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toc __ “Professional Learning Programme” __

Mid Year Reflections 2010
*How to access the wiki and add to it *Started a blog *Slide shows- adding pics *Calendar in google *Bling *Looking at other blogs- models *Using the data projector *Developing knowledge of “Word” programme *How to set up a “weblink” *Adding tables, links to different curriculum pages & websites *Podcasting x4 *Blogsx2 *Spelling City.com (programme) *Wikis *Power point- looking at functions *Photo storyx3 *Data projector x4 *Word – functions *New Apple laptops *Using a Mimio x2 *Green screen *Made a movie *learnt to make a powerpoint x2 *ICT sessions with my children *Used the Easispeak *Paint *Word-Copy /paste functions *Using websites for warm ups(Maths) *Digistore *Using e-wrapper wiki links for resources *Trying things out- regarding improving our “data process” *Set up a blog with facilitators help- learning how to put things on it- still not confident yet *Animation
 * e-paap goal ||
 * What new things have you learned/ tried so far this year? || What would you like to learn more about? || What would help you with this? ||
 * *Copy and paste/ drawing up tables/ inserting pictures

*Data projector to show You tube videosx2 *Power point for Maths warm ups *“Insert” function in Word *Using data projector as an Interactive w/board *Showed class my Photostory *Have done a podcast with a group *How to create my ow folders *Creating tables in Word *Tried an Inquiry unit and learnt to Podcast * learnt podcasting can be used to lift reading achievement *Loading photos onto laptop(intensive) *Slide show *Data projector for Literacy/ Music/ Dance || *Power point *Refresher on adding links *Podcasts *blogs *Inserting hyperlinks in blogs- so children can directly access other sites *Mimio *How to add buttons for links *More on Podcasting *Kidpix x2 *Photostory x2  *How to sign into blog by myself *Putting things on my blog *Green screening x2 *Complete a Podcast *Making a pod cast by myself rather than the facilitator doing it *Uploading loading photos *More online resources for Level 1- all curriculum areas *Using CM, understanding it better *My next step- How do I share my blog with parents? How often should I add/ change content? *More skills in Power point *Adding music/ dialogue to PP *Saving and using sounds on PP  *Getting the children involved in using the programmes *Kid Pix animations ( once fixed) *More on creating tables *Integrating Podcasting into classroom reading programme *How to trouble shoot - eg when it doesn’t synchronise, when printer doesn’t work etc *Children friendly websites || *More workshops x2 *More equipment *Tailored workshops *One to one with relevant teacher *learning about which software is compatible on a PC *e-workshops *time in small gps/ individually *have written instructions ( of what we learn)as reminders *Watching a colleague & practicing the process *More time to put things on class blog *Work with e-leaders x2 *Someone to answer my questions *Resources being placed in a folder for easy access *Ed Tech- Musac(CM) *Time to use software before trying with chn *Need to be shown then like to practice by myself *Support to supervise class while I work with a small group on e-tools *Time to practice x2 *Another session to revisit making “tables” *I need to book the Apple Macs to practice regularly *Some written step by step instructions *Someone going through a process with me slowly *More simple websites for children to use || *Team Planning sessionsx2 *Small gp *Working hands on (with eleader) *Workshops with ideas about Info Literacy skills *Clarified new Inquiry programme including changes to known programme *1st session gave a clear, global review of the topic *Learning how to break an Inquiry into different steps *Brainstorming activities for each step in Inquiry *Working &developing ideas as a team *Planning Inquiry *Green screen *Found the first session of some help-second session not as fruitful *Nothing *Team sessions helpful *Going through the inquiry process and developing each stage (helpful) *Beginning the process of *Developing a school wide Learning Model *Have found the new ideas to use in the classrm for each step helpful *The process broken down has been helpful *Good ideas for activities to develop questions *Knowledge of skills chn need before they can actively participate in Inquiry programme *A glimpse of how it might work *Learnt what a “Wonderwall “is *Lots of ideas to trial *Discussions with teams good *Its just been a refresher of how we planned at my old school – so just getting back into it *Time to spend with the team –looking at brainstorming and planning *Used facilitator to gain a couple more ideas to teach Y1’s to ask questions *Small group work eg with a buddy *Found it useful getting step by step instructions when learning abut Photostory || *How to teach some skills *How to use programmes on an Apple *Just get more ideas from other teachers about how they do Inquiry *How to develop questioning ability with students *How to plan an Inquiry in more detail *Knowing which activities are suitable for each step *How to implement the different activities *Stages of Inquiry *What we will integrate into inquiry/ what areas will be stand alone *More on Inquiry Learning *Using a mic to add sound to green screen *What is the Pedagogy behind Inquiry learning *How effective is Inquiry in Y1 class *How to manage classroom computers during Inquiry *Still unclear about Inquiry( have missed some sessions due to Reading recovery) *How different is Inquiry planning from normal planning *How to develop this so chn can manage some of their own learning at 5 yrs old *Working this process through to developing the “E Learning” (Everglade Learning) approach *Still unsure of how to have independent activities for students to use in their inquiry *Managing Inquiry with a range of ability levels *How to involve all children- some don’t have ideas of their own Research skills eg notetaking/notemaking *Teaching children to make full/ independent use of the www *Want to know more about - the pedagogy behind Why we do Inquiry -research showing how inquiry maximized learning -purpose for inquiry approach || Videos x2 Websites x2  More sessions with facilitator x2  Having an Apple computer Practical suggestions Sharing of what has been successful with colleagues More PD Readings about Inquiry learning Resources to use Continue with specific/ detailed sessions with facilitator What we are already doing is positive- more along these lines Watching Inquiry in action at Y1 level x2 Evidence about Inquiry enhancing learning Seeing an actual lnquiry lesson in action See pictures/ videos of how other schools do it Visit another school? Modeling by facilitator More discussion More collaborative learning Having a clear direction/ action plan of our PD || || What would help you with this? || *Will attend next term *Using the green screen could be really useful particularly in Writing- I will try to use it next term for creative writing *Pod casting *Blogs *Animations *Sessions on Photo story & animation *Websites *Attended 1 –it was useful but due to time constraint haven’t put it into practice *Have been unable to attend after school sessions as I finish at 1 on Thursdays- would be keen if on other days *Made my own power point game now *Lots of new ideas to make power points- have used these skills in classroom now *Green screen pictures session good- need help to do it on my own now *Creating hyperlinks *Animation on powerpoint *Greenscreen *Viewing other staff members *Using Data projector as an Interactive whiteboard *Haven’t been able to attend some of the –workshops,but could have like too- those I have attended have been good *Green screen session great- will definitely be trailing in class *Have now purchased Easispeak microphones for Team 5 *Haven’t made it to any after school workshops *Haven’t attended any
 * Inquiry Learning sessions(with facilitator) ||
 * What have you found useful/ helpful so far? || What would you like to learn more about? || What would help you with this? ||
 * *Workshops with ideas about skills
 * e-learning Intensives/ after school workshops ||
 * What have you found useful so far? How have you used / or do you intend to use any new skills? || What would you like to learn more about?
 * *Intend to use the (new knowledge)but have nothing set up yet

|| *Inquiry – step by step *Easi-speak *Adding children’s voices to green screen pics *Movie maker *Next step to blogging- have basics, ready to go further *Websites *Anything useful / applicable to classroom teaching practice *Powerpoint *Green screen *Web 2.0 *Book publishing *Easispeak *Just like time to consolidate current learning *More work on green screening ( next steps) *More work on producing power point programmes *To import pictures &use answer transitions in PP *Add sound to PP  *Kid Pix- more advanced illustrations || *Handouts *Practical use of Apple laptop *Attending workshops with people who already use the programmes *E workshops *Exploring others blogs *Teaching from facilitator *After school workshops *e-learning intensives *time to find and make resources/ locate websites *More work with e-leaders on workshops *Attend extra e-learning workshops *Arrrange a regular time with e-leader for 1-1 tutoring *Use other staff to get help too *Workshop on kidpix || eg programmes on the network || What would you like to learn more about? || What would help you with this? || *Wiki x2 *Web 2.0 *Some blog related software *Mathletics *Word *Maths Labs are really helpful as they have activities specific to the different levels & strands *Mimio gallery *Musac *Te Reo *Photostory *Powerpoint *The children love the junior Maths/ Reading/ Paint programmes *Galaxy kids Reading *Kid pix-x3 *Junior reading/Maths *Powerpoint *Art Rage(Other applications) *CM- finding more, trying to get more out of the programme to make it work better for us *My children have been using-Galaxy Maths /Drawing in Paint Writing stories in Word *Introducing text types *Galaxy Reading/ Maths *Maths Knowledge- Launch pad Lab 1 and lab 2 *Mathletics is AWESOME! *Photostory- just found it on my laptop one day and looked at it- very user friendly *Use Maths Lab all the time *Web 2.0 tools *Greenscreen *Maths Labs *Reading software on network *Some internet sites *You tube || *web2.0 tools *Wikis *Using Numeracy Bank software for groups *Kid Pix x2 *Story line *Programmes for ESOL- learning words- pictures that talk English *Would love Garage Band/ Print shop *Photostory *More about KidPIx *We/ I need to match Math Lab programmes and Galaxy programs to specific LI’s so it can be part of planned lessons *Excel – use in class- don’t know what I don’t know *I need someone to share what my other learning opportunities could be with *Paint( would like a class session) || *Time *Numeracy Bank freezes on my laptop *Having someone who is already using it (Numeracy Bank) to show me *E workshops *Time to play/ explore *Resources for ESOL *Opportunities to see other people using programmes effectively *ED TECH (MUSAC staff) *e-learning Facilitator to bounce ideas off *The chance to work on programmes *Time to do things for myself- explore *Outside expert?- facilitator? *ICT personnel || // eg Mimio, digital camera, data projector // |||| What would you like to learn more about? || What would help you with this? || *Mimio x3 *Apple laptops *Digital camera x4 *Easispeak *No new learning *Using the new network and the different way it is set up *Mimio( have observed teacher in another room) *More use of Word-copying, resizing pictures, using text boxes *Hyperlinks- You tube *Use of Digital camera and data projector becoming regular part of class programme *Attended 2 sessions on digital photos- loading/ saving pics/ photostory- I failed to achieve this
 * Software ||
 * What programmes have you found useful / learned about?
 * *Digistore
 * Hardware ||
 * What e-learning tools have you used more / learned more about this year
 * *Data projector x 15

|||| *Mimio x8 *Mimio Connect *Using Apples & their other applications *Programmes to use with data projector *Digital camera pictures- using them to make movies *Using the network effectively- at times it seems to stop on me *Incorporating the digital camera more into classroom use *Some practical experience with video camera *How to move video data round eg video to computer to movie programme *Capturing a photos form a video *Video( teaching students to video) *How to upload/ save photos *Need time to consolidate and integrate what I have learned now

|| *More workshops x2 *One to one with relevant teacher *Having a Mimio & workshops on how to use the tools *Time to look / explore *Collation of websites *Demonstration of how to use digital cameras *Getting a Mimio x2 *Network-Knowing if there are things *I’m not doing right or if the system is having a problem( don’t know how this could be achieved) *Having a digital camera available all the time *Time to practice ||
 * General : Any other comments/ questions?

*Have enjoyed everything so far- bring it on- what’s next? *So far its been exciting, frustrating& a bit overwhelming. The more you know, the more you don’t know! *Keep feeding in the useful websites- that’s been great, but keep drip feeding *I am going to arrange a regular time with an e-leader for problem solving and filling gaps in my knowledge *E-leader workshops have been great- to the point, no fluffing around and hands on. Great job *Find looking a the whiteboard in BOT room not very engaging *Would like time to sit and experiment with programmes *Was looking forward to the second Inquiry TPF- we could have watched the video in our own time and had a valuable discussion at the PD session based on it *Need more resources- computer access/ handouts

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**__End of Year Review 2010 Professional Learning : e-learning__**
· Using more ICT tools / different programmes · Using ICT tools more regularly · Introduced a new teaching approach (Inquiry) · More consciously planning and teaching of necessary skills · Using more interactive games etc · Continuous use of the data projector · More confident using e-tools (planning for their use) · More interesting and accessible for children · More use as a teacher · New dimension to teaching · Teachers more confident using ICT skills · Implementing new skills · Children have enjoyed Inquiry · Changed the way to plan · Class Blogs giving parents a view of classroom programme · Children using software independently · Utilizing data projector and MIMIO · Awareness of different programs · Using Blogs · (After school workshops have been helpful) · Using tools – Data projector, Mimio- linking more to programmes · Thinking hats- using them effectively
 * __What changes has the e-Learning PD made to your teaching practice?__**

· Responding- familiar with data projector and Mimio -enthusiastic to visual aides · Children using the MIMIO themselves- not just the teacher · More diverse range of presentation formats evident- not just power point § -use of digital camera/ Paint/ Avatars · Enthusiasm- for extra resources/ website activities · Helpful for presentation of Inquiry learning information- allowing for choices/ opportunities · Across year levels- children are more responsible with their learning with ICT/ computer equipment · Engagement · Children enjoyed new way of learning · More enthusiastic, more fresh · Children have more control · Enjoyed the “presenting” – some pressure but enjoyed using e-tools · Not the same old presenting methods eg posters · Makes them feel they can use the tools they see in the world around them · Enjoy Mathletics · Different children achieving success · Through Inquiry- Children using glossaries/ index/ key words etc more confidently -Better engagement with nonfiction/ internet · Quality of “presentation” higher · More enthusiasm- children look forward to using the tools · Confidence/ competence improved · More engaged and enthusiastic · Novelty at present · Confidence · The children are more engaged in their learning · ICT skills have improved
 * __What changes have you seen in your children?__**

· As a teaching approach · Importance of Questioning · Children constructing and using different resources/ tools to answer questions/ find information · Front loading · Questioning · Processes- front loading/ skills/ questioning · Note making/ note taking · Better understanding of process/ importance of teaching good questions · Appreciation o f what children can do- even if juniors · Let children who are ready go on  · Inquiry skills- understand the need to teach Inquiry process to children · Inquiry is an Approach- not a topic · Inquiry easily integrated into reading/Writing/ Oral/ Visual
 * __What aspects of inquiry do you have a good understanding of?__**

· Integrating more into Reading/ Maths · Establishing a good school “approach” · Knowing where the teacher stands in approach and how it fits · Children’s ability to note take and note make ( not just copy) · Look at different types of Inquiry- Directed/ Guided/ Independent inquiry pathways · Keep working on teaching note taking · Planning and Implementation · Explore resources in our Resource Room · Plagarism · How to manage different levels of engagement · Planning – need to be more user friendly · Presenting and displaying · Thinking Hats · Assessment when doing Inquiry
 * __What aspects of inquiry do you need to explore further?__**

It is important to use e-tools because…. · **That’s the way the world is heading** · **They enhance teaching and learning practice** · **It is the way of the future** · **It’s their world** · **We enjoy it…. why wouldn’t they? ( they “feed off our enthusiasm”)** · **Children now have a variety of different ways of “presenting”** · **Its preparation for the work force** · **The children belong in a digital world so these are essential tools** · **It is another dimension in terms of resources/ tools within the classroom to support learning** · **They are essential devices and we want our students to be digital citizens**
 * __Complete this sentence: It’s important/ not important to use eTools because…__**

· Students more engaged · Achievement- no change seen · Enthusiasm linked to “playing on computer” or use of “gadgets” · Achievement has nothing to do with tools · Mathletics- progress in basic facts (seen in Mathletics Progress reporting) · Encouragement for children to move onto next tasks eg to use interactive whiteboard for next task · Engagement- all children like to use these tools nd are happ to be using them for an activity/ task · Easier resource availability · Engagement- children excited about using different e-tools ie bookemon, Avatars, interactive PP  · Engagement- children more engaged with visual e-tools
 * __How has the use of e-Tools lifted achievement and/or engagement?__**

· Like a MIMIO in class and instructional workshops · Link skills/tools to Inquiry approach/ pedagogy · Look at learning Model that supports further development in ICT equipment / tools and Inquiry within the classroom · Extend Mathletics to other classes · More work on how we plan and implement/ integrate/ embed Inquiry · Continue workshops · Time to fiddle, Recap tools · Time to see what others are doing · Information overload- good but how to manage? · More Mimio PD  · Consolidate learning initiated in 2010 · Bombarded with new learning – need time to digest · Time to consolidate and practice new learning from 2010 · Selection of various activities at different skill levels · Ste by step written instructions for new learning eg buttons for wiki · Teachers should be going to other schools to observe other teachers · A balance between number of PD meetings and time for teachers to practice/ creatye blogs, wikis etc · More 1-1 with facilitator so individual needs can be addressed · Better more effective network, Storage space- inability to share files, Less barriers eg Watchdog too stringent
 * __How can we support your learning next year?__**