gail dyer

 Goals for the day

 1.  Personalising our school vision:            Creating a path to the future.

Staff in groups will deconstruct the following school exit outcomes and reconstruct them so as to put the student at the centre of learning,

eg. “I am a successful learner and I expect to:

The exit outcomes our students will display when they complete Stage 3 are:

• successful learners who expect to achieve; enjoy learning and how to learn;
• confident, creative individuals who will be able to live fulfilling lives; and
• responsible citizens who will be capable of making positive, informed contributions to their world.

Discuss in allocated groups.

2.  Develop an understanding of 21^st century learning in a global world

View the video which focuses on the simple steps designed to develop a caring creative space suitable for 21^st learning / teaching. The following concepts are to be examined:

Competition  Collaboration  Co-operation  Creativity  Communication

 Staff were asked to 

• reflect upon the video, think about their classroom, teaching and how they might create a 21^st Century classroom, with student learning in a global context at the centre.
• make notes, begin to think about setting some goals to be discussed in team meetings where they will be asked to develop personal and professional goals for the term / semester / year.
• talk about the video with their group.
• Create a Y chart on what a 21st century classroom will be like., eg, what it LOOKs, SOUNDs  and FEELs.like?

 3.  Exploring personalisation of student learning.

       What is it?                        Why is it important?                     How will we achieve this?