Mamaku+Milestone+5


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 * Tena koutou katoa, nga mihi nui kia koutou katoa, **


 * We are a friendly school with a family atmosphere approx. 20 km north of Rotorua in the village of Mamaku. We have approximately 170 children on roll from year 0-8. Most of our children come from Mamaku village and the surrounding rural area. **
 * We have 7 classrooms, a school hall, a swimming pool, a library and a canteen. **


 * We are an ICT Lead School and also an Enviroschool. We are currently involved in a project to restore a local wetlands area. **


 * You are welcome to come and have a look around the school. Use the contact form to get in touch with us. **

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 * Nga mihi **
 * **Goal 1: **
 * Students to become successful digital citizens ** || **Goal 1: **
 * Akona are using e-learning and SOLO Taxonomies to support and enhance their achievement. ** ||
 * EVIDENCE:


 * All children year 4 and over have Mathletics accounts which are used regularly to support Mathematics progression and enhance the children’s enjoyment.


 * Room 4 children are at present creating their own [|Myth and Legend] stories using an online program which allows them to record integrate sound, visuals and text. These finished stories will be celebrated in an upcoming ICT assembly.


 * Numerous classes use[| Study ladder] to help progression.


 * We have access to new technology such as digital microscopes and Tuff cams which allow the children to record and inspect objects, which in turn aids discovery.


 * Reading lessons have become more fun and informative for children and adults using website such as [|Storyline Online] and [|Into the book].


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our current Tech Angels group, now known as the 'Mamaku Moguls' have redefined themselves as 'Claymation animators' and have taken a step away from the initial idea of helping with technical problems with in the classroom. This group meets once a week to create ‘Stop animation’ mini projects, with the intention of eventually animating our own 10 minute mini movie. [|Our inspiration]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2012 Mamaku Moguls **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SOLO rubric are being used throughout the school from year 1 to 8, these are integrated in the majority of lesson and scaffold next steps. The use of SOLO has been particularly useful in the ‘May the Force be with you’ project which involves the designing of water wheels as generators.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> SOLO and May the force be with you!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The use of implicit ICT is apparent in most classrooms, the use of Ipads, laptops and web books are in continual use.

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 * Ipads being used in year 1**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Each class within the school has their own blog which they are able to contribute to. These blogs are used as celebration pages, they inform children, parent and the community about work in individual [|classes]. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 2: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Principals to lead the integration of e-learning in their schools (strategic and operational) ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 2: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Principals will coordinate the development of e-learning for ALL Akona. ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">EVIDENCE:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Principals PD Trip] to Nelson (Sustainability Focus) Week 8, Term 1

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Nelson Timeline]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a new Principal this year at Mamaku I have focussed on exploring the use of ICT in classrooms for learning. Teachers are being more deliberate in their choice of programmes on computers and i-pads in the classrooms, ensuring that the activities support current learning. Support for teachers and children in classrooms with ICT will be extended in the next half of the year through regular release of the ICT Lead Teacher to work in classrooms. As well as me being a new Principal at the school, the Lead Teacher is also new to the school. Such changes in staffing surface the importance of sustainability of what has been developed and future learning. In appointing two new teachers at the school, ICT expertise and knowledge was important.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SOLO as an approach to understanding learning has been explored in depth and this year it is quite embedded in practice of many teachers and students. The two new teachers have attended a two day course to familiarise themselves with this approach. I came to the school as Principal with some knowledge of SOLO and Inquiry learning from past ICT PD cluster involvement. I believe this was a factor in my appointment.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our aim this year is to develop our students as self-regulated learners who can articulate in depth what they are learning and how they are learning. We have focussed on this in teacher professional learning.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This focus on self regulated learners has also been shared with the community. See links in the goal 4 section

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a Professional learning session facilitated by: Paula Jamieson-ICTPD facilitator the purpose of the meeting was :
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To explore ICT PD Goal one
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To explore the curriculum areas, considering the key competencies through the questions:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. "How are we using ICT in each curriculum area? and Planning to use ICT in each curriculum area?"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. What expectations do we have of students ICT skills and knowledge at Mamaku school at the beginning of years 2, 4,6 8?

Sustainability and sharing of the use of ICT for learning is ensured through classroom observations and follow-up reflection sessions between teachers and school leaders. This occurs three times a year. I am deliberately building leadership capacity in the school through: fortnightly coaching of leadership with the D.P and A.P. and providing them with external professional learning experiences at courses and with advisors in professional learning. Th three of us attended a one day course in Auckland in the holidays on Literacy and ICT.

I have promoted the school vision and values on posters for each classroom, making links between them and learning, in the community newsletter and school assemblies. I have noticed that the teachers and children are talking about the values and vision in relation to their learning. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 3: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teachers to integrate e-learning effectively into their practice creating an innovative and exciting learning environment for all students ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 3: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Increase teacher knowledge and expertise that will work towards raising student achievement through e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy. ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">EVIDENCE:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">During this term we have been lucky enough to attend a school wide 'Clustershare', here teachers from the local area demonstrated and shared their knowledge of ICT based programs and applications. This has had a positive impact on our teaching and our children's learning.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In term one as a team of teachers we have attended many courses including SOLO workshops, blogging and also art/image manipulation to mention a few.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Course Attended ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Staff Member and Year group ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Smart Art || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Carol room 6 and Drewe room 4 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paulas Pages || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stella room 2 Ali room 1 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ipad apps || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stella room 2 Ali room 1 Robbie room 3 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Google Docs app || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sue Principle ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Solo || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Drewe room 4 Shannon room 7 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bloging || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shannon room 7 and Carol room 6 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 4: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Family and whānau to actively participate in their child’s learning ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 4: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Communicate changes in pedagogy and use of e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy to the school community. ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mamaku School held a [|Whanau/Family hour] where parents were informed about the way children are learning at Mamaku School and the underpinning philosophies to our curriculum.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The children showed their parents and whanau how they learn to read at school by demonstrating the activities and tools used in their learning. Information gathered from the family is[| evidence of the benefits of sharing the learning environment with parents].

media type="youtube" key="QZ_V_190MWE" height="315" width="420" **Year 4 Assembly example** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our school assemblies are used as an opportunity for classes to showcase their work.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 5: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sharing online professional reflections to inform colleagues of the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal 5: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">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. ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">EVIDENCE:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Otonga School has contributed to the VLN as part of our Milestone 5 requirement.[]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All teachers now receive our monthly Cluster "Noticeboard" Newsletter via email. For sustainability each school in the cluster is having a turn at this on a rotation basishttps://paulaspages.wikispaces.com/Notice+Board ||