Wednesday 10 September 2014

TeachMeet September 2014

The Reading Project - Fluency 21 Unit Plan

Screencast Video



Screencast - Using iBooks Author




SOLO Taxonomy - Levels

Example iBook - Why iBooks Author? - Previewing and Exporting

Twitter: @Adrian_Torrese

Monday 1 September 2014

CEOWA Conference 2014

CEOWA Conference 2014
@Adrian_Torrese

The Classrooms



Principles of a Contemporary Class


"Get them into Books" A Project to Encourage Pre Primary Students to Enjoy Reading 

Using Dialogue



Writing Setting 2



Writing - Setting 1

Story Starter


Book Trailers








Strategies and Resources

Air Server

SOLO Taxonomy

Student Grouping Strategy

Base Camp - Class Blogs and Edmodo

http://year4shpsh.blogspot.com.au/

http://year4projects.blogspot.com.au/





Monday 31 March 2014

Collaborative Share Time - Let's Create our own Show Bag!

Collaborative Share Time - Let's Create our own Show Bag!

What apps, web tools, digital resources have found that are rocking your world!

Use this shared Google doc and place your resources under the appropriate sub headings.

Here are a couple of goodies to get you started:

https://snakeclamp.com

Plan Board

At the conclusion of this session we will have a chance to present a ‘30 second showcase’ of the apps or web tools that you are using and have shared.

Professional Online Presence

Professional Online Presence

Scenarios:
Scenario One: An educator in your school wants ideas for how to use ipads in her Literacy Lesson to enhance her classes understanding of different genre structures.
Scenario Two: A Year Six teacher wants to use a wiki for project information gathering and collation.
Scenario Three: The Pre-Primary teacher wants to use tablets during her LIteracy time to encourage writing.
Scenario Four: The principal wants to use collaborative documents during staff meetings to speed up consultation and feedback.
Scenario Five: The Year Four teacher wants good places online to get maths resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum.
Scenario Six:  The Year Five teacher has a 1:1 iPad program in his class and wants to know a way he can share information from his iPad to the class and receive their work back when they are finished.
 Examples of Professional Online Presence

http://technochalkie.blogspot.com.au

http://www.year4shpsh.blogspot.com.au/

http://shpshengagingheartsandminds.blogspot.com.au/

http://shpshedutech.blogspot.com.au/

http://yearsixshps.weebly.com  

http://www.stmcps.com/class-news/ 

https://demystifict.wordpress.com/


Discussion Points
What was effective? 
What made a blog/website better than others?

What are the reasons for creating an online presence?
Do you have any online presence? Please share. 
If not what would you consider for your own online professional presence?  
How can you develop and awareness of what is out there to help and support educators?

Other Examples
Edmodo Join groups and have a network of teachers. Questions can be asked and they are answered most of the time.  
Weebly/Wix.
Digital portfolios, professional development.
Scoop it

https://tackk.com 
www.blogger.com 

Creative Space - A Short Authentic Learning Task or Online Presence Resource

Authentic Learning Task.
Create a short and meaningful authentic learning task to implement in your classroom.  Consider some of the effect sizes in the John Hattie list. Consider many integration possibilities, WA Curriculum, but also consider the opportunity for direct instruction when necessary. (Flipped sessions, small group)
Digital slant - link back to web resources/tools discussed/looked earlier

An Example of a short authentic task - click here

A Tool that may assist in your planning. 

 


 Online Presence Resource.

From the resources expored and discussed, create a meaningful professional resource that you will use in one of your current roles.
Select from the listed tools and create the context for your online presence that you see as worthwhile, relevant and will add value to your role as classroom teacher, Key ICT teacher/leader, school leader or otherwise. 










Managing a Digital Classroom - Group Discussion Topics

 Managing a Digital Classroom - Discussion Topics

Break into groups and take on a discussion. Each group will present their discussion using their chosen platform. (Eg: Prezie, Padlet, Sticky Notes, Padlet, etc…) 


Discussion 1: Digital citizenship. What are some guidelines/rules set for the children before introducing them to a digital classroom? What are some techniques that you can implement if the children are off task? Acceptable Use Contract? Informing parents. Good Digital Citizen certificate.


Discussion 2: Digital Learning environment. What tools do you need to create a digital learning environment? What does the learning environment look/sound like?


Discussion 3: Teachers role in a Digital Classroom. How do I integrate ICT in the Curriculum? What is my role when the children are working on a task? How can I assess my students learning outcomes? Tools available? Link to Pedagogy Deeper understanding? How does it look on the surface? Is there learning happening?  

Resource:
Getting Attention in a Laptop Classroom. -  Jamie McKenzie

John Hattie

John Hattie Videos

Part 1
Part 2


Hattie Ranking: Influences And Effect Sizes Related To Student Achievement