29th+April+mtg+notes

29.04.10 **In attendance:** Lynley - PD Hinuera, Gareth - DP @ Tauranga Int (Y1) , Alan - PF - Rotorua (Y1) , Jeneatte Murphy - Pf, .6 , Donny Dyet - Coalface Cluster Rochelle - TKI, Veronica - Morrinsville (LT) , Sandy PF - Tauranga Moana , Barbara - PF King Country Coast(Y1) , Barbara - 3 rivers cluster, Paeroa PF Fiona - PD Tauranga , Nancy - Glenholm (Rotorua) PD , Jan Marie (PF) Peninsula , Rob - Acting Principal , Julianne - Matamata Cluster Son - Teacher - Paeroa, Lorraine - Y1 , Jan - Principal @ Merrivale , Dave - CORE , Bernard - PD, Tessa Gray (CORE-NSSF), Jill Hammonds (CORE-NSSF), Kathe Tawhiwhirangi-Perry (CORE-NSSF)
 * BoP mtg (1) 2010**

**Software 4 Learning (Rocky Jensen)** **Digistore** · Repository of stories · Digi objects that can be accessed · Lesson sequences · Multi media – interactive, sound etc · Learning federation and NZ govt created a partnership (email fwde · **Username**: ictpdclusters / **Password**: Engagement  · Accessing digistore: PDDF of registered schools – then email and within 24 hours you’ll get your log in (Equally, email Rocky or Fiona)  · Subscribe to the newsletter! (Please contribute)  · Browse by topic – Learning languages  · Guidelines for contributors  · Is there permission to re-purpose?  · Web 2.0 component – you can rate these and feedback  · Key learning objects  · Functionality to embed back in to own spaces? Yes (Can download an object)  · Learning paths – getting content, create and then a unique url that does not need a password!  · Find the resource 1st,  · Using digital content – learnig paths – how doI create a learnig path – 8 steps to creating etc   **Teacher story**......Inquiry Unit - Jnr class / Science focus - animals within the environment
 * Rocky's role: Digi advisor / .7 / Shared role with Fiona Grant - 2 x key resources within TKI - Digistore & Software 4 Learning
 * TKI website
 * Tchrs can grab digital content and individualise it to suit what they want
 * Web 1 - got it and pulled it down
 * Web 2 - 2 way traffic
 * Software on here that tchrs have recommended (A rule of 3 - rigor: heard about it,seen it in a classroom and aligns with the new curriculum (eg. etherpad is  now piratepad / marvin / tells you whether its PC or Mac)
 * · Snapshots of learning - template
 * · A piece of software to support learning
 *  · Effective pedagogy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 104%;"> · Examples, stories, videos are VERY useful
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 104%;"> · Rather than jump in re software – go in with the purpose for learning and match up some software
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 104%;"> · TKI – English – Software for learning – Wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 104%;"> · Drill and kill, fill in :-(


 * Milestone report**
 * Primarily a reflective tool
 * Google docs keeps this timely and time efficient
 * Online support
 * Effective data gathering processes
 * A collaborative challenge
 * - Think of one time that you have successfully reported on some form of progress. Be specific!
 * - What kind of data did you collect as evidence to show this progress
 * - How was this analysed- How did you know this was successful
 * **Donna** :Suggestions for gathering formative Milestone Evidence

Student voice (teacher surveys -Survey Monkey, teacher Interviews with facilitator, using wikis to gather data, student work samples, teacher reflections on practice).
Student Voice Video's available at [|http://mindblown.edublogs.org] (You've Got A Message, Partners in Learning etc)
 * Teacher reflections / A sypnosis besides video clips etc is VERY useful :-)
 * Teacher survey and a personal interview with each teacher
 * Google forms can be utilised - automatically graphed)
 * ( Barbara to email Jill re how to keep schools information separated)
 * Tessa to upload all of MS8 examples
 * Blooms taxonomy to be used re the quality of the MS data information
 * Un-conference**
 * Reviewing tool bar with the tracking component - useful for students to track their learning steps
 * Barbara**: Solo taxonomy http://hooked-on-thinking.wikispaces.com/
 * Took this right from the planning change
 * Rubrics for chn to assess themselves and qualifying where their entry point is
 * Steamwell Primary (Cross roads cluster)
 * Verbalising their own learning stages
 * Differences between the rubrics and SOLO
 * Novice - beginner - apprentice - practitioner - expert
 * How is each stage analysed?
 * Each stage has a descriptor (a strip of velcro with students photos and they move their photo along through each stage as they meet that stage)
 * Wiki has a range of rubrics available

**Collaborative spaces**
 * [|http://how2doit.wikispaces.com] - Place for explanatory screencasts & printscreen instruction sheets etc
 * ALL welcome to contribute, participate and on-share learning in to this space (Thanks Donna)
 * [] (Thanks Jeanette)