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A whole-school approach to learning. ... Seaford 6-12 School Adelaide, South Australia http://www.seafordhs.sa.edu.au. About us. Location - South of Adelaide (SA) Middle & Senior Schools (Years 6-12, 900+) 7 TLCs, Special Needs Class and Disability Unit Shared Leadership structure - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A whole-school approach to learning ...
A whole-school approach to learning ...
... Seaford 6-12 SchoolAdelaide, South Australia
http://www.seafordhs.sa.edu.au
... Seaford 6-12 SchoolAdelaide, South Australia
http://www.seafordhs.sa.edu.au
About us ...Location - South of Adelaide (SA)
Middle & Senior Schools (Years 6-12, 900+)
7 TLCs, Special Needs Class and Disability Unit
Shared Leadership structure
Principal, Deputy, Program Managers (6), Coordinators (4), Counsellors (2)
Staff of 91 (leaders, teachers and support staff)
Clientele - low to mid socio-economics (28.2% School Card), Special Needs (135), Indigenous (36), Non English Speaking Background (13)
21st Century Pedagogy
21st Century Pedagogy
Shared pedagogical understanding of how learning takes place
Constructivist philosophy: teacher as facilitator, students actively engaged in problem-solving and critical thinking
Leadership that embraces technology, promotes it, supports it, uses it and models it
Learning TechnologiesLearning TechnologiesComputers - Desktops and LaptopsMobile devices - iPod Touches, mobilesInteractive WhiteboardsStill and Video CamerasProjectorsPrintersSoftware - site licensedReliable infrastructureWireless access across siteJust-in-time technical and skills support
1-2-1 MacBook Program Year 9s, 160+ students in 2010
Mobile Learning with iPod Touches class set of 30 in each TLCone in Disability Unit
Specialist Labs (2)Media Studies & Digital PhotographySenior ICT Studies
General Labs (4)2 in Senior School2 in Middle School
MacBooks on Trolleys1 trolleys of 12 in each Middle School TLC1 trolley of 30 for Senior School access
Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow Learning
Interactive Whiteboards3 in Middle School1 in Senior School1 in Disability Unit
Still and Video CamerasKodak Zi8 Pocket Video Cameras 3 in each TLC and 1 in Disability UnitSLR and standard digital cameras available for Media Studies and for staff or student loanStandard video cameras available for Media Studies and for staff or student loan
ProjectorsComputer LabsLOTE classroomGeneral classrooms, Senior and Middle Schools Computer Labs
PrintersComputer LabsTLCs
iChat, iCal, iTunes, Mobile MeiLife 09 (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)iWork 09 (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)Adobe CS4 Master CollectionComic LifeiStopMotionFreeware
Software
Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow Learning
By having continuous access By having continuous access to the MacBooks, we can do to the MacBooks, we can do
all our research on the all our research on the Internet when we need to ... Internet when we need to ... we don’t have to wait for the we don’t have to wait for the
teacher to get us a free teacher to get us a free computer lab.computer lab.
The software is amazing! You can create photo The software is amazing! You can create photo albums and Keynote is similar to PowerPoint. albums and Keynote is similar to PowerPoint.
When you take the laptop home, you can show When you take the laptop home, you can show your parents what you’ve done at school.your parents what you’ve done at school.
What do the students say?
Staff Professional
Development
Staff Professional
Development
Largely in-house
Every Tuesday, 2 hours
Timely & Relevant:
hardware and software
administration and learning tasks
Coaching Model of support for all users
Sharing best practice
Accessing experts
Working and Learning Together in 2010Working and Learning Together in 2010
1-2-1 MacBook Program
Mobile Learning Program
Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow
Supporting Teachers
Supporting Teachers
Planning and development of teaching and learning units and activities
Sourcing of appropriate resources
In-class: modelling the effective use of learning technologies and problem-solving
Up-skilling and coaching teachers
Supporting Learners
Supporting Learners
Up-skilling students
Establishing student “champions” to provide coaching support to staff and students
Developing students’ abilities to problem-solve technological issues and seek appropriate support
Measuring Learning
Outcomes
Measuring Learning
Outcomes
ICT Skills
staff and students
Literacy & Numeracy
Attendance
Behaviour Management
Work completion
Student Engagement
How? When? Who? Why?
Collection of baseline data (2009 Year 8s)In 2010, continued collection (Year 9s)
Test results, on-line assessments, Edumate (LMS), teacher anecdotal records
Measure student learning outcomesMeasure efficacy of learning technologies programsInform decision making process for 2011 and beyond
At Seaford 6-12 School, learning technologies motivate and skill our students and staff to access better
lifelong learning experiences.Our objective is to facilitate high
levels of engagement and increase knowledge by enabling all users’ access to diverse technological applications, therefore ensuring
improved learning outcomes.Seaford 6-12 School Site Learning Plan 2010
Cherie PickeringCherie PickeringLearning Technologies Coordinator (2008 – 2010)Apple Distinguished Educator (2009)INTEL Teach Master Trainer (2008)Microsoft Office Systems (MOS) Certified Trainer (2006)Graduate Certificate ICT Education (2006)
[email protected]@mac.com
Learning Technologies Coordinator (2008 – 2010)Apple Distinguished Educator (2009)INTEL Teach Master Trainer (2008)Microsoft Office Systems (MOS) Certified Trainer (2006)Graduate Certificate ICT Education (2006)
[email protected]@mac.com