This is where we are at:

Waikato River Cluster proposal was unsuccessful due to over 30 % of applicants were schools who had been on a contract before 2004.

No point in applying again for re assessment as we don’t meet criteria.

“Ministry will be offering short sessions in 2010 on leadership and the integration of ICT” ( from letter)

What will these be?

Who will run them, who will be eligible.. Principals, whole school. Will there be a cost?

Learning is our focus

What we can do?

Re group and work as

•a Kura group•a Hamilton/ Morrinsville group•a Cambridge Group•go it alone

Learning is our focus

OR - Work together where possible.

Principals must lead and be seen as leaders of this change or it will not be successful.

Goal setting is imperative (refer to LeRoy Model.)

Learning is our focus

I’ve taken this out due to size to email

Things that make a cluster successful:

Principals leading the way… example and support

Focusing on setting goals … for school… staff and students… teachers be held accountable through appraisal

Networking opportunities for staff through regular contact to share ideas

Attendance at Conferences especially Learning@school, Rotorua,

Working in schools with facilitator to meet individual needs of school, teachers and pupils to raise e-learning achievement.

Working with groups of students on focus days. (Documentary movie making day, Photography ,Animation, etc)

Learning is our focus

So what can you doBe proactive and have an e-learning focus for 2010

Set realistic goals, what do you want to achieve and why.

Attend Learning@school Rotorua 23-26th Febuary (cost=registration, accommodation, reliever, milage meals,) Attendees must report back+ get together

Hold teacher only day (Cost speaker? Join other cluster events. Hold own?)

Looking at process of inquiry, context to concepts, processes to support inquiry process, questioning. Reflection. Thinking skills, graphic organisers.Skills for good e learning practice.Each term hold a sharing session -no cost. Obligation of staff to attend. (Speakers??)

Hold Kids Conference on GT days. Cost??

CRT time spent visiting other local schools compulsory

Workshops after school….. Focus on needs

Learning is our focus

What I can offer your schools?

Working in your schools to enhance learning by:

•Meeting the e learning needs of your individual school (teachers/ students•Goal setting and how ICT can enhance these.•Ways to enhance literature by integrating ICT ( Multiple illiteracies. Reading, writing, oral, visual, listening, presenting)•Skill Building in computer basics with staff and students through authentic concepts for learning. Key Competencies•Digital Stories•Planning concepts through an inquiry process.•Using Web2 tools•Running student focus days… documentary movie making, digital art, digital story making, photography.

Learning is our focus

Support groups

National Library Consultants

“In house” teachers: Hold celebration afternoons where groups of teachers share from class room practice. ( Junior/ senior syndicate)

Bernard Peterson and other cluster facilitators inviting us to speaker days.

Other clusters

Ministry of Education: small meetings 2010