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School Contact: John Heron  

 

Phone:   6261 2842

 

Action Research Foci:

  • Staff perceptions and issues with respect to their use of ICT
  • Real Learning: ICT & the Essential Learnings

 

Action List

 

Date Action Who Done
20/8 Initial Discussions IW, JH Y
20/8 - School to consider participation JH, Team Y
22/8 School response: "We're in!!" JH Y
17/9 Workshop Preparation IW, JH Y
18/9 Workshop: 9.30 am  IW, Team Y
  Action Research: Staff perceptions and issues
  • Survey staff (purposes & related issues)
  • Collate results
  • Consult with staff (sectorial groups)
  • Work from perceptions to achieve greater consensus amongst staff re purposes
  • Prioritise possible responses to issues
  • Act to achieve short term gains for staff and their classes
  • Incorporate long term initiatives into school planning
  • Evaluate and share findings
Team Y
   Action Research: Real learning with ICT
  • Two classes to undertake joint learning project
  • Focus on using ICT to address real problem
    • collaborative teams
    • gathering & processing information
    • first hand experience
    • useful products
    • insightful questions 
    • shared learning
  • Observe closely for (and make explicit)
    • the role of collaboration
    • the emergence of ELs outcomes
    • the contribution of ICT
  • Share the 'stories' of activities, experiences, insights, learning, products... at several levels
  • Use model as a model basis for 
    • future ICT professional learning workshops
    • placing use of ICT within school's ELs initiatives
  • Evaluate and share findings
Teachers
&
Classes

 

Y
  Case Studies IW, Team Y
21/11 Action Research Conference, Utas, Launceston   Y

 

Findings: see...

 

 

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