The ULTRANET

1. The ULTRANET Western Metropolitan Region Strategy

2. WMR Ultranet Team Teachers K - 12 Linda Blaschka Kevin Daly Alf Galea Debra Hicks Helen Otway Coaches Presenters Leaders in schools & networks ICT & L/T background

3. WHAT IS THE ULTRANET?

4. The Ultranet is.. • … an intuitive student-centred electronic learning environment that supports high quality learning and teaching, connects students and parents and enables efficient knowledge transfer

5. The Ultranet will.. • …provide an online space to manage the running of schools. It will also allow teachers, parents and students to access the information they need via the Internet.

6. The Ultranet will.. • …bring together the key processes involved in the day-to-day running of a school and a classroom, and become an indispensable part of school practice and culture

7. Key benefits to the Ultranet • Establish a school environment for the future • Improve the educational outcomes of the Victorian students • Reduce the administrative burden on teachers and school leaders • Reduce the future cost of education • Improve educational opportunities for regional, rural and remote Victorians

8. What is the Ultranet: functionality? DEECD regions Learning & Teaching Management Collaboration Reporting teachers principals parents admin/support School info Staff info students Administration Student info What is the Ultranet: users? Whole school, program and teacher curriculum planning and delivery Student assessment, submission and feedback Digital learning content Student report cards Standard reports Ad-hoc reports Shared curriculum/lesson plans Collaboration tools Discussion forums Messaging Blogs Ultranet A tool for school improvement Management of: Attendance Timetable Calendar Resources Records Staff profile Staff timetable Profile Timetable Calendar Committees Clubs & organisations Student profile Student results Course enrolment

9. Stimulating& Secure Learning environments Learning environments Stimulating & Stimulating & Safe space to be known and Safe space to be known and Professional Professional secure learning secure learning to learn with others to learn with others Leadership Leadership environment environment Focus on teaching Focus on teaching & learning & learning Focus on Focus on Learning tool guides Learning tool guides teaching and teaching and the construction of the construction of Focus on teaching learning learning rigorous & relevant learning rigorous & relevant learning & learning Learning environments Learning tool guides Safe space to be known and the construction of to learn with others rigorous & relevant learning Professional Leadership Professional Leadership Provides a window into the Provides a window into the learning & growth of each learning & growth of each Purposeful teaching Purposeful teaching learner & a platform to learner & a platform to Purposeful Purposeful Enables ongoing monitoring Enables ongoing monitoring plan from plan from teaching teaching & intervention & intervention Purposeful teaching Learning Communities Enables ongoing monitoring Students, teachers, parents, & intervention schools & system connect, & collaborate Vision and goals Captures & communicates Accountability the school ’ s core purpose Transparency of practice Shared Expectations Expectations Expectations & beliefs and interaction Ease of Ease of Ease of Vision and goals High High Monitoring & Monitoring & Monitoring & Shared vision Shared vision Captures & communicates Captures & communicates expectations expectations increasing expectation increasing expectation increasing expectation and goals and goals the school the school ’ ’ s core purpose s core purpose about quality of practice about quality of practice about quality of practice Accountability Accountability Accountability Accountability & beliefs & beliefs & progress & progress & progress Transparency of practice Transparency of practice and interaction and interaction

10. Performance & Development Culture • How do you see the Ultranet in sustaining a Performance and Development Culture? • Induction of new teachers? • Feedback and teacher effectiveness? • Customised individualised teacher development plans? • Quality professional development?

11. WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?

12. The Ultranet is scheduled to begin in schools in Term 1 2009, with the deployment finalised in Term 3 2010.

13. WMR - a TEAM APPROACH to DIFFERENTIATED SUPPORT

14. A Differentiated Approach • All WMR schools will receive Ultranet Readiness support from the Ultranet Coaches • A differentiated approach will support > Participating schools in eLearning Coordinator Training > Schools not participating in eLearning Coordinator Training > Focus schools who have Literacy, Numeracy and Science L&T coaches

15. Key strategies for ALL schools.. • All WMR schools nominate a School-based Ultranet Readiness Team - • Principal • Professional Learning Leader • ICT/eLearning Leader (Memo sent out to all schools)

16. No.1 - Key strategy for eLearning Coordinators & their schools eLearning Coordinators register and participate in WMR 6 day program to build and develop leadership capacity around eLearning and the Ultranet. (These schools are seen as proactive in their efforts in embracing the Ultranet)

17. No.2 - Key strategy for eLearning Coordinators & their schools eLearning Coordinators fill in the school profile proforma with other members of the school-based Ultranet Readiness Team and return to Day 2 of Training Program.

18. No.3 - Key strategy for eLearning Coordinators & their schools WMR Ultranet Team use this data to build effective strategies to provide ongoing support for eLearning Coordinators and their schools, based on the strengths and weaknesses identified on the proforma.

19. No.4 - Key strategyfor eLearning Coordinators & their schools WMR Ultranet Team visit eLearning Coordinators in their schools, with the Principal and the Professional Learning Leader to discuss a plan for Ultranet readiness.(This may happen before Day 2 of program)

20. No.5 - Key strategyfor eLearning Coordinators & their schools eLearning Leaders are mentored and supported by the WMR Ultranet Team in order to create a sustained model of ICT leadership in their own school.

21. No.1 - Key strategy for other schools… • WMR Ultranet Coaches make initial contact with schools • Meet & Greet with School-based Ultranet Readiness Team • ICT walk of school • Overview of Ultranet & ePotential survey and resource

22. No.2 - Key strategy for other schools… • School profile proforma is completed with the help of school-based Ultranet Readiness Team, with areas of strengths and weaknesses identified.

23. No.3 - Key strategy for other schools… • Schools are encouraged to complete the ePotential survey in order to develop strategies around building workforce capabilities, and to determine ‘Ultranet readiness’

24. No.4 - Key strategy for other schools… • Follow up support is determined on the strengths and weaknesses, and feedback from the school teams.

25. No.5 - Key strategy for other schools… • Resources and Professional Learning opportunities are shared with these schools.

26. Support for all schools will be around - • Professional Leadership • Infrastructure • Workforce capability • Learning & Teaching • Data/Content • Community

27. What are some of the key aspects about Ultranet Readiness that you can now share back with your colleagues at school?

28. WMR Ultranet Team Linda Blaschka - blaschka.linda.m@edumail.vic.gov.au Kevin Daly - daly.kevin.j@edumail.vic.gov.au Alf Galea - galea.alfred.r@edumail.vic.gov.au Debra Hicks - hicks.debra.l@edumail.vic.gov.au Helen Otway - otway.lena.ms@edumail.vic.gov.au