Lead+Teacher+Meeting+25+May+2011


 * Lead Teacher Meeting - 25 May 2011 - Cloverlea School - 9:00-12:30**

Attended by Michael, Janice, Kathy Martin, Trevor, Mel, Ben, Shona, Melissa, Alana and Raina. Apologies from Ronald (in Australia!)

1. Welcome - thank you to Cloverlea School for agreeing to host us today

2. Thank you for your Milestone Reflections
 * Virtual Learning Network Reflection - Join our Cluster [|VLN Group] in order to be able to contribute and see the Cluster Reflection for Milestone 3.
 * Cluster School Milestone 3 Reflections
 * Principal Milestone Reports Principal Voice

3. Sharing what has been happening across our cluster schools:
 * Awapuni - []
 * Central Normal - http://matanginui.wikispaces.com/Class%20Blogs
 * Cloverlea School - [], []
 * Hokowhitu School - []
 * Kairanga School - http://kairangaschool.wikispaces.com/
 * Longburn School - []
 * Te Kura o Takaro - []
 * Tokomaru School - []

4. Morning Tea

5. Cluster-wide professional readings - Please ensure that you upload your school's reflections to the 'Discussion' Tab. This helps us to collaborate and reflect by having professional discussions and helps us to meet one of our cluster goal indicators.
 * Cluster Professional Reading 2 - Which one do we want from this list? http://town-counhttp://town-countryictpd.wikispaces.com/Professional+Readings+2011#xAdvantages%20of%20implementing%20multimedia%20in%20the%20classroom.tryictpd.wikispaces.com/Professional+Readings+2011
 * Read and reflect on the new professional reading and write a reflection in the discussion tab on the 'Professional Readings 2011' page.

6. Cluster Mini Conference - 18 July 2011 > Keynote 1 - Suzie Vesper, Web 2.0 guru and Digi Advisor http://learningweb2.wikispaces.com/, http://leadingict.wikispaces.com/Suzie%27s+sites, > [] > Showcase - Choose 2 inspirational videos (created by someone from within the cluster) - Ben 'short film on game unit', Janice 'iMove song', > Morning Tea - yum yum > Workshop 1 - 10 Workshops including 1 each by Keynote Speakers > Workshop 2 - 10 Workshops including 1 each by Keynote Speakers > Lunch - yum yum > Keynote 2 - Nancy Groh, Netsafe Senior Cybersafety Consultant [], [], [] > Buddy Teacher Introductions and opening discussion - Each school will need to send a list of all of their teachers and the levels they teach to be matched up > Closing/Thanks - Michael?
 * Welcome - Ronald
 * Mel has put together a simple poll for you to share with your teachers: Survey Monkey. This asks what sort of workshop would be most valuable to them. Are there any that need to be added to this? Suggestions from Lead Teachers: beginning, intermediate, advanced? Junior, Middle, Senior? Skype?

7. The Manawatu Digi Awards!
 * Teacher's Animation Workshops! - run by our own Ben McCarthy (Mac - I Can Animate) and Lyn Ross, Te Apiti Cluster Facilitator (PC - Powerpoint & Moviemaker)

8. Stuart Hale Digital Workshop

9. Tour of Cloverlea School

Youtube clips from Janice to try with your staff: [|Joe's non Notebook] [|Blackberry You Tube link]

10. Thanks Cloverlea for your fabulous hosting!

Next meetings are 27 June at Central Normal School and 24 August at Te Kura o Tåkaro.

Reflection: The Lead Teachers feel that 1/2 a day for our meeting is not long enough. We would like to ask for the next two meetings to be for the whole day so that we have time to share and try new software and web 2.0 tools with each other.