Milestone+4+Evidence

=Rotorua Primary's Milestone 4 Reflections=

__**National Goal 1**__
 * Students to become successful digital citizens**

__**Cluster 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.//**

ICT tools that students have been using
 * Comic Life
 * Flip Videos
 * Cameras
 * Excel
 * Power Point/Publisher/Word
 * Avatar sites
 * Auto Collage

With the introduction of class cameras we will strive to ensure teachers provide the opportunities within their classes for children to reflect on experiences and use online tools with thier photos. eg Pizap At this stage digital cameras are being used in every class by both students and teachers but photo's are not necessarily being shared or 'taken any further' eg Web 2.0 tools, adding student voice etc.



Part of Kaitiaki concept Room 8 studied birds and used the Auto collage programme to share their photo’s of their Wingspan trip.


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 * The school has purchased the [|Ziptales Reading Programme]
 * Students reflect on the new integrated style of delivery for their literacy learning using ICT and Ziptales. (Voices recorded using
 * The School has purchased the "School Journal Listening Post" resources.
 * Students reflect on the use of these resources in class.(Voices recorded using
 * [|School Journal Listening Post DEMO site]
 * School Journal Listening Post PDF re costs etc [[file:School Journal Listening Post - flyer.pdf]]

Our Te Roopu Rangatahi learners continue to enjoy the collaboration with their group across cluster schools.
 * Click on the picture for it to be viewed FULLSCREEN.**
 * www.teroopurangatahi.weebly.com

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__**National Goal 2**__
 * Principals to lead the integration of e-learning in their schools (strategic and operational)**

__**Cluster 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.//**


 * SNUP Upgrade was completed during Term 2 and 3
 * Assest purchasing - All classrooms are now equipped with a digital camera (9 were purchased)
 * Release/funding was provided for Lead teacher and staff to be involved in conferences and Professional Learning opportunities.
 * ALL staff have been encouraged to infused ICT and SOLO into their classroom practice.
 * Principal has role modeled effective use of mobile devices (both iPhone and iPad)

__**National Goal 3**__
 * Teachers to integrate e-learning effectively into their practice creating an innovative and exciting learning environment for all students**


 * __Cluster Goal 3: __**


 * //Increase teacher knowledge and expertise that will work towards raising student achievement through e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy.//**

ICT tools that teachers have been using
 * Flip videos
 * Camera
 * Power Point/Publisher/Word
 * Excel
 * IWB’s
 * You Tube
 * Introduction to blogging (Word Press) for 3 teachers
 * Year 4 to 8 using e-asTTLe (Reading, Maths, Writing - Pangarau, Panui, Tuhituhi)

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 * //Teachers were asked the question "How do you use Student Data and SOLO to inform my Teaching?"//**
 * **ALL** teachers have been using ICT tools to enhance, grow and reflect on their teaching practice.
 * Junior teachers have been using video to critique a peer teaching session for the purpose of Appraisal.
 * Middle and Senior, each had an electronic presentation (eg PowerPoint, Movie Maker) and then we gave each other feedback which a video record was keep for the future reference.


 * //Schoolwide PD opportunities//**
 * All staff attended our Cluster conference - Connect 5. Feedback from workshops was positive, several of our teacher aides also attended.
 * After our conference we have had follow up with Tommy Wilson and we now have one class involved in his Touch Stone programme.
 * Teachers have had PD relating to E-Tap which is impacting on student learning with the ability to track progress and achievement.
 * Whole staff attended April Pareata talk around raising Maori achievement at the Te akatea Maori Principals Conference.
 * Several teachers attended sessions at the Maori Principals Conference held in Rotorua. Several sessions were dedicated to engaging Maori Students through the use of Music and ICT.
 * Teachers have started dabbling in MyPortfolio. Lead teacher attended professional development relating to MyPortfolio facilitated by Heath Sawyer.

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__**National Goal 4**__
 * Family and whānau to actively participate in their child’s learning**

__**Cluster Goal 4:**__
 * //Communicate changes in pedagogy and use of e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy to the school community. //**

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 * This unique opportunity provided a hook for our community where family and Whanau were invited to visit and share in their children's learning.

__**National Goal 5**__
 * The sector by sharing online professional reflections to inform colleagues of the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning**

__**Cluster 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.//**
 * ==Malfroy School has contributed to the VLN as part of our Milestone 4 requirement.==
 * ALL teachers to receive our Cluster monthly "Noticeboard" [[file:Cluster Noticeboard Nov.pdf]]



**“Do I like Reading”** 70% of children throughout the school love reading, 27% really like to read and 3% like to read. Overall I believe there is a real positive attitude to reading in the school. If children enjoy a topic they will also succeed because of that positive attitude.  **“Do I like being Read too”** 53% love being read to, 29%really like it, 13%like being read to and 5% dislike being read to. Again some good figures but what we started to see was as children got more independent in their reading especially further up the school the more they wanted to read for themselves rather than someone read to them.  **“Do I like Writing”** 56% love to write, 29%really like to write, 14% like to write and only 1 child said he disliked writing. The junior classes tended to have higher percentages with their attitude towards writing. How do we motivate to write. Have teachers used the images off Google. Go to google, click on images and then type in a topic. There are many pictures and images you can use for fiction and non-fiction depending on your topic.  **“Do I like Maths”** 72% Love maths, 15%really like maths, 11%like maths and only 2%dislike maths. These figures are really good with all but 3 children in the school who dislike Maths. Great to see this attitude. The children who said they dislike are in the top half of the school and maybe it would be good for individual teachers to look at where those children are and whether or not they are well below the targets.

87% Love working on the computer, 10%really like it, 2.5%like and only .5%dislike. This shows that all but 1 child enjoys working on the computers. It also shows that computers are the tools of these children. They are motivated to use this tool. Remember it is a tool and if used right we can get optimum learning.
 * “Do I like working on Computers”**

92% said yes they have fun and 8% said no. This is important as I believe that if you are having fun at school you have that positive attitude and you want to learn. It also means that you are having success with your learning. The statistics show the older children are the ones that said no. Are these the children that are not succeeding after a period or even the transient children? Teachers need to look at their surveys to determine this.  **“Am I learning lots at school”** 97% said yes they were and only 3% said no. The last 2 questions I feel are the 2 most important. Our children are having fun in their learning and feel they are learning a lot. All the children who said they weren’t were from Years 5and 6.
 * “Do I have fun at school”**

When looking at the results of all the questions what we are looking for is that positive attitude towards their learning specifically in Numeracy and Literacy. In reading100% of children liked, really liked or loved Reading with only 1 child not liking Writing and 98% liking, really liking and loving Maths. This shows a real positive attitude towards the core subjects. This was then reinforced with the last 2 questions where 92% enjoy school and 97% feel they are learning lots at school. The culture for the school is a culture of learning.  **This survey with the children show that for Maori Achievement the school is providing a positive culture that makes the children want to learn. The ICT tools the children enjoy working on and doing their school work .**
 * CONCLUSION**