Australian Government Quality Teaching Program

1. Australian Government Quality Teaching Program A Partnership in Learning Numeralla, Bredbo & Jerangle Public Schools 2006-7

2. Our Speakers • Ms Jan Rogers • The Submission • Why we are doing this project? • How it all began… • Mr Adam Zanco • A school in focus • Some detail and data • Mr Mark Gardiner • My Vision • Some technology we’re using • Our Academic Partner and some DET Expectations • Quality Learning Environments • Action Learning explained • Linking literacies

3. The facilitators and benefactors Plus Miss Glenda Kelson

4. Those who benefit directly…

5. We’re on the way…

6. Three schools and one shared vision

7. Ms Rogers - Submission

8. My vision for the program– To establish clear lines of communication between the three schools. • Larger cohorts in all stages • Quite different from that of Jan and Adam, but ties in well with what we want to achieve. • My learning journey – share my challenges and own discoveries. • Web design – Just have a go! • Support from Web services and other DET employees… • Secure browsing, its implications and teething hassles • Learning from the students • Professional reading – Professor Alan Luke QUT • How this relates to our 3 year plans & ASR • Show school’s internet links on next slide

9. Web pages – 3 schools linked • Jerangle..\..\..\My Web Sites\web page Jernagle PS\index.htm • Bredbo..\..\..\My Web Sites\Welcome to the Bredbo Public School Web Site.htm • Numeralla..\..\..\My Web Sites\Home Page.htm JERANGLE PUBLIC SCHOOL LEARNING TOGETHER

10. Brenumerangle! Staff Communication Page • Need training, in order for us to be abe to access and up date as needed. • I came up with the name… Any suggestions?

11. Kid's Page • Kids webpage • Still a little tricky to access • Am looking at local server to run it from Student Communication Page

12. What can we do through these links? • Forums – on shared topics between schools • Chats – for fun and learning using topics based on our Cogs • Emailing – an integral part of our literacy. Checking regularly and communicating to each other, staff and friends • Instant messaging versus more ‘traditional’ email

13. Big posters Work with Jane Carroll – Local author A taste so far

14. Academic Partner • Dr Kathryn Moyle - Associate Professor at UC • Areas of expertise: • ICT in schools • Leadership and learning with ICT • Teaching and learning with ICT • Curriculum and assessment • Cross curriculum issues

15. Kathryn’s Role Assist the 3 schools to develop: • a deeper understanding of quality teaching approaches • action research & action learning strategies • refining plans • the evaluation of the program

16. NSW Department: Expectations of academic partners • External mentor - Kathyrn • Fostering professional learning • Focusing planning • Building understandings of action learning strategies • Supporting processes of reflection

17. What are quality learning environments? • Teachers have high expectations of their students • Classrooms foster respect and engagement • Learning is authentic ie links to students’ lives • Outcomes expected from students are rigorous – Use of rubrics a very handy tool in this for planning and assessment

18. What is action learning? • Professional learning based around real opportunities for those involved • Cycles of inquiry: • Identification of goals • Development of an action plan • Implementation of the plan • Sharing and describing the outcomes from the plan • Reflection and review of plan and processes which inform future plans • Fostering professional learning partnerships

19. Linking Literacies: ICT & literacy • Learning with ICT has the potential to engage students in their learning • ICT is suited to teaching and learning where specific skills or information are to be taught • Integrating ICT into teaching and learning requires students to specifically exercise the literacies of reading and writing

20. Question time…