Lead Teacher Day 1: Networking, Collaboration, and E-Learning Strategies

1. Lead Teacher Day - 1 Get onto the wireless network Join www.wikispaces.com Username is your full name eg joansmith2 Tell Ian the email address you used. Accept invite to join Arataki's Wiki http://arataki-cluster.wikispaces.com/ Volunteer as photography monitor! Volunteer as computer monitor! Volunteer as time monitor!

2. What happens next?

3. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' & get to know each other Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

4. Lead Teacher Day - 1 • OR, in plain English: • Make friends with this odd bunch!! • Find out • Where am I? • Where am I going? • How can I get there? • What have I let myself in for? Groups of 3

5. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' & get to know each other Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

6. Study the photo & discuss answers. You have 30 secs!

7. What's happening? From John Phelps' ppt at LATS10 Timer http://classtools.net/education-games-php/timer/

8. What would you like to ask her? What might she say in her answer?

9. Using Corbis, Flickr or snapfish http://www.corbisimages.com Make a presentation slide to support writing, thinking, discussion or lesson start on a theme or topic you're following and save it. ‘Wind up when music stops’ Timer http://classtools.net/education-games-php/timer/

10. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' & get to know each other Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

11. The Lead Teacher Role Rotate groups • As a classroom teacher, what would you want from your Lead Teacher? (ie attributes, skills, personality etc) One from each group write up on Mimio

12. The Lead Teacher Role • List 5 things you might expect to do as an ICT lead teacher. (equipment, staff, skills, learning programs) One from each group write up on slideshowhttp://www.showdocument.com/ds/main.jsf

13. Possible LT objectives & evidence Rotate groups • Share ideas & practices with staff • Ensure learning is focus of ICT • Lead design & planning of programs • Set achievable ICT teacher goals • Ensure good ICT PD communication • Actively support other LTs Do now: On one of the 6 sheets circulating, write evidence that could be gathered. After 4 mins, pass the sheet on.

14. Compare similarities & differences: • What you'd want from an LT • What you'd expect to do as an LT • Evidence of achieving objectives Go to http://leadingict.wikispaces.com/Qualities+of+effective+lead+teachers Lead Teacher Wiki

15. What just happened?

16. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' & get to know each other Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

17. Learning Rotate groups • Do Now: • Go to The New Zealand Curriculum section called Effective Pedagogy • Read the opening section. • Write down the words used to describe effective learning.

18. Learning • Did you get: • Reflective • Relevant • Shared • Link to prior learning/experience • Sufficient opportunities to learn

20. E-learning • Do Now: • In the same NZ Curriculum section called Effective Pedagogy • Read 'E-learning and pedagogy' • Think of other ways ICT can support 'effective pedagogy' & learning

22. What e-learning do we do? • Create a Wordle of ICT tools you've used to support learning • Save it to a Word document • Discuss each one's links to Effective Pedagogy in the NZ Curriculum Wordle website http://www.wordle.net/ Timer http://classtools.net/education-games-php/timer/

23. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' & get to know each other Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

24. From Bay of Plenty network wiki

25. What e-learning do we want? • Go to http://elearningbop.wikispaces.com/ • Look at progressions for your year • Note areas you're confident in or feel new strategies are needed • Discuss the 3rd column (structure) • Go to the e-learning site suggested and investigate it's appropriateness • Report back your thoughts to all

26. What e-learning do we want? • Are 3 areas of e-learning: • (Scardamalia, 2006. In Jenkinsonhttp://www.ejel.org/Volume-7/v7-i3/Jenkinson.pdf) • Computer-aided instruction (eg mimio?) • Simulations & games (eg http://tutpup.com) • Technology to support discourse (bebo??!!!) Based on both the Wordle session and the Learning Progressions table, write down 5 tools, websites, or applications that you would like to learn more about. Hand to Ian.

27. What happens next?

28. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' & get to know each other Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

29. Do what we expect of our students! • ICT PD Newsletter, Stephen Heppell video • http://centre4.core-ed.net/modules/page/page.php?space_key=382&module_key=81501&link_key=55385&group_key=0 • Decide what we want to do • Exchange learning • Be ingenious, collaborative, gregarious, creative • Be passionate – don't stop learning • Take risks - learn from failure • Inquire (& evidence)

31. Evidence

32. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' & get to know each other Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

33. In Syndicate groups: Consider the Learning Progressions, NZ Curriculum and your strengths. Think of learning areas you feel confident in & would like to develop Create a goal to develop a learning area. Research ICT that might help achieve the goal. Feedback on your 'thoughts so far'.

34. What's the man saying?

35. Lead Teacher Day - 1 'Tool up' our toolboxes Role & job description of LTs What's e-learning? What are we using now? What e-learning do we want to use? What needs to happen next? Syndicate goals Next steps & Homework!

36. Possible Objective: Share ideas & practices with staff Write evidence that could be gathered. After 4 mins, pass the sheet on. Eg A list of staff experts on different ICT is made available

37. Possible Objective: Ensure learning is focus of ICT contract Write evidence that could be gathered. After 4 mins, pass the sheet on. Eg Newsletters emphasise learning

38. Possible Objective: Lead design & planning of programs Write evidence that could be gathered. After 4 mins, pass the sheet on. Eg Surveys of staff are completed and used in planning

39. Possible Objective: Set achievable ICT teacher goals Write evidence that could be gathered. After 4 mins, pass the sheet on. Eg Notes of meetings are kept

40. Possible Objective: Ensure good ICT PD communication Write evidence that could be gathered. After 4 mins, pass the sheet on. Eg Newsletters

41. Possible Objective: Actively support other LTs Write evidence that could be gathered. After 4 mins, pass the sheet on. Eg LT workshops organised

42. Recording student voice / voiceover • Vocaroo • Garageband, Audacity • Fotobabble • Cool tools for schools http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative+Tools