Milestone+Evidence+2010

**Learning Journals** Every student at Tauranga Intermediate School has had a Window Folder. The Window Folder aimed to provide a ‘window’ into each child’s work during their time at Tauranga Intermediate School. Its intention was to improve student achievement by providing a platform for students to reflect critically and evaluate their own learning and set realistic goals related to improvement. The assessment contained within the Window Folder was often too and was in response to a published piece of work where there was no evidence of the process. In 2011 these folders will be replaced by a Learning Journal. As a school we have done a lot of work around the development of this idea to be introduced in 2011. ﻿  **Statistical Investigations with Google Docs ** In term 4 2010 Room 41 (Year 8) and Room 29 (Year 7) have been looking at statistical investigations and have discovered new and more efficient methods to collect data which they can analyse and make statements from. Follow their statistical inviestigations where they have used google docs to collect data.

[|A Typical Year 8 Student] Room 29 Statistical Survey

**Following the Tauranga Intermediate School Learning Model ** Great Paper Plane Challenge __**The Great Paper Plane Challenge - Created by Karen Mills**__

This project was created for Digital Creations - the class that I take as an ICT Specialist at Tauranga Intermediate. Students come for 5 x 1.5 hour sessions. It was my first project designed to follow our new Learning model which uses the following 4 stages:

1. Motivate 2. Locate 3. Create 4. Celebrate/Communicate

__Resources Used/Needed__

media type="file" key="Test flights.m4v" width="300" height="300" A finished presentation from one of the students id Rm42. These students use Wix, wikis and blogs to create and share their learning so her presentation was exported from Keynote as a Quicktime movie and inserted into her wiki. media type="file" key="sasha_paperplane.mov" width="300" height="300"  Using technology these students have been able to self-assess their throwing technique, ask questions about what they are doing and as a result make adjustments. media type="file" key="Rm6.m4v" width="300" height="300" __**Problem:**__ we didn't have a Flip camera free to film their throwing technques. __**Student Solution:**__ Use an unused computer positioned behind the target and record the action. I had never thought of doing this. It's amazing what kids come up with when using technology. **﻿ ** **Learning Outside the Classroom and ICT **   **TVNZ6 Netguide Webchallenge ** ﻿﻿In term 3 a number of students around the school entered the TVNZ6 Netguide Web Challenge, communicating and celebrating their learning. Here are some samples: **[|Sample 3]** **[|Sample 4]**
 * [|Sample 1] **
 * [|Sample 2] **

**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tauranga Intermediate School Curriculum ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿Tauranga Intermediate School has spent a large part of 2010 revisioning and revising their school curriculum. Work started in March 2010 and has involved the school community and school members at various stages. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Middle management (10 teachers) have spent 2 full days planning the revised curriculum and these days have been very beneficial. In term 4 of 2010 we are implementing the revised curriculum on a trial basis so we can make further decisions planning for 2011. The positives that have come from this process is that our Motto, Vision, Mission Statement, Curriculum, Learning Model and Appraisal are moving in the same direction and interrelate. **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teacher Only Day - Tauranga Intermediate School Learning Model, Friday 25 June ** Thank you all for the participation in the Tauranga Intermediate TOD. We have achieved a lot in a short amount of team and today allowed us to develop an understanding of the direction we are heading. Attached are the keynotes from today for your reference. Please contribute on the discussion page for the TOD.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Key Skills and the Questioning Matrix
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Trevor Bond - Powerpoint **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Improving inquiry questions **

Click the following link to respond/comment on our 25 June Teacher Only Day. Discussion from the day was very positive but if you did not get a chance to respond here you go!

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**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tauranga Intermediate School Strategic Direction 2010 - 2013 **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Strategic direction ideas.pdf] **


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tauranga Intermediate School Curriculum (Inclusive of Motto, Vision, Mission Statement) **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|TIS Curric.pdf] **


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Middle Leaders Day Resources **

__**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">MIDDLE LEADERS PLANNING DAY - Monday 13 September 2010 **__

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**AGENDA;**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Tauranga Intermediate School Curriculum
 * 2) <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 3em;">[|Why Inquiry Learning]
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Inquiry Examples
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Inquiry Planning
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Sharing of Planning
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Learning Journals

__**<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Resources for today **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">


 * <span style="display: inline ! important; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Middle Leaders.key.pdf] - Day Two **
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**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Technology as a tool for communication ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">After we attended Learning @ School 2010 discussions started and we formed our own TV Show - SYNERGY TV. Watch the episodes that have evolved since. SYNERGY TV  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> that is given to every student.