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

2. ICT PD 2011

3. 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

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

5. *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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. ICT tools and strategies that we will focus on

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

12. 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

13. 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’

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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)

17. 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’

18. 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

19. 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)

20. 1:1 Student Owned Devices Looking ahead to 2012 and beyond

21. Drawing a line in the sand

22. What we expect in our workplace

23. What if we were given this?

24. Why is this okay for our students?

25. What do we want for our students?
vs.

26. or even better…
and

27. Then we could avoid this…

28. and this…

29. Are we ready?

30. Will we ever be ready?

31. The sooner we start…

32. The sooner we start learning

33. 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?

34. "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