Goal+Three+-+Teachers+to+integrate+eLearning+effectively

• Teachers will demonstrate digital leadership in their classrooms. • Teachers will increase the use of digital resources and approaches as an integral part of all class programmes.

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Awapuni School
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to: Teachers planning ||  || Ongoing ||
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school || Lead Teacher and one other teacher have joined VLN. We have had staff changes and we now have two new teachers from four. Lead Teacher has joined the 'e-Learning: Teaching community group'. || [|e-Learning: Teaching] || To discuss thepurpose of VLN to new staff andencourage themtohave a presence on the VLN ||
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. || Teachers have integrated ICT learning opportunities into their planning.
 * 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. || At present, two teachers have used their blogs actively throughout the year. They are really enjoying the new approach to how children are utilising classroom blogs to present their findings and learning in class. One teacher is struggling to keep her blog active with the ongoing demands of our curriculum. She is not a confident user of her blog as she needs time to investigate how to use it. Lead teacher as demonstrated how to use it however the teacher needs lots of encouragement. || [|Lead Teacher]

[|Teacher one] || Ongoing || learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. || Teachers have been given the opportunity to investigate e-learning practices that are at their selected level of competency. Two teachers have a good understanding of e-learning knowledge and have been available to assist and support staff needing that extra encouragement to build their confidence. ||  || Monitor new learning in staff meetings and discuss the where to next and how teachers will apply it to childrens learning. || and feedback. || We are not really sure on how to use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment as we don't feel we have enough knowledge to go by with knowing what the quality assessment is in digital terms. We have been working on the DAT's of teaching and we are very comfortable with quality feedback however with the assessment this is a lot more difficult to determine what is quality assessment in relation to digital opportunities. If we are talking about digital portfolios and the progress of childrens learning then what is the assessment?-The porfolio or the way we have assessed. Quality feedback is given when children have achieved a digital goal e.g. when children have commented on the school blog or given a simple tick on their classroom blog e.g. interesting, cool || [|Lead Teacher] [|Teacher one] || To discuss with Michael 'quality assessment'. To perhaps develop a matrix to assess childrens digital goals. ||
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. || All teachers have made contact with another teacher or group of teachers within our cluster to initiate 21st century links to a teaching inquiry focus question. Teachers have met and will make contact in the following weeks to assist each other with reflecting and refining their teaching. || Teaching as inquiry groups || Lead Teacher & Deputy Principal will trial new format for our 'Teaching inquiry' to ensure it works then the remainder of the staff with have the opportunity to use it for their own 'Teacher inquiry'. ||
 * 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. || In term 1, our school wide topic was 'Digital Citizenship'. We spent a whole term on teaching children about aspects of this topic. Teachers think out loud when using the computer which is good modelling for using the internet and technological devices. All teachers are aware of the use and care of 'D-C'. || [|Wireless internet]

[|E-books online] || Modelling safe practices always, ongoing. ||

Central Normal School
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to: learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. || We have staff on board that can support knowledge so we will continue to use the specialist we have in our school. ||  ||   || and feedback. || Use of photos and videos on the blogs is allowing for feedback for staff and students especially relating to teacher inquiry and student inquiry. ||  || Having a focus for Digi Awards enhances the purpose of photos and video for developing and showing learning through this media ||
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school || VLN have played a role in team inquiry goals and teachers have committed to signing up to receive emails. ||  || Encourage staff to be active members of the VLN by offering advice or asking questions ||
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. || With the digi awards coming, staff are being supported through release days by lead teachers to assist with entering a submission into the digi awards. ||  ||   ||
 * 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. || These are continuing to be a great resource as students view and comment on each others blogs || [|CNS class blogs] || Support by lead teachers to maintain blog entries minimum weekly ||
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. || Use of the google docs created online through lead teacher workshops provides an opportunity for schools to share and take back to their schools ||  ||   ||
 * 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. || Discussion of DC and use of online resources || [|DC] ||  ||

Cloverlea School
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to:
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school || At an early stage with some staff joining VLNs.

Cluster meetings where groups were formed and follow up discussion sessions are underway for some groups. ||  || To ensure that all staff are active in one of these areas. || and feedback. || Teachers use some tools for student assessment, for example self-assessment of students work. Scanning work and using this as class discussions and giving feedback on next steps. ||  || Talk about the use of digital opportunities for quality assessment. ||
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. || Our curriculum overview states that this will be included in all planning. This will be monitored through the normal teacher appraisal. ||  || This ongoing. ||
 * 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. || Yes!!!! || [] || Continue to add to these regularly. ||
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. || This will be happening in groups connected to the Cluster Inquiry Groups. ||  || This is ongoing. ||
 * 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. || Teachers meet individually with lead teachers to up skill and plan classroom applications that are appropriate for classroom programmes || http://thedigiawards.wikispaces.com/2012+Workshops || This is ongoing. ||
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. || Teachers use Google docs daily and model appropriate on-line behaviour. Teachers regularly use the internet as part of their daily programme and model appropriate behaviour and discuss the appropriate actions to take when pop-up pop up and the use of copyright. ||  || This is ongoing. ||

Hokowhitu School
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to:
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school || All teachers are members of the cluster wiki and VLN. Teachers are beginning to create a PLN through the VLN.

The lead teacher will continue to promote cluster activities and assist with the development of PLNs for teachers. || [] || Teachers to become more familiar with VLN join other VLN groups. || learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. || Teachers are collaborating with other teachers from the cluster to develop their teacher inquiry goal.
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. || Teacher PD goals will have an integrated digital goal based around whole school literacy focus. || http://town-countryictpd.wikispaces.com/Teacher+Meetings+and+Inquiries ||  ||
 * 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. || All classes have a Edublog with other extra curricular groups such as student council and librarians setting up independent blogs. || [] || More focus on student voice in class blogs. Senior students will work with middle team and junior teachers to create posts for class blogs. ||
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. || Teachers will contribute digital experiences as part of their cluster teacher inquiry goal. || http://town-countryictpd.wikispaces.com/Senior+Teacher+Inquiries ||  ||
 * 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-

Teachers will use release time to work with lead teacher on a range of digital activities. ||  ||   || and feedback. || Teachers continue to use examples of digital work as examples of quality work. Digital activities are assessed by teachers to see how they improved the engagement of student learning. ||  ||   || model will continue to be developed by teachers, lead students & school community. ||
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. || Teachers continue to set expectations fro use of digital equipment and software. Teachers are beginning to develop a digital citizenship model. ||  || Digital citizenship

Kairanga School
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to: learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. ||  ||   ||   || and feedback. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. ||  ||   ||   ||

Longburn School
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to: All teachers developed questions for teacher inquiry - collaborating both in-house and across cluster. Reflective practice part of teacher appraisal. Lead teacher worked 1 on 1 with teachers (1/2 day each) - reflection around national/cluster and school goals part of release time. ||  ||   || Teacher are beginning to add to cluster wiki ||   ||   || learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. || ICT focussed staff meetings planned for - In T2 to date focus on Teaching as Inquiry cluster expectations and basic orientation to VLN. ||  || Attendance at Cluster conference. ICT focus staff meeting to include "playtime" on available, but under utilised digital resources. || and feedback. || Teachers all registered with e-asTTle - (pd for future staff meeting). ARBs also being used. Since change from MUSAC to eTap teachers have been able to record assessment data more efficiently. Data has been analysed collectively as a staff to inform targeted teaching and grouping ||  ||   ||
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school || All teachers now signed up to VLN
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. || Planning notes intended use of digital opportunities. Teaching uses IWB.some use of wireless keyboard and tablets. ICT suite timetabled and used regularly. ||  ||   ||
 * 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. || Middle and Senior teachers have just set up class wikis and have planned development with class during second half of T2 and T3 as per school strategic plan. ||  ||   ||
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. || Teachers have participated in cluster teacher inquiry meetings where possible.
 * 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. ||  ||   ||   ||

Te Kura o Tākaro
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to:
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school || All the staff are logged in to the site and a couple have joined some of the groups to seek assistance for their teacher inquiry project. ||  || To get most of the staff to have an online presence on VLN ||
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. || ICT has to be incorporated in all Curriculum areas and our planning has to make reference to an ICT components. This can be shown as a part of Class Assemblies. || http://room9rockets.blogspot.co.nz || Each class to have more evidence loaded up on their blogs. ||
 * < 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. ||< We have a new school website through i-Solution instead of Ultranet. Therefore, some of the teachers are now learning to navigate their way around the new site and also learn how to create a blog and to update it. ||< http://www.takaro.school.nz/

http://room9rockets.blogspot.co.nz/ ||< To get most of the classes to start updating their pages. || Junior+Team+Inquiries+2012 || Ongoing || learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. ||= One of our staff attended an ICT course in Auckland through Learning Networks NZ for mobile devices in classroom. Another three of our staff will be attending the Interface Expo in the coming week. Majority of our staff are still doing ongoing Activ-Board PD. ||= http://www.learningnetwork.ac.nz ||= Ongoing || and feedback. || Some of the staff are looking at developing an e-portfolio as part of their reporting and and feedback ||  || To start the process ||
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. || This will be shared through our Cluster Teacher Inquiry groups || http://town-countryictpd.wikispaces.com/
 * = 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. || Teachers use the internet regularly as part of their daily programme and they model appropriate behaviour and discuss the appropriate actions to take when using images from the internet and what kinds of information you have to be aware of when creating accounts for different sites. ||  || Ongoing modelling and promoting digital citizenship ||

Tokomaru School
by using the VLN and cluster wiki to:
 * **Cluster Success Indicators** || **Progress to date** || **Evidence** || **Next steps** ||
 * 1. Teachers will model a commitment to developing their own e- learning PLN
 * Reflect on professional readings
 * Participate in blended learning opportunities/discussion/collaboration
 * Have ongoing reflective practice about e-learning developments in their school || All staff have joined VLN || Did at a staff meeting so Lead Teacher got everyone to join.

Have sent capture of groups Lead Teacher has joined to Lead Teacher Facilitator. || Use the VLN for professional readings that can be shared with all staff during meetings. Join groups that interest the individual teachers. Attempt to go to a virtual workshop (Lead Teacher has attempted this, but had trouble with downloads) || Teachers use GoogleDocs to share planning and collaborate on planning. || || Continue use of ICT in planning and teaching. || Our expectation is that these will be updated (at minimum) once a week. || Tokomaru School website(links to class blogs on here) || Continue use of blogs and websites. Continue to encourage use of individual student blogs. || Lead Teacher has shared several digital developments with other ICT Lead Teachers in our cluster. ||  || Attend cluster conference and present inquiries. || Our twice-yearly Parent/Teacher/Student conferences include a powerpoint presentation that the students present. These include their goals and feedack on their learning. ||  || Look into whether e-portfolios will be useful - are they authentic assessment tools? ||
 * 2. Teachers’ planning and teaching will evidence the use of digital opportunities. || We have an ICT section in our unit planning - it is used as and when appropriate.
 * 3. Active class blogs/wikis will be evident in all classrooms. || All 3 classes have got a class blog, in addition to a school website.
 * 4. Teachers will share their digital developments with the cluster. || All teachers are in Inquiry groups within the ICT cluster.
 * 5. Teachers will be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend their e-learning knowledge, including cluster workshops and meetings. || All teachers have attended meetings for our inquiries, with our goals for the inquiries related to our school-wide focus of surface features in writing. One teacher has had a follow-up meeting since the first meeting in Term 1. ||  || All teachers will attend whole cluster meeting in Term 3 for their group inquiry presentations. ||
 * 6. Teachers will use a range of digital opportunities to promote quality assessment and feedback. || Not much progress to date.
 * 7. Teachers will promote and model digital citizenship. || All teachers use digital technologies in their classrooms and they follow the Tokomaru School ICT contract guidelines in addition to blog guidelines. ||  || Continue promoting digital citizenship and develop this alongside our Digital Citizenship model that we will be developing this year. ||