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St. Joseph’s, Hillston Let you light shine before all LTLL Mid-point Meeting Hay Monday, 9 th of August, 2010
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St. Joseph’s, Hillston. Let you light shine before all. LTLL Mid-point Meeting Hay Monday, 9 th of August, 2010. 21 st Century Learners. 22 nd & 23 rd of March LTLL Staff evaluation. Focus 1: The Transformed Learner. Focus 4: Ethics. Focus 5: Educative Leadership. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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St. Joseph’s, HillstonLet you light shine before all
LTLL Mid-point Meeting Hay
Monday, 9th of August, 2010
Focus 1: The Transformed Learner
Focus 2: Teacher as Leader
Focus 4: Ethics
Focus 6: Authentic Learning
22nd & 23rd of March LTLL Staff evaluation
Focus 5: Educative Leadership
Focus 3: Values
LTLL Project
• IT for Teaching and Learning
• Focus 3: Values▫ Excellence
• Professional Dialogue• Focus 5: Educative
Leadership▫ Educative Leadership
through collegiality▫ Educative leadership
through professional learning
Focus 5: Educative LeadershipFocus 3: Values
What did we set out to do?
Goal:To provide excellent education for our students by raising the competence of staff and students in using Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) for learning and teaching.
IT for Teaching and LearningFocus 3: Values - Excellence
Why was ICT our focus?• Up-skilling staff• 21st century learning for students• Supporting our belief that education needs to be
transferable in order to transform learners and learning.• To engage students more effectively in their learning• We want our school to be the best it can be in Technology
IT for Teaching and LearningFocus 3: Values - Excellence
What have we actually done?
How successful have we been?• All staff are feeling more competent with exploring IWB’s
and using them more frequently in the classroom.• Staff feel a sense of individual achievement • Staff are more positive towards using Technology• Staff willing to take risks• Students are actively engaged and having fun while
learning.• Students and staff are becoming more skilled in various
uses of Technology• Team Teaching- Using other teachers’ strengths in their
areas of expertise with various forms of Technology.
IT for Teaching and LearningFocus 3: Values - Excellence
Evidence•Work Samples
•Learning Resources
•Assessment Resources
•Classroom Programs
•Staff and Student Evaluations
IT for Teaching and LearningFocus 3: Values - Excellence
Three Challenges
•Continual upgrading of Technology
•Time to prepare and resources
•Equitable access to technology
IT for Teaching and LearningFocus 3: Values - Excellence
Three things we have learnt
•Search and you will receive- there are so many resources and websites available
•21st Century learners are here to stay
•Self-assessment leads to authentic learning
IT for Teaching and LearningFocus 3: Values - Excellence
We are 21st Century Learners
Three Questions• How can we tap
into all the wonderful ready made resources of teachers in our diocese?
IT for Teaching and LearningFocus 3: Values - Excellence
What more should we be doing to cater for 21st Century Learners?
How can we ensure staff are continually supported and motivated in Technology?
2nd GoalProfessional Dialogue•Professional Dialogue Focus:
We want to provide opportunities to develop staff collaboration on educational issues and sharing expertise, building leadership through collaboration.
Professional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership – for professional learning– for collegiality
Why professional dialogue was a focus?•Make sure all staff share an explicit view
of what constitutes good teaching and learning.
•To support new teaching staff in developing a professional identity.
•To recognise and draw on each staff members talents and expertise.
•To provide opportunities for collaborative learning in curriculum, professional development and policy.
Professional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership – for professional learning– for collegiality
What have we actually done?• Changed our weekly staff meeting cycle agenda:
- general- curriculum- professional development
• Staff in-services for addressing key school issues' Aspergers’,
• Accessing professional development resources e.g. podcasts, websites for discussion.
• Curriculum sharing ideas at staff meetings.• Contributing LTLL Wikispaces page• ITC PD• Professional dialogue is now a regular occurance in the
school
Professional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership – for professional learning– for collegiality
How successful have we been?We have changed our weekly staff meeting
cycle to provide opportunity for professional dialogue and collegiality:
- general- curriculum- professional development
Professional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership – for professional learning– for collegiality
Evidence• Staff using Wikispaces• Teacher resources-websites, books, ideas are passed
around/shared• Staff have opportunity and obligation to share
curriculum ideas• Lead teacher/ITC/LST teachers working more
collaboratively• Staff evaluation of meeting changes• All staff are developing more active roles in staff
meetings• Staff are open to change• Staff place a high value on ongoing teacher
professional development• Some staff attended an Asperger’s conferenceProfessional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership
– for professional learning– for collegiality
Three Challenges
Fitting all items on staff meeting agendas – what is the best way to make this a priority? Professional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership
– for professional learning– for collegiality
Availability of in-servicing for whole staff
Implementation and passing on of knowledge gained at in-services
Three things we have learnt
•More is achieved by following a set cycle of staff meetings
•Don’t lose sight of the fact that the children are why we are here
•The best educators are those who are educated Professional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership
– for professional learning– for collegiality
Three Questions
Professional DialogueFocus 5: Educative Leadership – for professional learning– for collegiality
Once the funding for our lead teacher expires, how do we maintain a teacher in this important role?
How can we ensure that the busy school environment doesn’t impact on staff professional development in our small school?
How can we ensure implementation of new programs remain sustainable with continuous staff changes?
Where to from here?Inclusion
and education of the school community in the LTLL
process, action plan…
Continuing staff meeting
cycleEvidence collection
Staying positive and motivated
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