RTC: Ongoing Professional Learning

20/04/15
http://manaiakalani.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Learn%20Create%20Share

• raising traditional literacy through sharing learning [via podcasts] "But 21st Century students need opportunities to do something with the learning outcomes in their own language ie turn them into a digital learning object that they have created; amovie, an animation, a podcast, a funky slideshow etc. And then this digital learning object (DLO) can be shared online"
• Create: this podcast gives a clear definition of "create" in the project- models, animations, prezi -lots of visual sharing not writing a document
• Share: I can see how good it is for learners to share with their whanau but how do they get thousands following their blogs? And why can't I get students to perform even in class because they are afraid someone will see them "don't film me!"
• Community of Practise: hey, that's us culture vultures!
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8/4/15 Google Conference
https://docs.google.com/a/hornby.school.nz/presentation/d/1nrvwBJKH39zktRv0OVFIpq1iMPMUJiX0m445em83aVw/edit#slide=id.g909f75c09_0_54


22/3/ 15 Drama NZ membership - http://www.drama.org.nz/

3/3/15

“Gifted and talented education has too many bandwagons, too many good intentions, and too many students whose early promise fails to develop into adult eminence.”  Hook 2015
http://pamhook.com/news/
"the follow up conversations have been fabulous – and the requests for professional reading likewise.  It seems Christchurch teachers are very ready to re-think their professional practice and the purpose and the effect of what we do to students in the guise of meeting their needs in gifted and talented education." Pam Hook
I am on the CAGE committee which organised a symposium on "Thinking", I talked to a small group about "Thinking through Drama" . Keynote speaker Pam Hook - caused some controversy about how best to identify and support GATE students.


25/1/2015 Reading DramaNZ Conference ]attended 24-27 April

Mr Men and Little Miss Unit plan for Year 8 could work well in new Kete for year 9- working together and respecting others differences.

26/1/2015
https://www.ted.com/playlists/125/tv_special_ted_talks_education

We watched this ted talk which focused on praising akonga and giving positive feedback, related it to the information about giving praise in the school 2015 handbook. PB4L
How to use discursive practices - we did a jigsaw activity [readings on assessment for learning]; Goal to put one discursive activity per lesson for all classes- pair activities [use names, make eye-contact]. The PB4L team also went over low level interventions.

9/2/15 attended Shepherd  at the Court Theatre [Monday night forum] - an amazing piece of theatre, science fiction firmly set in the context of rural New Zealand.

 http://www.courttheatre.org.nz/

4. demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional learning and development of personal professional practice

i. identify professional learning goals in consultation with colleagues ii. participate responsively in professional learning opportunities within the learning community iii. initiate learning opportunities to advance personal professional knowledge and skills