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Colleague Pressure !
Student expectations
Col
labo
rativ
e O
nlin
e Sp
aces
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
Another communication tool !
Quiet students like it !
Different means to getting the information across
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Students can be involved or not !
Assessment - students get marked on comments
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Digital citizenship - ground rules
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The ones not involved still pick up tips
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Building on the ideas of others
Onl
ine
Coa
chin
g
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
Assist with career counseling
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Course selection process
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Engagement with learning
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Access to experts
Scheduling
Alternative to in-school teacher appraisal
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Louise Cimetta [email protected] http://about.me/loucimetta Twitter: @loucimetta
Paschal McCarthy [email protected] Twitter: @paschalmccarthy
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