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A whole-school approach to learning ...

A whole-school approach to learning. ... Seaford 6-12 School Adelaide, South Australia http://www.seafordhs.sa.edu.au. About us. Location - South of Adelaide (SA) Middle & Senior Schools (Years 6-12, 900+) 7 TLCs, Special Needs Class and Disability Unit Shared Leadership structure

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A whole-school approach to learning ...

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  1. A whole-school approach to learning ... • ... Seaford 6-12 School • Adelaide, South Australia • http://www.seafordhs.sa.edu.au

  2. About us ... • Location - South of Adelaide (SA) • Middle & Senior Schools (Years 6-12, 900+) • 7 TLCs, Special Needs Class and Disability Unit • Shared Leadership structure • Principal, Deputy, Program Managers (6), Coordinators (4), Counsellors (2) • Staff of 91 (leaders, teachers and support staff) • Clientele - low to mid socio-economics (28.2% School Card), Special Needs (135), Indigenous (36), Non English Speaking Background (13)

  3. 21st Century Pedagogy • Shared pedagogical understanding of how learning takes place • Constructivist philosophy: teacher as facilitator, students actively engaged in problem-solving and critical thinking • Leadership that embraces technology, promotes it, supports it, uses it and models it

  4. Learning Technologies • Computers - Desktops and Laptops • Mobile devices - iPod Touches, mobiles • Interactive Whiteboards • Still and Video Cameras • Projectors • Printers • Software - site licensed • Reliable infrastructure • Wireless access across site • Just-in-time technical and skills support

  5. Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow Learning • 1-2-1 MacBook Program • Year 9s, 160+ students in 2010 • Mobile Learning with iPod Touches • class set of 30 in each TLC • one in Disability Unit • Specialist Labs (2) • Media Studies & Digital Photography • Senior ICT Studies • General Labs (4) • 2 in Senior School • 2 in Middle School • MacBooks on Trolleys • 1 trolleys of 12 in each Middle School TLC • 1 trolley of 30 for Senior School access

  6. Interactive Whiteboards • 3 in Middle School • 1 in Senior School • 1 in Disability Unit • Still and Video Cameras • Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Cameras • 3 in each TLC and 1 in Disability Unit • SLR and standard digital cameras available for Media Studies and for staff or student loan • Standard video cameras available for Media Studies and for staff or student loan • Projectors • Computer Labs • LOTE classroom • General classrooms, Senior and Middle Schools Computer Labs • Printers • Computer Labs • TLCs

  7. Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow Learning Software • iChat, iCal, iTunes, Mobile Me • iLife 09 (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand) • iWork 09 (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) • Adobe CS4 Master Collection • Comic Life • iStopMotion • Freeware

  8. By having continuous access to the MacBooks, we can do all our research on the Internet when we need to ... we don’t have to wait for the teacher to get us a free computer lab. What do the students say? The software is amazing! You can create photo albums and Keynote is similar to PowerPoint. When you take the laptop home, you can show your parents what you’ve done at school.

  9. Staff Professional Development • Largely in-house • Every Tuesday, 2 hours • Timely & Relevant: • hardware and software • administration and learning tasks • Coaching Model of support for all users • Sharing best practice • Accessing experts

  10. 1-2-1 MacBook Program Working and Learning Together in 2010 Mobile Learning Program Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow

  11. Supporting Teachers • Planning and development of teaching and learning units and activities • Sourcing of appropriate resources • In-class: modelling the effective use of learning technologies and problem-solving • Up-skilling and coaching teachers

  12. Supporting Learners • Up-skilling students • Establishing student “champions” to provide coaching support to staff and students • Developing students’ abilities to problem-solve technological issues and seek appropriate support

  13. Measuring Learning Outcomes • ICT Skills • staff and students • Literacy & Numeracy • Attendance • Behaviour Management • Work completion • Student Engagement

  14. How? When? Who? Why? • Test results, on-line assessments, Edumate (LMS), teacher anecdotal records • Collection of baseline data (2009 Year 8s) • In 2010, continued collection (Year 9s) • Measure student learning outcomes • Measure efficacy of learning technologies programs • Inform decision making process for 2011 and beyond

  15. At Seaford 6-12 School, learning technologies motivate and skill our students and staff to access better lifelong learning experiences. Our objective is to facilitate high levels of engagement and increase knowledge by enabling all users’ access to diverse technological applications, therefore ensuring improved learning outcomes. Seaford 6-12 School Site Learning Plan 2010

  16. Cherie Pickering • Learning Technologies Coordinator (2008 – 2010) • Apple Distinguished Educator (2009) • INTEL Teach Master Trainer (2008) • Microsoft Office Systems (MOS) Certified Trainer (2006) • Graduate Certificate ICT Education (2006) • cherie.pickering@seafordhs.sa.edu.au • cheriepickering@mac.com

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