Lead+Teacher+Meeting+14+May+2012

Those in attendance: Michael, Janice, Kathy S, Ronald, Mark, Kathy L, Alana, Raina, Ben & Mel. Apologies from: Martin & Trevor
 * Lead Teacher Meeting - Monday 14 May - Kairanga School **

**1. Welcome** - A reminder that lunch today is BYO.

**2.** ** Milestone Report 5 **
 * Progress and evidence must be recorded under Milestone 5 Reflections
 * Video evidence for VLN summary?


 * 3. **** Cluster Conference: **
 * A creative focus with the aim of preparing teachers for the ' Manawatu Digi Awards '
 * Based at Central Normal School
 * Outside experts invited: [|Derek Wenmoth], [|Stuart Hale] , Lyn Ross and [|Tara Fagan]
 * Workshops run by experts: 50 mins including question/play time
 * [|InspireNet] has agreed to provide us with a wireless solution for the day - thank you!
 * Our Student Leaders will be sharing about Digital Citizenship (30 mins)
 * Inviting teachers from outside the cluster - charge $85 pp
 * Meeting with 'Teaching as Inquiry' groups to check in with how your inquiry is going (30 mins)
 * Registration and having a tea and coffee from 8:15am with the opening keynote at 9:00am. Concluding the conference with a closing keynote with the aim of finishing by 4:30pm.


 * 4. ** **Teaching as Inquiry** - how do we encourage teachers to make contact with each other before the conference?
 * Lead Teachers to go back to school and encourage teachers to contact their teacher inquiries buddies


 * 5. Student Leaders: **
 * These students will be meeting 3 times this term in order to learn more about 'Digital Citizenship' and to create digital resources (e.g. images/movies/posters) to promote the attributes of being a positive digital citizen. Meeting on Tuesday **22 May**, Tuesday **29 May** and Wednesday **6 June** to expand their ideas and create their digital resources.
 * Students Leaders will be invited to present their digital resources during the afternoon of the Cluster Conference.
 * Their work will all be displayed on the Student Leader Wiki.
 * Student Leaders will be expected to model digital citizenship within their own school as well as being a 'Digi Helper'
 * A younger generation of Student Leaders will be invited to attend the meeting in term four to expand the number and to model what it takes to be a positive student leader.


 * 6. **** Using the VLN: ** this is now a requirement for all Principals, Lead Teachers and Teachers - how can we continue to promote its use?
 * 1) Click 'Join Group' to join a group that interests you - click 'Leave Group' if you no longer wish to be a member of that group
 * 2) Read [|group discussions] that interest you and contribute when you feel ready
 * 3) Changes to [|site notifications]
 * 4) 'Friend' colleagues and experts who are interested in the same learning areas as you - this will allow you to see what they are doing and to send them messages without having to always have public conversations on the VLN
 * 5) An example of some of the [| PD opportunities]  available on the VLN
 * 6) An example of a file uploaded by a school to share their [|BYOD agreement]


 * 7.** **Sharing fresh ideas and tools**: Please insert your name and eLearning links/ideas to share below:

[] [] [] [] [] || Literacy/numeracy || [] ||  || [|Jigsaw Assembly] [] || Topic ||
 * ** Lead Teacher Name ** || ** Link/Tool/Idea ** || ** Could be used for... ** ||
 * Ben McCarthy || QR codes
 * Mel Bismark || Cube Creator || Literacy - reading and writing ||
 * Michael Boddy || [|Voice Dictation] for iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad $1.29 || Literacy - writing (voice to text) ||
 * Kathy S || IXL Maths
 * Janice Martin || []
 * Mark || [|Class tools] ||  ||


 * 8. Next Lead Teacher Meeting 1/2 day: ** Tuesday ** 5 June ** at Tokomaru School.
 * 1) Where do we see ourselves next year?
 * 2) How could the Lead Teacher model continue next year? (one LT per school?) - Coordinator?
 * 3) Student Leaders continue to meet? How?