4 events

Here are 4 events that inspired me to record my learning journey as a blog:
1. In November 2005 I attended Professional Development courses run by Jacqui Sharp – "Digital Cameras for real Beginners and 101 Ways to use your Digital Camera."

2. I was next inspired by Dorothy Burt who spoke about classroom blogging at a Teachers Conference in Palmerston North in January 2010.

3. My wonderful techie and future focussed husband, Julien, continues to inspire and challenge me to try out new "technology." Hence my iPhone is now my favourite device that I am addicted to and would be lost without. Together with my iPad it has made it so easy for me to keep in touch with current changes in technology.

4. The last event that catapulted me in the deep end and showed me what could be happening in my school, was attending the ISTE conference in San Diego in July 2012. This conference opened my eyes, inspired and motivated me to share my learning. This blog, hopefully, will have ideas to inspire you to get e-learning happening in your classroom.


Saturday, May 18, 2013

The L & A Team

L&A - (Leadership and Assessment)
As part of the catch up for 10 years of little PD in the school and to bring us up to date we have started this contract. Wow - a big time learning curve! 
Classroom teaching strategies are under close inspection - clarity of learning intentions, clear success criteria co-constructed with the children, planning using the teaching as inquiry cycle, focus learners, student voice, teaching based on evidence and data, reflective teachers, modeling books, reflective learners setting their own goals and learning, Team Leaders observing their teachers and both reflecting on teaching practice, Team meetings becoming PD sessions - just some of the new look happenings around the place!

Out with the old (thank goodness!) and in with the new!
But not enough TIME to do it all quickly enough!
Hence why I've been re-energized to keep this blog, that is tracking my learning as a teacher, going - it is a great way to be a reflective teacher! 

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