Torbay

Home = = __ Summary of Northern Bays ICT Cluster for Torbay __

The first year Torbay School focussed on senior management, upskilling them in the use of ICT, latest technology, attending two conferences, coaching and enabling them to integrate ICT into the strategic plan and annual plan. In our second year we focussed on our staff, upskilling them in the use of their laptops, sharing information, contributing to our shared drives, outlook, downloading and uploading, using programmes available on our server, internet, planning, SMS and LMS. Senior management and our facilitator used coaching methods, professional readings, and videos, to look at the impact of technology today, the future, the shift we need to make in our thinking and pedagogy. Students have been our focus this year, our third year of this cluster. Upskilling students in whole class, small groups, one on one and GATE groups to coach others in the school. Using a ‘from the ground up model, students have the skills to coach others including coaching staff. These three years have made a huge impact on learning at Torbay School. = = = = =Torbay School Milestone 10=
 * Torbay School use ICT to
 * support best practice.
 * collect and share data
 * share learning
 * collaborate with others
 * contribute to society
 * enhance school-home links
 * provide up to date information
 * develop school culture
 * __Staff @ Torbay__

2 full staff meetings August 25th and December 2nd to develop pedagogy and ICT**
 * Developing ideas of what we want our students to acquire
 * Developing learning conversations with our students
 * Share digital learning objects
 * Hands on time using knowledge net
 * Developing coaching model using children
 * Reviewing outcomes, successes, failures and opportunitities


 * 4 techy breckies and 2 afternoon workshops were held to upskill teachers in the use of ICT**
 * knowledge net
 * data projectors
 * web quests
 * outlook and its uses


 * One on one coaching**
 * remote access
 * SMS
 * knowledge net
 * Techy tips using various programs voice thread, blogs, wikis etc


 * Conferences**
 * 4 teachers attended U-learn in Christchurch
 * 2 teachers presented -'Introducing new programmes and coaching"
 * Many ideas, information and enthusiasm shared at school with staff and children


 * Cluster staff meetings**
 * @ Torbay - 5 August . All staff participated by supporting chn who presented and held workshops on 6 different topics
 * claymation, enviro education (enviro shcools), Scratch, open forum for year 0 and 1 teachers, paint.net and knowledge net.
 * @ DairyFlat - All teaching staff attended cluster staff meeting held at DairyFlat, receiving information, sharing and collaborating


 * Facilitation - Jenny Merrington**
 * Supporting classes and teachers in their learning by facilitating small group teaching, modelling and coaching (2 days - 6 classes)
 * 1 day working with senior management on sustainability 2009 and beyond
 * GATE groups - (gifted and talented) Facilitating 12 year 5/6 students for one day on webquests and voicethread, 6 year 3' for 1/2 day working on kidspiration and 6 year 2's for 1/2 day. A teacher observing, learning and supporting.


 * Other**
 * Visits to other schools to observer ICT in action
 * Summerlands
 * Ministry Teacher Only day. Focus - formative assessment, ICT and inquiry
 * All teaching staff, teacher aides and student teachers
 * Visited Red Beach. 9.00am - 11.30am
 * Visited Mairangi Beach 1.00pm - 3.15pm


 * __Students @ Torbay__

In class suport**
 * Coaching by other classes who have been taught as coaches.
 * Year 5-6 GATE group coaching back in all year 5-6 classes and 1 year 4 class
 * Year 4 class - coaching for 2 year 5 - 6 classes, 1 year 3 class, 1 year 2 class and 1 year 1 - 2 class in knowledge net
 * Year 2 class - coaching kidpix, inserting pictures and other basic computer skills to another year 2 class


 * In class support by senior children and one year 4 class across the school


 * One to one/two teaching by lead teacher to teach others and teacher back in class (just in time learning)


 * Online support through knowledge net and email







=Torbay School Milestone 9= All teachers and some RTLB and LST staff attended the Northern Bays Cluster conference. Four teachers presented. . Professional learning day working on knowledge net – 2 teachers half day each and 2 teachers a full day. Staff meeting  Techy tips Moving info in word Moving documents in calendar Setting up g mail Setting up igoogle Page 31 lesson plan for googling (from interface) Webcams for educational purposes Professional readings using highlighters, report back (Interface, PC World and Womans Day- looking at mashing and how computers affect social interaction) Picassa photo sharing Art rage Del.icio.us – setting up accounts Techy brekkies, two Wednesday mornings following to support what was learned in staff meeting (approximately 4/5 teachers attended each). Lead teacher day attended by 1 teacher. ICT facilitator – Jenny Merrington working with junior and middle syndicate – 29 th February Coaching concept with buddies within and across syndicates. This forms part of the appraisal goal. Goals discussed at professional learning conversations with syndicate leaders. ICT facilitator – Douglas Roberts working with two teachers and a group of senior syndicate children. Five classes, four from each class, 20 in total. Two GATE sessions working on coaching || and looking at how to coach and teach others. Video creating and sharing around camp. Children will learn how to take footage at camp in the first session and after camp work with this with the purpose of sharing this with others (peers and community) The skills these children will have can then be transferred back in class and support the teacher and children on other ICT adventures (possibly production). Ongoing, just in case learning and sharing of good ideas. Children writing goals and success criteria in ICT as part of our formative assessment goal. Term 2 Enrichment programme. All middle syndicate children will have an opportunity to create a claymation video. Half class for two full days working with classroom teacher while other ½ works with a teacher on technology activities. ||