Professional Learning SDD UHS April 2014
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Welcome Back UHS staff Term 2 2014 Year 7 Student- ‘ I do not understand why people think Doctors are more important than Teachers, because without teachers, there would be no doctors’ Work that matters.
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School Development Day term 2 2014. All about kind, helpful specific feedback, project based learning and Australian National teaching standards
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Welcome Back UHS staff Term 2 2014
Year 7 Student- ‘ I do not understand why people think Doctors are more important than
Teachers, because without teachers, there would be no doctors’
Work that matters.
What were you reading in the holidays?
Today is all about your learningSharing, collaborating, connecting and preparing. LETS
ASK the Question: ... Group exercise.
Term 2 is ‘the journey’ to build world class
global learners.
Through:
* Building Future 21st Century skills with
our students
*Our teachers are world class leaders in
Learning
*Real world connections
‘Work that Matters- what do your students value & believe?’’
“Work that has meaning... work that is evolving...”
Learning can be ‘Just plain interesting’
Mastery of Learning----
Success is: feeling that tingle of excitement about what you do, sticking with what matters
through hard times, living a life you can feel proud of in retrospect. These talks say it all.
http://www.ted.com/playlists/152/redefining_success
Concentrate on Kind, Helpful and Specific
Feedback for students, teachers for whatever
we are trying to improve…
Feedback- ‘Satisfactory’ http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_teachers_need_real_feedback
Some ideas for DPsNOT Deputy Principals... Digital Portfolios
thoughts to ponder..
• What should an ePortfolio or Digital Portfolio ( DP) do?
•Evolution over time...master teachers.. mastery of our craft
• What do teachers/students see as the strengths and limitations?
Digital Portfolio*REAL = Reflection, Engagement, and Assessment for Learning
ePortfolios – at least 2 purposes
1. Learning, reflection, social engagement
• Feedback
• Support
• Engagement
• Self-monitoring
• Partnership
• Conversations
• Processes
2.Showcase, assessment, product
Capability
Success criteria
Assessments
Parental involvement
Accountability
Collections
• Products
3 levels (evolution over time)
• Level 1: Storage of artefacts (working space)
• Level 2: Workspace/Process (immediate reflection/feedback)
• Level 3: Showcase/Product (mature selection/reflection)
The support to build the practice
Digital Portfolios- Students / Teachers
Strengths and Weaknesses- One view and interpretation
Look carefully at Adriana’s DP- It is clear, articulate, good humored, personal, and gives me a very good understanding on her level of critical thinking, work ethic and her ambitions..
Look carefully at Adriana’s DP- It is clear, articulate, good humored, personal, and gives me a very good understanding on her level of critical thinking, work ethic and her ambitions..
Concentrate on Kind, Helpful and specific
Feedback for students, teachers for
whatever we are trying to improve…
DPs can take all different forms
Google sites is one wayhttps://sites.google.com/site/alumnieducationhub/video-tutorials---using-google-sites/google-sites-tutorials
Weebly- Free Website
your voice, reflections, evaluations...in a blog
Eg. link to the standards on a blog..
Australian Professional Standards for Principals
