Middle+Syndicate

__**Sharing our teaching and learning: **__
 * ===Sharing notes 15.9.11 @ Goldfields:  [[file:Year 3-5 sharing 15.9.11.pdf]] ===
 * Photos courtesy of Gary -  attached are two montages (note how easily distracted folk become when they have an i-pad to play with!) Happy to share all original jpegs should anyone want any for their records/newsletters etc **[|ICTPD SHARING at Goldfields.pdf]** **[|ICTPD SHARING at Goldfields2.pdf]**
 * ===__Sharing notes 28.06.11 @ Paeroa Central__:[[file:Middle Sharing 28.pdf]]and ===
 * ===Brook's powerpoint "Linking SOLO and Inquiry" [[file:Solo Inquiry.pdf]] ===
 * === **__Sharing notes and supporting presentations 6.4.11__ ** [[file:Year 3-5 Sharing 6.4.11.pdf]] ===

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 * =====** Literacy Progressions Using ICT ** -  a guide to enhancing learning with technologies  =====
 * **netrover.com** Primary Kids Education Site - All curriculum areas
 * **[|Wordle] ** <span class="wiki_link_ext">Use Wordle to support learning in the classroom.(Need to have Java Script loaded - free download)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Epals Worldwide linking of classes - great to stimulate all literacies and learn about people in other places
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">@http://www.ictnz.com (Trevor Bond resource for all curriculum areas, thinking, questioning etc)
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">**Writing is Fun** by Jenny Eather - an excellent online resource for ideas/templates for all writing genre .====


 * ==<span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Suzie's Links <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- unfortunately this site has been removed. I am trying to locate another that will be useful to you. ==

<span style="color: #e01a1a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> **Summary of Sharing:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">** Years 4-6 May 26th 2010 @ David Street School, Morrinsville 3.30-5pm **
 * **Brook** (Paeroa Central Yr5-6) - Students needs - summarizing/key points/keywords/deeper questions using a variety of texts. Used the Newsboard idea to teach scanning for answers to 7 servants (information - white hat), then to create deeper questions for deeper understanding.
 * **Maria** (Paeroa Central Yr 4-5) - Summarizing texts - main ideas (using keywords), students in pairs share what was the main idea (amaxing how many different views on main idea), children discuss and support their choice of why they think main idea. Transferring skills from WORD workshop into reading rotation - inserting shapes (filled with text/picture/colour) - integrating across all areas. As Lead Teacher, building staff computer skills/morale - began with Tables - how to and uses.
 * **Joss** (Netherton Yr 4-6) Using Newsboard to strengthen prediction- Photograph and YChart for predicting before/during/aftr the photo was taken. Positive activity - no wrong answers - all contributing - good for reluctant. Photostory introduced to 4 students after PD workshop and those 4peer tutoring others. It really is simple!
 * **Laura** (DS Yr 5-6) Student created Photostory of the class "Road To Learning" - School-wide Concept "Communication" and showing th use of questioning and thinking strategies.
 * **Meryl** (DS Yr 5-6) Concept "Communication" use of visual images- "Bus Stops" of a range of photos focussed on communication-> categorizing different forms of communication and justifying selection (visual, written, verbal, non-verbal, adverts, art etc). Realizing some photos fitted into several categories. Newsboard activites to support class need for practice and development in questioning, scanning, predicting, thinking. Flowed into literacy programme. Introducing PhotoStory and now see the connection/need to provide support/follow-up in areas of: purpose, audience, taking better photos, oral language - diction, expression, careful selection of keywords for each photo, music - genre, pace, style etc
 * **Lisa** (DS Yr 5-6) Developing Questioning across all areas of learning. Co-construction of questioning rubric - students using to monitor and reflect on types/quality of questions. Rubric to be shared across the school to assist in creating a questioning continuum. Photostory used to support narrative writing - using books with no text so students needing to view images carefully to predict, sequence and create own story from the images' message.
 * **Abby** (DS Yr 5-6) "Communication" - Big question posed to students "What are the most important messages that we communicate in DSS? Students interviewed teachers, students recorded on video, answers then aded as post-its to question board. Oral discussions of messages sent and being received.(Flowed into puppet show) Rubric created and students reflected on their work and placed themselves onto the rubric (teacher collated and dated responses) and this provides a good way to assess process of learning and an be reflected on again to gauge progress.
 * **James** (DS Yr 3-4) Using newsboard and hats to extend the understanding and building of relevant statements and questions.Class blog (linked to class webpage/school website) created to link home and school/sharing the learning - currently driven by teacher generated questions - "I wonder why ....?
 * **Andrea** (DS Yr 3-4)Focus on students conversing orally but not good questions being generated so focussed on statement an "looping conversations" (A few ground rules - no hands up, no interrupting, wait then share). Initially tchr lead but then student>student>student loops. Improving speaking clarity and focus, active listening. Highly successful. Using KidPix and Phtostory to support students taking and using photographs. (One camera per room now). Found the use of playground coloured hoops great for making venn diagrams - very visual and easy to manipulate ideas/keywords etc.
 * **Rachel** (DS Yr 5-6) "looping conversations" stopping pingponging in discussions - students and teacher forced toshar the floor. Thinking Books (blank page scrap book per child) Daily use to show thinking, graphic organisers, plans for writing etc. Great record to look back on progress and strategies being used and resource for transferring learning to other situations. Students have taken to these really well and the books are a concrete record of thinking.
 * **Leanne** (Miller Ave Yr 4-5) Gaining confidence from being a reluctant computer user to working in computer suite with class to present their writing and using a suitable photograph or personally created PAINT picture as a washout behind their writing - huge motivation and satisfaction gained for both students and teacher.
 * **Angela** (Miller Ave Yr 5-6) HIgh number of boys in class who __**disliked**__ reading (only 6 girls). Now totally and highly motivated and wanting to read - using the AVAILLL reading programme based on DVDs and sub titles. Pretest level and completion assessment showing raised levels of engagement and skills. Now looking on following up with personal version of CSI programme from PD course at Rototuna School last week.
 * **Judith** (RT Lit - Paeroa) PhotoStory with a focus on the oral language improvement aspect of self improvement through critiquing to improve own oral language. Excellent for reluctant readers and writers.
 * **Marian** (St Josephs -Paeroa Yr 3-4) Procedural writing focus - cooking cup cakes - use of digital camera to record process - sequence and use for stimulating writing from what we need to what we do. Next step - using PhotoStory to incorporate sequencing and writing. Using fax (generated both manually and digitally) to communicate with other catholic schools - next step could involve email, blog or wiki communication. See the motivation from responses received and the desire to communicate further.
 * **Donna** (Tirohia) Focus on adjectives and using PAINT and WORD programmes to support the learning


 * **Sample of a Questioning Rubric** [|QuESTioning Rubric © Trevor Bond 2005]http://[|www.ictnz.com]
 * **QuESTioning Rubric © Trevor Bond 2005 ** ||
 * **Stage 7** || **Creates relevant probing questions combining 2 or more question words when interviewing a person.** ||
 * **Stage 6** || **Creates questions using one of the ‘7 Servants’ and synonym/s of key words.** ||
 * **Stage 5** || **Creates questions that utilise one of the ‘7 Servants’ and relevant key words and phrases.** ||
 * **Stage 4** || **Creates questions that utilise one of the ‘7 Servants’ and relevant key words.** ||
 * **Stage 3** || **Creates Yes/No/Maybe Questions that contain relevant key words and phrases.** ||
 * **Stage 2** || **Poses an irrelevant question.** ||
 * **Stage 1** || **Poses a statement or provides no response.** ||