Teach the Teachers – ICT PD at EGGS 8th September 2011 Claire Amos – Director of e-learning http://www.vln.school.nz (search for Epsom Girls Grammar School) am@eggs.school.nz Part One: E-learning at EGGS 2011 Part Two: 1 to 1 Devices – Looking to the future

ICT PD 2011

Transitioning from 2010 to 2011 Overarching Programme Goals stayed the same. To improve student engagement through the integration of ICT strategies to enhance: (a) student centred learning (b) strong learning relationships between teachers, students and caregivers

1. Students to become successful digital citizens Staff and student to define and promote practices that demonstrate behaviours of a successful digital citizen*

*Digital citizenship Drawing on the values and key competencies of the NZC we can begin to define a digital citizen as someone who:- is a confident and capable user of ICT uses ICT to participate in educational, cultural, and economic activities develops and demonstrates critical thinking skills through ICT is literate in the language, symbols, and texts of ICT is aware of challenges presented by ICT and can manage them effectively relates to others in positive, meaningful ways through ICT demonstrates honesty and integrity in their use of ICT respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship as defined here

2. Principals to lead the integration of e-learning in their schools (strategic and operational) The Principal to lead the integration of e-learning in all areas of the school.

3. Teachers to integrate e-learning effectively into their practice creating an innovative and exciting learning environment for all students Learning Areas to establish and/or further develop online learning environments in all subject areas, and to further develop effective teaching and learning strategies that are supported by the use of ICTs. Staff to encourage use of student owned Internet capable devices.

4. Family and whānau to actively participate in their child’s learning SMT, curricular and co-curricular groups will actively encourage students to add relevant evidence of learning to their eportfolio which will enable active participation of their family, whānau and communities.

5. Sharing online professional reflections to inform colleagues of the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning Learning Areas to share online professional reflections and learning stories to inform colleagues and the wider community about the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning.

ICT tools and strategies that we will focus on

Using Teaching as Inquiry to produce an ‘E-learning Action Plan’

E-learning Action Plan Inquiry Cycle Stage E-learning Action Plan Stage Focusing Inquiry Selecting a group of students to focus on and ‘Desired Student Learning Outcome(s)’ (PLG Focus) Teaching Inquiry ICT/e-learning strategies that will support DSLO Teaching and Learning Who/When (Timeline) Learning Inquiry Evidence that you will collect to measure shift in regards to DSLO

So how does this work? E-mentors are Learning Area based PLGs will have been formed within Learning Areas to suit specific needs of Learning Area Learning Areas have produced an ‘E-learning Action Plan’ led by LADs and e-mentors PLGs have developed specific ‘E-learning Action Plans based on desired student learning outcomes’

and… Several sessions a term have been allocated to PLG sessions to work on their ‘E-learning Action Plan’ and workshops offered (based on needs highlighted in the action plans) to support e-learning needs.

Transitioning from 2011 to 2012 Overarching Programme Goals stayed the same. To improve student engagement through the integration of ICT strategies to enhance: (a) student centred learning (b) strong learning relationships between teachers, students and caregivers

Transitioning from 2011 to 2012 Three ICT PD foci for 2012 Establishing online classroom environments on Moodle for all classes Encouraging student to bring and use ‘student owned devices’ Completing another cycle of a Teaching as Inquiry e-learning action plan with a greater focus on effective pedagogy (to ensure we continue to reflect and question the effect of integrating e-learning and ICTs)

Student Outcomes to Effective Pedagogy The focus will change: 2011 – Student Outcomes informed the ‘e-learning action plan’ 2012 – Effective Pedagogy/Key Competencies will inform the ‘e-learning action plan’  

Suggested timeline for 2012 Term One Weeks 1-7 PD focus on Effective Pedagogy/Student Competencies not IT Weeks 8-10 PLGs formed and ‘E-learning Action Plans’ developed Term Two ICTPD Workshops and PLG time Mid-year feedback gathered at end of Term 2 Term Three Term Four Sharing and final feedback

AND integrating MyPortfolio MyPortfolio will be introduced in two ways: As the mode for completing and sharing teacher appraisal and reflections (optional) As the mode for completing and sharing Student Goal Setting in tutor groups (optional)

1:1 Student Owned Devices Looking ahead to 2012 and beyond

Drawing a line in the sand

What we expect in our workplace

What if we were given this?

Why is this okay for our students?

What do we want for our students? vs.

or even better… and

Then we could avoid this…

and this…

Are we ready?

Will we ever be ready?

The sooner we start…

The sooner we start learning

The BIG ICT and eLearning Survey Later in the term staff will be given the opportunity to feedback /comment on: ICT infrastructure (Moodle, Google and Mahara) – What are you using, what works well, what are the issues, how can we improve it? Student owned devices – What are the concerns? What support will you need? eLearning Professional Development and Support – Are there particular needs? How can we improve it?

"You can't teach people everything they need to know "You can't teach people everything they need to know. The best you can do is position them where they can find what they need to know when they need to know it." Seymour Papert http://www.papert.org/