Otonga+2011

See what Otonga has been up to in 2011
 * Click to view Principal's Report**

**Students to become successful digital citizens ** || **support and enhance their achievement.** || **Teachers use SOLO Taxonomy and e-learning** **tools to enhance learning and understand next step learning.** || > Room 5 > Room 14
 * **Goal One Milestone 3**
 * **Akona are using e-learning and SOLO Taxonomies to**
 * What we did: || How was it effective: ||
 * * Our major focus tool this year is our LMS system and for students to be able to use this as a place to support their learning. Some teachers have begun this journey setting up learning areas with links to age appropriate web based activities for their classes.Some other classes around the school are beginning to place tasks for the children to complete in this area. They may have time at school to do these or they could be home tasks.Class home pages with learning links.Room 2


 * Students are becoming more confident in using digital tools to enhance learning.



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 * Some students are using Voice Thread and easi-speaks to share their pepeha. [|Room 12]
 * Some Senior students are using Microsoft Movie Maker, to blog their learning and share it with their families.
 * Senior school used Facilitator to work with small groups on using the digital camera effectively, this was followed up with a photography challenge on camp. [|Lake Whakamaru Camp]
 * Students can work collaboratively using Google Docs []
 * SOLO is being used in all classrooms throughout the school. Students are using the Hot Map graphic organisers to promote thinking skills and self assessment rubrics to get a clearer understanding of their learning[[image:DSCF1059.jpg width="275" height="241" align="left"]].

· Use of Specific SOLO rubrics to support the key competencies 

Junior students discuss each level of SOLO and demonstrate the hand signals that go with each level. media type="custom" key="9405766" width="96" height="96" || * The children are able to access their computer based activities independantly from their online classroom at reading, maths and other times. They can also access this from home. Games to support learning can be tailored more accurately to reflect the classroom program.


 * Students are able to enhance their learning in different curriculum areas as a result of using e-learning tools.


 * **Students are able to listen to and critique themselves then work on feedback. **

**Principals to lead the integration of e-learning in their schools (strategic and operational) ** || >
 * **Students in the junior classes are beginning to use hand signs and seniors are using the SOLO terms to indicate where they think their learning outcomes may be and our using rubrics to self assess against key competencies. ** ||
 * **Goal Two Milestone 3**
 * **Principals will coordinate the development of e-learning for ALL Akona.** || **Cluster schools will have a current strategic plan (s) that includes a reviewable ICT annual plan.** ||
 * What we did: || How was it effective: ||
 * * Strategic Plan Reviewed[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png height="32" caption="external image msword.png" link="http://townandcountry-rotorua.wikispaces.com/file/view/Management+plan+june10.doc"]][|Management plan june10.doc]
 * Annual plan reviewed
 * Principal attend all Cluster Management sessions.
 * Principal and senior management to have a one-on-one PD session with the facilitator in term 2.
 * As to the 2011 budget, computer units for the junior classrooms have been purchased, now they each have 4 computers, 4 more mimios were funded and projectors installed for this purpose and the school has re-entered the TELA laptops scheme. All permanent teachers now have laptops. || * The long term strategic plan was reviewed and an annual plan developed through consultation with the four ICT unit holders.


 * Annual Strategic plan review for 2011 is conducted at termly meetings. For term 1 a significant number of hardware and associated PD goals have been met, with the emergent need for a school-wide revision of priorities.

** Teachers to integrate e-learning effectively into their practice creating an innovative and exciting learning environment for all students. ** || **through e-learning and/or SOLO Taxonomy.** **Teachers can demonstrate how they link Maori and Pasifika dimensions to schoolwide, long term and weekly contexts and identify resources that lend themselves to the particular needs and learning styles of these students.** || media type="custom" key="9392842"
 * The ICTPD contract is having a visible and accelerating effect on the uptake of ICT skills and use by staff- which is being seen in the classroom programmes. Some gaps in PD provision are now obvious and will be addressed in term 2. ||
 * **Goal Three Milestone 3**
 * **Increase teacher knowledge and expertise that will work towards raising student achievement through elearning and SOLO Taxonomy.** || **Teaching professionals have performance management goals linked to increased capabilities to improve students’ learning and achievement**
 * What we did: || How was it effective: ||
 * * Schoolwide we are planning using SOLO to guide our activities. Some areas of the school are using the SOLO differentiated planner. [[file:Room 2 Differentiated science plan material world.doc]]
 * Use of SOLO is evident in classroom displays.
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 * Teachers are using Teaching as Inquiry process as part of the appraisal system (working most often in pairs), to set professional goals that integrate ICT or SOLO use, to support children's achievement.
 * [[file:Teaching As Inquiry.doc]]
 * Staff members attended the Cluster PD workshops hosted by Paula. On their return to school, there is an expectation that staff members will share their learning at syndicate meetings.
 * Some team meetings have focused on sharing and using digital tools; Ultranet, flip video, Photopeach, Slide.com, Paulas Page, Moviemaker, Vimeo, wortwhile websites.
 * A Staff Meeting has been held to unpack the ICTPD goals and how we as a school are doing against these goals. Cybersafety was also addressed in relation to our schools LMS and children's access.
 * Paula (facilitator has been in to work with teachers one-one to upskill in Ultranet.
 * All members of the ICT team and most staff attended the Learning@schools conference in Rotorua.
 * Useful websites are added to our Website to support units of work - this year it is all about Science.
 * Staff are provided 15 minutes at each staff meeting to be upskilled in Maaori. Hyperlinks are included in our overview
 * [[file:M_ori Overview for 2011.docx]]
 * Teachers pepeha recorded on Voicethread
 * Children recording [|school waiata] on flip video for peers to learn - embedded on ultranet so all classes have access to it || * Children are working at a deeper level in their thinking. SOLO encourages them to think, evaluate and reflect on their work.
 * Children are familiar with the SOLO Taxonomy, they understand the language and many choose aim for the higher levels.


 * Teachers have clear goals to achieve. Working in a buddy system allows teachers to discuss and reflect on the success or otherwise of what they are working towards. Ideas are shared and taken back to try in the classroom.
 * Teachers are now all familiar with the goals that the cluster is working towards. They are also able to evaluate their own practice against some of the goals.


 * One on one upskilling has been very successful in getting teachers motivated and inspired to use Ultranet to establish class pages.


 * Quick and easy access to a range of websites has allowed teachers to integrate elearning into the Science and Languages programme . Sharing has been evident as one teacher finds sites that are worthwhile amongst many classes.

** Family and whânau to actively participate in their child’s learning. ** || Term 1 Blurbs cybersafety in school newsletter. **The sector by sharing online professional reflections to inform colleagues of the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning ** ||
 * Building teacher confidence in these technologies have enabled them to further develop with their students
 * Supporting teachers who don't have the confidence in these areas, knowing they have access to websites and support ||
 * **Goal Four Milestone 3**
 * //**Communicate changes in pedagogy and use of elearning and SOLO Taxonomy to the school community**//. || **There are good information flows between home and school through well-attended community events, cluster sharing sessions (term3), newsletters and the use of Web 2.0 tools.** ||
 * What we did: || How was it effective: ||
 * * Principal and Lead teachers meet termly to talk about where we are up to.
 * BOT recieved a report from an ICT lead teacher.
 * Termly newsletter snippets are written to educate parents around the role of ICT in education today.
 * The news centre part of our website is being developed to include responces from all unit holders across the curriculum so the community can be aware of things that are going on in our school.School website news centre We have also added a more obvious link form the main web page.
 * Use of the LMS parent portal system to give parents anytime access to their childrens learning. One class trialling E-portfolios with a small group of children. Parents have their own login for viewing. The e-portfolio section of Ultranet is also being developed to be used with special needs children as a communication devise and sharing between home and school. //Please contact school for access as these are password protected and private.// || * meeting termly remind us where we are up to and gives us a chance to discuss any ongoing issues as the ICT team is a large group. This could be improved by updating our annual plan each time, and using timeframes more effectively for tasks.
 * Newsletters went home but no further contact was entered into although contact details for more information were shared.
 * We aware of including a diverse range of information for families through our website, and are trying to involve more staff in this process first before inviting more of the school community to particpate (OSSG, sports coaches etc)
 * Initial parent feedback has been positive around the use on online e-portfolios (or learning journeys). One parent has moved to Australia and is able to regularily comment on her son's work in his portfolio. A special needs family has been able to use it as a place to upload photos from home to facilitate sharing at school, and visa versa. Teacher aides have been upskilled to help with this. ||
 * <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center;">**Goal Five Milestone 3**
 * //**Inter-school and across school**// **collaboration** **within the cluster extends** **professional** **learning** **and enhances** **pedagogical practice and culminates in a series of e-presentations for a national** **audience.** || **Teachers are using e-learning and SOLO taxonomy to support and enhance student achievement.** ||
 * What we did: || How was it effective: ||
 * * Teachers sharing their thoughts on new learning on the Rotorua Teachers Talk blog after a PD session.
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 * Lead teachers have individually signed up as members of the VLN
 * For the purpose of this Milestone document St Mary’s School has provided our sample (HYPERLINK).
 * Lead teachers are attending all cluster days and sharing their learning with others. [[file:otonga journey.docx]]See Paulas pages || * This is an area of ongoing development. ||
 * PRINCIPAL'S REPORT**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Summary of progress that has been made towards achieving your programme goals__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The new ICT PD goals have been shared and discussed with staff.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The long term strategic plan has been reviewed and an annual plan developed through consultation with IT unit holders. It is reviewed termly.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For term 1 a significant number of hardware and associated PD goals have been met. Paula has worked with teachers in all areas of the school on our LMS and other e-learning opportunities. Staff have attended Paula’s workshops and Learning @ schools conference.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The ICTPD contract is having a visible and accelerating effect on the uptake of ICT skills and use by staff.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">SOLO continues to be incorporated into planning, teaching and assessment of learning.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Staff are aware of the value of IT in communicating with the school community and are beginning to use this more frequently.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All teams having PD time within team meetings to feedback and provide professional development to all.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All teachers are using Teaching as Inquiry Model to set professional goals related to ICT, SOLO and writing and are working in pairs to conduct reflective discussions, with a view to improve personal and student achievement.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Classrooms display SOLO work including rubrics and HOT maps. Children are familiar with each level of SOLO and work to achieve at the top levels.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teachers have completed PD to research their Pepeha and some have recorded onto Voicethread. This has given teachers confidence to help their students assimilate to this tool.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teachers are using IT to source lessons and videos of waiata and tikanga Maori.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Key lessons for the cluster__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ensuring that we are clear about the strategic direction and take small achievable steps towards it. Ensuring we build sustainability into our changed pedagogies.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Our next steps towards achieving the cluster goal/s__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To continue small group, just in time, upskilling of staff in LMS opportunities.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To continue momentum with workshop attendance and be more proactive in sharing with others
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PD on ‘Lifting Maori Student Achievement’ with Angus McFarlane in June will help support links in this area

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Emerging issues, risks, or opportunities particularly in relation to service delivery and reporting requirements__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Risks - teacher workload hinders opportunities to engage in their own e-learning
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Opportunities - Staff at Otonga will continue to have the opportunity to attend PD that is provided by the cluster on an interest or needs base.