1. Successful Practices to Support Teacher Development in Using IWBs David Prchal principal@morningside.ac.nz With thanks to our Major Sponsors and Host School:

2.  Introductions  About Morningside School  Our IWB Journey  Our Future Directions  My 2009 Sabbatical Award  Pulling it all together

4. Teacher training in Auckland 10 years in South Auckland Schools 8 years rural teaching principal 13 years non-teaching principal Ongoing learner Early adopter    My Background

7. September 2006: My introduction to an IWB October 2006: Presentations to teachers by vendors Teacher selection Budgeting Our Journey

8. March 2007: School visits April 2007: First two IWBs installed May 2007: Sharing meeting June 2007: Second two IWBs installed February 2008: IWB number 5

9. In-school vendor sessions each term User group meetings School-based sharing sessions Additional PD purchased in 2008 Initial Professional Development

11. Deliberate focus on curriculum Principal, Deputy and Assistant Principals to IWBNet conference in Melbourne Staff training targeted groups of teachers Follow-up practice time together User group meetings We Start Again

12. 2008/09 Classroom Upgrades

13. Purpose: To investigate and discuss strategies for the effective introduction of IWBs into schools and to explore successful practices that support teacher development as a teaching and learning tool. Sabbatical 2009

14. School visits: 3 schools each in Northland, Auckland and Hamilton Principal to Principal discussion Classroom visits Conversations with teachers & students

15. And a lot of sailing

16. PD Progressions Vendor training Pooling training Provide teacher release Staff meetings’ tech spot Syndicate sharing User group meetings Online training Conferences

17. Principal Sabbatical term 1 Change in school leadership team Key teacher returns from overseas Ongoing vendor & school-based PD ICT Contract proposal 2009

18. ICT Contract Regional Trainer appointment IWBNet Conference presentations Promethean Centre of Excellence accreditation 2010

19. ICT Contract: IWBs with a focus on Numeracy Just in time learning School-based training taken by our emerging experts

20. ICT journals for reflection, problems, issues and successes School-based training Learning @ School, IWBNet & ULearn

21. Embed IWBs into everyday use Every teacher is an expert at something Sharing within and across schools IWBs supporting quality teaching practice Our Future Directions

22. The Principal is involved as a lead learner Training is regular and ongoing Training meets teachers’ current needs Training follows an overall plan Critical Issues for PD Success

23. Develop every teacher as an expert Utilise in-school expertise The majority of training is school-based Focus on quality teaching and learning Give teachers time to play More Critical Issues

24. Those schools that have committed to, and genuinely value significant ongoing teacher development in using IWBs are the ones whose students and teachers are gaining the greatest benefit from this technology on a day to day basis. In Conclusion

25. The quality of the teaching is the most important factor in improving learning outcomes for our students. Therefore, the underpinning focus for all professional development must be on teaching and learning. And finally…

26. Recommended Reading

27. David Prchal Principal, Morningside School, Whangarei, NZ. principal@morningside.ac.nz Thank you for your attendance

28. Session Evaluation Q1 How would you rate the performance of the presenter in this session? 1.Excellent 2.Very Good 3.Neutral 4.Poor 5.Extremely poor

29. Session Evaluation Q2 1.How would you rate the value of this session? 1.Excellent 2.Very Good 3.Neutral 4.Poor 5.Extremely poor

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