leading der nsw with you faculty
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This PowerPoint presentation was delivered by B Bober from the DER NSW Program at the South West Sydney ICT conference.TRANSCRIPT
LEADING DER-NSW IN YOUR FACULTY
Barbara Bober
SWSRICT Conference23RD March,2010
LEADING DER IN YOUR FACULTY
Your Personal Capacity
Vision of Quality Teaching and Learning with Laptops
Expectations of teachers and students
...aim for the bestCommunication...dailyCreativity …Yes!
LEADING DER IN YOUR FACULTY
Recognition…everyone can lead learning so share best practice with laptops!
Visibility…model using technology the best way you can!
Reflection time …pause and learn from mistakes! Repeat what works!
Now start again…and do not stop.
LEADING DER IN YOUR FACULTY
Elements of professional learning
Vision...what does your faculty understand is possible in learning and teaching with laptops? Workshop this!
Expectations...every teacher will engage with the technology! Say it daily!
Timetable this...regular opportunities for working together to build lessons/units/ strategies.
Accountability ...report back from teams and individuals about learning progress.
LEADING DER IN YOUR FACULTY
Digital education-making change happen
Element 2: Enabling leadership The leading school: uses collaborative teams to realise the
clearly articulated shared vision for ICT in teaching, learning
diffuses leadership responsibilities, support roles and decision-making processes across the school and administration
LEADING DER IN YOUR FACULTY
uses a comprehensive whole-school approach to extending learning with ICT with clear delegation of responsibility and accountability
all members of the school community are encouraged to lead in areas of interest
or expertise -explicit strategies are in place to foster,
share and support innovative practice within the school
FACULTY
Vision of Quality Teaching and Learning with Laptops The Student …
There is a big difference between personal use and professional use of ICT.
We cannot assume students have mastery of ICT tools needed for learning.
Vision of Quality Teaching and Learning with Laptops The Student…
Students do not morph into adult learners – it must be articulated clearly what is required – how to behave and how to study and ultimately how to move from teacher dependency.
Learning experiences need to be created that assist the student to move from a dependent learner to a self directed learner.
Student digital skills development plana faculty plan…
By start year 9
By start year 10
By start year 11
By start year 12
Vision of Quality Teaching and Learning with Laptops The Teacher…
Teachers devise student centric programs of learning that address agreed curriculum standards and employ contemporary learning resources and activitiesDER Strategic Plan , Canberra
WHAT SUPPORT DO YOUR TEACHERS NEED TO ACHIEVE THIS?
Vision of Quality Teaching and Learning with Laptops
• Teachers need to reconceptualise the learning environment. They are the scaffolders.
• Teachers need to scaffold activities for students to engage with on their own or with others so that ultimately deep learning occurs.
• Teachers are managers of learning rather than repositories of knowledge
The Teacher…
• Integrating ICT into teaching and learning
• Laptop classroom management
• Accessing DER-NSW support material
• Digital literacy skills
• Using 1 or 2 applications well to enhance teaching and learning and build on these skills
Skills they don’t needHow to use every application on the device like a professional
IDENTIFY THE SKILLS YOUR TEACHERS NEED…
Classroom management skills
Connected Learning Advisory Service (CLAS)
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CLAS – assess competencies
CLAS provides a Framework and an online self-assessment tool that helps teachers to:
evaluate how they use ICT for teaching and learning
create a log of evidence of ICT capability identify aspects of their practice for
further professional learning17
Faculty based professional learningComplete an ICT audit
(CLAS).Plan professional learning to address needs
KLA Learning Teams ...devise a ‘show and tell’ strategy and have each team report on a good lesson, resource.......
Team learning across KLAs led by school experts/early adopters. Incorporate Action Learning principles
Faculty based professional learning
‘Step by step’ lesson building led by expert/mentor
eg Ucreate a Laptop Wrap (TaLe) ‘Individual, self paced learning using
online materials Film exciting, engaging practice with
laptops and share in staff /professional learning team meetings
Faculty based professional learning
Champion curriculum innovators. Create opportunities for teachers to lead in the school and share their expertise.
Contribute to a culture where students and parents and teachers collaborate to move the learning forward
Leader check list -building a
culture of digital learning
Builds a shared vision for technology and uses change management processes to implement –’initiator’
Understands individual teacher ICT competency
Articulates what ‘good’ learning with a laptop looks like
Models learning and managing with ICT
Leader check list -building a culture of digital learning
Uses needs assessment to inform professional learning
Builds learning networks with colleagues and shares practice regularly
Plans and ensures opportunities for all to develop skills with ICT
Addresses issues of Digital Citizenship in policy and practice
Monitors and evaluates progress of learning programs
The Message.....
...... it’s the pedagogy that counts. It’s worth keeping in mind that laptops are only a tool. They’re at our disposal to make learning easier, and more enjoyable and meaningful for children. (Holmes, 2008)