Westbrook+Milestone+5

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 * ** National Goals ** || ** RCICT Cluster Goals ** ||
 * ** Goal 1: **
 * Students to become successful digital citizens ** || ** Goal 1: **
 * Students showing **
 * - digital etiquette **
 * - digital communication and **** digital literacy **
 * -accessing digital tools. **
 * Students are using e-learning and SOLO Taxonomies to support and enhance their achievement. ** ||
 * Evidence:**
 * **Digital Etiquette**
 * Years 4-6 have continued to include Superclubs in their programme, and the Years 1-3 are using Hectors World.
 * Superclubs Plus is held during our Morning Tea Time for thosechildren who want extra time using it.
 * Children have been learning about copyright issues

Children are using a wide variety of programmes, web2 and digital tools throughout the school. Often these are used in different ways at differnet levels. Below is an example of New Entrants using "Make a Car" to enhance their Story writing media type="youtube" key="mK59868BSZc" height="218" width="294" align="center"
 * Digital Communication and Digital Literacy**
 * Year 1 Classes have been using a variety of web sites. These are being used in the computer suite as well as on class computers to compliment classroom programmes in all curriculum areas eg [] media type="youtube" key="WQozuk9m71g?rel=0" height="219" width="392" align="center"
 * Year 2 Classes have been using the class set of digital cameras and then using Comic Life and Auto Collage to present their work and experiences creatively.

Year 4 Classes have been using web 2 tools. The slide show below shows examples of Pizap and Auto Collage. media type="custom" key="18628834" Year 5 Classes have been making their classroom programmes exciting by using links on their blog sites that enhance their learning. Examples shown are from Room 14 and 15 Year 6 Classes have also been using a wide variety of Progammes and tools to support their classroom programmes. Clay Yourself, Sketchup and Wallwisher are examples of a few of these. media type="custom" key="18629366" media type="custom" key="18628810" media type="custom" key="18628864" The 4 Te Roopu Rangatahi Students have continued to work with other cluster schools throughout the year. Their websites are a good indication of what they have been doing and the progress that they have made. Teroopu Rangatahi Web Site The Te Roopu students meet twice monthly at Westbrook as well as attending cluster gatherings. A new group of 4 students have been selected and are working alongside the original 4. They too are creating books for junior classes. All Te Roopu Students are expected to help other students, teachers and the ICT Specialist. Digital Etiquette needs to be kept at the forefront and teaching staff need constant reminding about this. Continue to explore what is available in new technology and introduce it to staff. Formulate a BYOD policy. Bring your own devices, training, usage and policies. What do we need to maintain the momentum? Within the next 6 months Westbrook will have its network upgraded under the SNUP agreement. Once this has taken place, we will be in a better position to plan for the differently for the future and decide what new digital tools to purchase. ||
 * Year 3 Classes have been using Art Rage and combining it with microsoft publisher.
 * Accessing Digital Tools**
 * As more staff are becoming confident in the use of digital tools, there has been an increase in the use of equipment. Now that staff know what they want they are consistently approaching Cluster Leaders and the Principal to ask for new equipment. 7 Data Projectors have been purchased and are being used around the school. There is now a ratio of one IWB or data projector to every two classes.Y6 Classes have a pod of 3 laptops.
 * On Line Booking Site is being used for parent interviews for the first time. []
 * The purchase of new software has now been handed over to Curriculum areas. The Literacy Curriculum Team has just purchased 25 extra copies of Comic Life.
 * There has been an increase in supporting our Maths and Literacy programmes in by using programmes such as Sum Dog, Study Ladder. This is evident by teachers showing links to these programmes via their short and long term planning. PDF Shows Sites visited over the past 1 month.
 * One Teacher has challenged himself to present a new video on his class blog every week. [|Room19 Blog]
 * Te Roopu Rangatahi**
 * Te Roopu Rangatahi**
 * Key Lessons:**
 * Next Steps:**
 * Emerging Issues:**

//**Principals to lead the integration of e learning in their school (strategic and operational)**// //**Principals to facilitate the development and maintenance of school ICT/ E Learning strategic plans, which include reference to meeting the needs of Maori students. Principals will coordinate the development of E Learning leaders by providing targeted PD opportunities for themselves and Lead ICT teachers. Unpack Kahikitia document and explore the implications it has for teachers and Maori students.**// [] [] media type="youtube" key="1a5QBKMoMqk?version=3" height="315" width="420" media type="custom" key="17807616" ||
 * ** National Goals ** || ** RCICT Cluster Goals ** ||
 * ** Goal 2: **
 * Principals to lead the integration of e-learning in their schools (strategic and operational) ** || ** Goal 2: **
 * Principals to facilitate the development and maintenance of school ICT/e-learning strategic plans which will include reference to meeting the needs of Maori students. **
 * Principals will coordinate the development of e-learning leaders by providing targeted PD opportunities for themselves and Lead ICT Teachers. **
 * Unpack Kahikitia document & explore the implications it has for teachers & Maori students. ** ||
 * =//Principal's Reflection//=
 * National Goal: **
 * Our teaching staff are currently developing a new Concept Curriculum, with e learning being an integral dimension to the cross curriculum delivery
 * We are also reviewing our policies as they relate to e learning
 * Most of our strategic communication and information sharing is now electronic. The school daily notices, the Principals weekly Memo to staff, school newsletters, etc are now almost entirely electronic. We are now also looking at Google documents, Drop Boxes, and Wiki’s to share information at a Senior Leadership level and as a Board of Trustees
 * Cluster Goal: **
 * PD for staff in 2012 has included ICT and E Learning as one of our two major focuses for the year. We have held 8 specialist PD training sessions on E Learning already this year
 * One of our major focuses for student achievement this year is Maori student achievement. This is also our SAF focus. We are exploring ways in which technology and E Learning opportunities can best support Maori student learning needs. Examples being the pedagogy around when and how E Learning takes place in our classrooms and the software that we make available to students
 * We have continued with our regular fortnightly “Moove it” PD for teachers, where our Lead teachers and other members of the staff share their ideas and knowledge
 * We have revised our school charter as it relates to E Learning
 * Our school teacher performance management model now includes indicators from the Tataiako document. Our Senior Leadership team, in particular, has spent some considerable time discussing the implications of the indicators contained in this document as they relate to Maori student achievement
 * I have also enjoyed spending time on my own PD. The visits to Nelson and Auckland have significantly increased my awareness of how ICT/ E Learning can be used to positively impact on both student achievement and teacher competencies. As a result we have implemented a number of initiatives across the school, including student and teacher blogs, the use of drop boxes, etc
 * Evidence:**
 * **Principals PD Trip to Nelson (Sustainability Focus) Week 8, Term 1**
 * **Nelson Timeline**
 * **Twice a term Publication of children's work by the Principal.**


 * ** Goal 3: **
 * Teachers to integrate e-learning effectively into their practice creating an innovative and exciting learning environment for all students ** || ** Goal 3: **
 * Increase teacher knowledge and expertise that will work towards raising student achievement through e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy. ** ||
 * Evidence:**
 * Blogs are continuing to be used. plus new ones set up. Some classes have set up new blogs using Blogger instead of Class Blogmeister. See Goal 4 blog listings
 * Staff are developing personal repositories of site links using Weblist, 2 clicks and server shared links. This is being done on a team and personal basis. This year the Year 1 Team have developed a 2 Clicks Page that they share [] Louise Jones Weblist []

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 * Staff continually using and discussing Paula’s Pages and they are now looking for similar sites that they can use to help them. Sharing has become more evident because of these practices. Lead Teachers and Senior Management have noted that staff room conversations include a lot of “IT talk.”


 * Cluster leader has been working in conjunction with management team towards renewing the Schools Policies using Netsafe guidelines. (Included in this will be a BYOD policy) Netsafe


 * SOLO**
 * Teachers have been using the L.I. online generator, literacy rubrics planning maps and planning templates.

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 * Staff will need help on further developing a concept curriculum. Anne Cato is to attend a Westbrook staff meeting to Outline St Mary’s Concept Curriculum and how it was developed.
 * SOLO is being used more extensively in classrooms which is indicated in Teacher's planning.




 * Students are now able to verbalise where they are, what their next steps will be, by using SOLO rubrics.


 * A letter has been sent home to parents in home share books explaining how SOLO.




 * Planning**
 * Planning is being done digitally and some teachers share theirs with management via Dropbox.

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 * IT goal setting has been completed by all teachers for the first half of the year with an emphasis on raising student achievement. Some staff used the Registered Teachers web site as a guideline for their goals.[[file:Callum - Westbrook 2012 .pdf]] [[file:Eileen - Westbrook 2012 .pdf]] [[file:Heidi- Westbrook 2012 .pdf]] [[file:Louise - Westbrook 2012 .pdf]]
 * Staff are entering data on the NZCER marking web site to gain a better insight for analysis of student achievement.


 * There is an expectation that all teachers present at either cluster share level or at cross cluster conferences. Many more teachers now realise the benefits of this type of collaboration. **Cluster Presenters:** Alison, Adele, Louise and Heidi. **Conference Presenters**: Dom, Gaynor,Adele, Lorraine, Callum, Vicki and Lyn. **Term3 Cluster Presenters:** Wendy Rachel, Carol and Pam

Online SOLO planning template didn't work for us and it is now no longer there. How valuable it is to set bi yearly ICT specific teaching goals
 * Key Lessons:**

Curriculum teams to work towards developing new matrices and rubrics at specific levels of assessement.
 * Next Steps:**

E-Portfolios.
 * Emerging Issues:**


 * ** Goal 4: **
 * Family and whānau to actively participate in their child’s learning ** || ** Goal 4: **
 * Communicate changes in pedagogy and use of e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy to the school community ** ||
 * Evidence:**

New Blogs [|http://room24westbrook.blogspot.com] [|http://room23westbrook.blogspot.com] [|http://room10westbrook.blogspot.com] [|http://roomgpwestbrookschool.blogspot.com] [|http://roomgpwestbrookschool.blogspot.com] [|http://room18westbrook.blogspot.com] [] []
 * Blogs continuing plus new ones set up. Some classes are now using Blogger instead of Class Blogmeister.


 * Total Redevelopment of the school website geared towards parent/children interactivity.[|Redeveloped web site]
 * Parents have been advised about how they can keep their children safe on line. In April the cluster leader met and talked to ne parents at Kick Start regarding Cyber Safety and ICT @ Westrook. Netsafe sites have been published on the schools new web site. []
 * Parents have been advised about how they can keep their children safe on line. In April the cluster leader met and talked to ne parents at Kick Start regarding Cyber Safety and ICT @ Westrook. Netsafe sites have been published on the schools new web site. []


 * Panui Tamariki – developed by the Principal to share children’s work with parents.(It is intended that this task will be passed onto Senior Students) See Goal 2 to view.[|Panui Tamariki]
 * Teachers are now more inclined to take risks, and now seek knowledge rather than passively absorbing it. They are also keen to have a go themselves, rather than calling on experts. There is an expectation that a number of staff have presented at cluster and cross cluster events. Also, there are those who are willing to present at future events. (See Goal 3)


 * During planning meetings, teachers now start with achievement objectives. They seek which tools will facilitate learning, rather that starting with the tool and using it as a standalone. ie; integration is now taking place.[[file:MS5WBPlanninge.PDF]]


 * Collaboration is more evident, and we are seeing staff teaching staff, children teaching staff and children teaching children.

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Change takes time but it is now clearly evident. Teachers need to be ready to accept new knowledge.
 * Key Lessons:**

Continue to facillitate the collaboration medel of learning. Start thinking about how we can sustain progress to date and maintain our forward momentum.
 * Next Steps:**

Bring your own devices, training, usage and policies.
 * Emerging Issues:**

Sharing online professional reflections to inform colleagues of the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning || Goal 5: Cross-school collaboration within the cluster extends professional learning and enhances pedagogical practice and culminates in a series of e-presentations for a national audience. || ||
 * Goal 5:
 * **Evidence:**
 * == Westbrook School has contributed to the VLN as part of our Milestone 5 requirement. ==
 * Link:** []
 * === 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 basis. ===
 * Link:** https://paulaspages.wikispaces.com/Notice+Board