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Creating Learning Communities

Creating Learning Communities. Our JOURNEY AT Bellaire Primary School. Bellaire Primary Senior Learning Unit. Senior Learning Unit. In late term 3, 2007 we began with: 5 Teachers 118 Students 6 purpose built learning spaces including: Theatrette Art Area Science Area Smart Board areas

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Creating Learning Communities

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  1. Creating Learning Communities Our JOURNEY AT Bellaire Primary School

  2. Bellaire PrimarySenior Learning Unit

  3. Senior Learning Unit In late term 3, 2007 we began with: • 5 Teachers • 118 Students • 6 purpose built learning spaces including: • Theatrette • Art Area • Science Area • Smart Board areas • Deck • Student directed curriculum and use of space • ‘Have a go’ attitude from staff and students.

  4. The learning space in ‘10

  5. Student Timetable

  6. Staff Timetable

  7. Trust Licences

  8. Goals Sheets

  9. Maths Workshops • Pre and Post tests based on VELS used to group students for toolbox sessions • 5 toolbox workshops (ability grouped) • Students with additional needs in maths attend 5 toolbox sessions where they receive the assistance and guidance that they need

  10. Deep Knowledge Units • Deep Knowledge Units are based on VELS. • All areas covered over a two year cycle. • Students use an assessment grid to complete work.

  11. Conferencing Goals • Reading • Writing • Deep Knowledge • Projects • Personal Assessment document • Notes • Achievement • Issues • Comments

  12. ICT • Student blogs • 20 networked computers • 24 Apple Mac Laptops • Smartboards • iPods • Digital cameras • Video cameras • Wikispaces • Flip Cameras • Grade 5 Netbooks (Government funded)

  13. Blogs In 2008/9/10, students have the choice of signing up to an ICT workshop based on Passion Projects. The students choose a passion and create a bank of information that is shared with the wider community. Daniel BEmily L Devon HJosh C(ex student now) The SLU also uses blogs to help create a genuine sense of community in and out of the classroom: The Senior Unit Puzzler 2009 The Senior K Goss’ Blog – 2008 Podcasting via Blogs – The Middle Learning Unit Blog 2010

  14. Online Collaborative Communities • is a private social learning platform students, teachers and families. (A ‘safe’ Twitter!) • Submitting and discussing work via wikispaces • Bellaire Times • Author Study at Bellaire • Senior Unit Term 4 Literacy Space • School Debating using Skype

  15. Where to next? • Continue to build home school relationships (Edmodo has helped, but mainly a student communication tool); • Continue educating parents as to how learning is different! • Grade 3/4 moving into the new Middle Learning Unit and filtering some of these ideas through that unit. Already happening!

  16. Grade 6 Student Attitudinal Data 2007- 2009

  17. Great improvement!

  18. Communication with the local community SLU Newsletters to continually update parents on what is happening in the SLU. (Posted on blogs) Joint blog sites School website Parent Information Nights Parent helpers Inviting all SLU parents to a student conference in Term 1 and late Term 2 and/or early Term 3. Local Network Principal visits

  19. Useful websites Edna – as a source of links to personalising learning. Use of space etc. National College of School Leaders www.ncsl.org.uk Dr Neil Suggett www.hayespark.sch.uk as a link for coaching and organising an upcoming visit.

  20. Email Contact Abbey Loney loney.abbey.e@edumail.vic.gov.au Rick Kayler-Thomson kayler-thomson.rick.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

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