Milestone+5+Evidence

NB: Milestone 6 Evidence is in GREEN
flat =__**Greenpark School**__= Finalise the ‘thinking’ schedule Y1-6, implement. || || How -
 * Goal || Actions || Evidence ||
 * 1. || Implement inquiry rubric assisting children and teachers in understanding the __#|learning__ __#|process__. || [[file:Greenpark Inquiry Reflection Think Chart.doc]] ||
 * 1. || __#|Provide__ the children with a range of thinking tools to enable them to choose the one most suitable.
 * 2. || The ICTPD goals will be included in the appraisal __#|process__ and annual plan summary. || School Wide Goal - To effectively integrate ICT (e-learning strategies) throughout the school (ICT PD Cluster).

Identify ICT strategies that I need to use for more effective teaching. Discuss with ICT team members (Kylie, Stacey or Karen). Attend the ICT cluster day. Share and implement the use of E-Portfolios as a reporting and monitoring mechanism for student achievement. Attendance Learning at Schools conference in January. || Odd Weeks - Inquiry Learning support sessions -
 * 2. || The Principal and ICT management will meet regularly to review progress of the __#|action__ plan || Weekly Management meetings __#|include__ discussion and progress of implementation of the __#|action__ plan. This included follow up from the 'Learning at School' conference, the introduction of the Thinking Tool scope and sequence, workshops being held by Kylie and Stacey and the Google __#|apps__ environment set up by Karen (appraisals on docs). ||
 * 3a || Identify e-learning strategies that will improve teaching and learning for each teacher. || In the individual appraisal's teachers in consultation with Kylie, Stacey Karen or Jason have defined specific e-learning strategies that they need to enhance teaching. ||
 * 3a || Share e-learning through __#|lead__ teacher sessions, TOD, facilitator support and interschool workshops. || Even Weeks - I.C.T - help desk

Google Apps training sessions and summary. || Lead Teacher Day - Tauranga Intermediate - 23 March 2012 Teacher Only Day - Tauranga Intermediate - 1 June 2012 || In 2012 we moved to Google sites for our class sites and for student e-portfolios. Below are examples of our children's site for e-portfolio and both junior and senior templates for class sites.
 * 3a || Lead teachers Attendance at Learning @School conference, iTeam leadership sessions, Ulearn conference and e-learning __#|networking__ || Learning at Schools attended by - Ben Brock, Juleen Young, Stephanie McEvoy, Glen Harrison, Becky Pennington, Jason Mischewki, Stacey Fairweather, Kylie Hutchinson, Sheryl Dawn, Vicki Lind.
 * 3b || Develop student’s use of E-portfolios. || Lead I.C.T teachers and I.C.T team are trialing with small groups and classes. Beginning to embark on all teachers trialing with small groups in class. ||
 * 3b || Create E-portfolios for teachers and Students to share understandings of context and __#|process__ || [[image:Spider_e-portfolio.PNG width="257" height="296"]][[image:spider_2.PNG width="328" height="294"]][[image:myportfolio.png width="240" height="159"]]





|| Highlight the ‘teaching as inquiry’ model as a component of effective teaching practice. || Jason is reviewing the Greenpark learning model as a guide to 'teaching as inquiry'. || Create E-portfolio expectations for teachers and students with examples. || || Demonstrate to staff __#|access__ and uses of the wiki. || http://iteamtauranga.wikispaces.com || Share good practise and opportunities for discussion from the VLN with staff ||  ||
 * 3b || ICT tools will be included in the teachers planning (highlighted in pink) and become an integral part of classroom practise. || [[file:Weekly Reading Plan.doc]] ||
 * 3b || Teachers will make regular entries in ‘My portfolio’ about the use of ICT in the classroom.
 * 4 || To review the role and purpose of E-portfolios.
 * 4 || Make sure the school infrastructure can cater effectively for the demands of E-portfolios. || The slime-lines for Year 0-3 have arrived and will be installed by 1st June. This will __#|provide__ all classroom with 4 desktops to __#|access__ 24/7 learning. ||
 * 4 || __#|Provide__ PD for staff to up skill them all in the use of E-portfolios as effective teaching and learning tools. || Lead I.C.T teachers and I.C.T team are trialing with small groups and classes. Beginning to embark on all teachers trialing with small groups in class. ||
 * 5 || Lead teachers will continually add to the i-team wiki.
 * 5 || Lead teachers to upskill on opportunities available within the VLN.

=__**Tauranga Intermediate**__=


 * Goal || Actions || Evidence ||
 * 1 || ** Students will use academic commenting both in learning journals and in online environments. ** || Examples from Google Docs





Analysis writing ||
 * 2 || ** All classrooms in 2012 (excluding Rimu) will have 8 digital devices, access to 3 computer suites and iPads. ** || 293 Macbook Airs were leased in Jan 2012 meaning that every class now has 8 devices. 64 ipads were also purchased and can be booked out in pods of 8. ||
 * 3 || ** 3i. Teachers will use and develop new skills and knowledge in the effective use of ICT in their classroom programmes. **
 * 1. IWork **
 * 2. iLife **
 * 3. Google ** || Google docs used for shared writing. Teacher comments throughout.

Google Sketch Up Scale Model of Room 41 New individual learning station (Science Fair)

Teacher Dashboard is being used/trialled in Rimu & Totora

Students are creating and presenting their work using Google Presentation.



Google Drawing being used to create mindmaps for classroom brainstorming.



|| [|Teacher][| One] [|Teacher Two] ||
 * 3 || ** ii. All staff appraisal goals will have an e-learning component. ** || The focus for appraisal in 2012 is Teacher Action Inquiry. Our school-wide focus is Writing identified from our 2011 data. All Teacher Inquiries are to focus on Writing but are to have a strong e-learning lens/focus.
 * Examples **
 * 4 || ** All classrooms will have an active Managed Learning Environment where an emphasis is placed on sharing student **
 * work and connecting with home. ** || @http://www.tauranga-int.school.nz/index.php/students/class-sites

Room 41 Class Website [|Room 17 Class Website] There is still a lot of work to be done here and students and teachers are at different stages of the journey as you will see in the evidence. A challenge is trying to differentiate between and hear the student voice, not the teachers and this is the importance of our Class Blogs. Communicating the learning. [|Room 9 Class Website] - showing some progression ||
 * 5 || ** 5. All teachers will have an e-portfolio and contribute to this online community. **
 * 5ii Teacher Action Inquiry will formulate all staff appraisal. ** || Rimu Notes Learning@School 2012

Screen Shot - Sarah Stock e-portfolio

Teacher Action Inquiry (TAI) Examples ||

= __Tauranga Primary__ = (Goal 4 cross over). || * samples from students. Blended Learning Classrooms - realised midway Term 2 - 6 ipads in NE to Year 4, Year 5 and 6 5 imac desktops Leadership spread with one teacher per year group in charge of syncing and purchasing ipad apps for that year group. NE - Yr 4 Teachers released half day each to "play, learn, and set goals for use of ipads in teaching and learning programmes. Senior school teachers released half day each to set goals and discuss quality use of imacs to enhance the teaching and learning in Year 5 and 6. || -Syndicate Leaders and Lead Teachers || * Teachers who attend conferences present staff meetings as part of interschool staff meetings and for TOD. Promotion of Teaching as Inquiry approach to professional learning. || * Inquiry teams presentations in Term 4.
 * Goal || Action || Evidence ||
 * 1 || Online policies and Cyber Safety policies || * Appropriate student interaction evident on LMS
 * Senior students using forums on knowledgenet - one class trialling goodle site for class online learning environment - appropriate use of these environments have been taught discussed both prior to use and in "just in time" opportunities as they are presented
 * Student / staff reflection.
 * Plan created for school wide use in Early 2012.
 * Lead Teacher had professional development day Term 1 2012, collated work from 2011 and 2012 and developed schoolwide plan for cyber citizenship across all year levels. Staff meeting week 2, Term 2 to present to staff format and resources.
 * Digital citizenship policy and procedures updated and added to school documentation.
 * digital citizenship - permissions for use of images online updated October 2012.
 * [[image:IMG_0687.jpg width="275" height="287" align="left"]] [[image:IMG_0690.jpg width="290" height="287" align="right"]] ||
 * 1 || Implement learning (Inquiry) model
 * 1 || Implement learning (Inquiry) model
 * evidence of students displaying the ‘dispositions of a Powerful Learner’ as described in the TPS curriculum.
 * AP's leading the development of this:
 * Staff meeting on Key Competencies - making more central in our curriculum - Term 2 focus on THINKER and teaching the dispositions of a thinker in writing, science etc Vocabulary of thinking embedded into planning and teaching programmes in T2 - below are samples of the thinking CARS the junior school are using.
 * [[image:thinker_car_2.png width="146" height="102"]] [[image:thinker_car_1_1.png width="136" height="96"]]
 * Staff meeting sharing how the learning model is being utilized in classes, Week 10 Term 1. Looking into further simplification of this model, so that students are able to articulate and have a better understanding of the cycle of learning.
 * Juniors trialled simplified learning model Terms 3 and 4.
 * LTP modified so that Key Competencies are central component of planning. Each term one Key Competency focus.
 * Key Competency vocabulary very important aspect of Teaching and Learning. ||
 * 2 || Principals ensure school charter, strategic directions and resourcing align with agreed goals and foci for the contract. || * Charter
 * TPS Charter to MOE includes TPS ICT Action Plan for 2012
 * Strategic Direction - reference to ICT Action Plan
 * Strategic Direction - GOAL to refurbish classes into 21 century learning environments
 * 3 || Learning@Schools 2012
 * Staff meeting Term 1 - teachers who attended L@S shared back learning to their syndicate teams.
 * Jo Howard presented at L@S conference.
 * Ulearn - two staff members attended - presented back to staff in staff meeting n Term 3. ||
 * 3 || Integration of elearning goals into appraisal process.
 * Teams established and Inquires began in Term 1. Two meetings a term dedicated to this.

As part of the appraisal process each teacher was required to choose an area for their Teacher Action Inquiry. There were a range of topics covered such as;

Using ipads in a Junior classroom

The use of Google apps to enhance the curriculum

Key Competencies- using Mimio and interactive whiteboard as a means of children sharing their thoughts

Discovery Time

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 * 4 || Actively promote use of School Website and KnowledgeNet as portals for family/whanau to participate in child’s learning || * Survey parents about use of Website and KnowledgeNet including suggestions.
 * Knowledgenet cancelled for 2013 - using blogger instead. Very low rate of teacher and parent engagement in KnowledgeNET. Blogger far easier for teachers and students to use.
 * website used to email families about school events and share achievements etc. ||
 * 5 || Lead Teachers to be active in online communities by reading and contributing to discussions about elearning. || * Reflections on wiki
 * VLN membership and following groups ||