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

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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)