Tour of Duty 2009
Since my last post I have accepted the position Facilitator of e-Learning for PeaK-ICT , a cluster of five primary schools in Kawerau, New Zealand . The position is 2.5 days per week. I will also work Mondays and Tuesdays as an RTeL or Resource Teacher of e-Learning at Putauaki Primary, the lead school.
PeaK-ICT stands for Partnerships that empower and actively involve all Kawerau learners ultising ICT. There are approximately 55 staff and about 1000 children involved in the cluster. As the Facilitator I am directly responsible to the five Principals who form the Management Committee.
I am looking forward to working as the Facilitator of e-Learning for PeaK-ICT . The key tasks for this role are as follows:
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Key Objective |
Evidenced By |
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Deliver PD to improve staff – pedagogy, usage of and skills in ICT |
Inquiry based learning approach in classrooms Data survey showing gains in skill and knowledge. (3 Surveys for the year) Staff will contribute to meetings, planning and future progress actions. |
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Directly assist teachers to deliver ICT learning within classrooms |
Children and staff using a range of software and tools Shared resources and learning outcomes being used |
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Set up effective communication across cluster schools to motivate and engage staff |
All cluster schools are operating at similar goals/levels but retain their own flavour. |
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Set up programmes and develop internal capacity for sustaining progress |
Classroom practices reflect the “talk” of the teachers A professional e-learning Community is developing. |
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Liaise with other Clusters to ensure growth, sharing and comparisons |
Teachers observing best practises and implementing these into classrooms Speakers organised |
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Collect Evidence (Data) |
Teachers “see” own data and acknowledge it Principals presented with data pictures Milestone reports sent in timely fashion |
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Establish a strategic plan |
The plan is actioned and evaluated in terms of outcomes for personnel, hardware and software |
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In class support |
Teachers feel supported and are becoming increasingly skilful in the understanding and application of technologies within their classroom |
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Assist schools to develop Web 2.0 tools and learning management systems. |
Schools and communities making increased use of those forums Community knows about and can access this LMS |
Additional Job Specifications:
- Complete an audit of staff skills
- Analyse and summarise cluster ICT survey and goal development forms as necessary
- Attend appropriate conferences as directed by the Cluster Management Committee
- Develop and update an Online Environment for the cluster
- Work closely with Key Motivators in each school to facilitate the in-school PD programme
- Run ICT staff meetings/or support groups within the schools
- Develop and facilitate a process for self-review for staff who have undertaken ICTPD
- Keep a reflective diary and ensure that the in-school position of the programme is progressing well
- Model and support the effective integration of ICT to support teaching and learning
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ICT Teacher, 2008
My ‘life at work’ really is an adventurous, yet challenging thinking and learning journey . I have been contracted as an ICT Teacher for Putauaki Primary for three days of the week being Monday to Wednesday and as a Reliever for Classroom Release the other two days being Thursday and Friday. It is an evolving position set as a two year contract. In my role as ICT Teacher I spent Term One of this year establishing systems and procedures working also alongside a group of high achieving seniors. This continued into Term Two as I supported too the writing and submission of an ICT PD proposal to the Ministry of Education on behalf of our Kawerau schools. The PeaK-ICT PD proposal was accepted 
during Term Three as I worked more with senior students completing exhibitions for the Eastern Bay of Plenty Science and Technology Fair. Training for the Computers in Homes Programme included as an initiative within our ICT PD proposal began. The school server was upgraded in Term Four and the Computer Suite timetable rearranged to include classes and student times for Success Maker given our targeted emphasis on Numeracy. I have spent time with Tessa, the National ICT PD Facilitator finalising milestones for the PeaK-ICT PD contract, am working again with small groups of students and have recently organised virtual field trips with Learnz for two classes. 
I have also introduced the concepts of integrated unit planning and inquiry learning at Tuesday staff meetings . A number of individuals are instinctively trialling inquiry learning in their classrooms and the PD so continues. Our intention is that teams as pods create an integrated inquiry learning unit based on Hauora now for Term One of 2009. "Paving the way for our 21st century thinkers and learners " – jeanettem 
