Whilst looking through some resources on the ePotential, I came across a video that was made about my classroom (as well as others). It was shot in 2006 and this was the last year I taught at Essendon Nth Primary School. Renee Hoareau, Executive Officer from VITTA was on the production team.
Find more videos like this on Classroom 2.0
November 25th, 2008
This year has been a wonderful experience for me. I have worked as an Ultranet Coach for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development within the Western Metropolitan Region. Within this role I have worked with 28 schools and leadership teams, as well as a range a teachers who have participated in the ICT Peer Coaching Training that I have facilitated.
The work has been varied over the year but on a clear goal to support schools in using the Ultranet, an online learning environment that will be released over the next two years.
Some of the work has involved -
- building awareness around the Ultranet initiative
- introducing schools to the ePotential Survey and Resource
- helping leadership teams unpack the data from the survey
- guiding eLearning Planning
- developing tailor made professional learning for schools
- organising school visits for leadership teams to see best practice
- planning and facilitating a region based ICT Peer Coaching Program
- running hands on workshops on Web 2.0
- running hands on workshops with Macs
- leading curriculum planning with ICT in schools
- embedding ICT across the school and curriculum
- planning and running an online conference
- presenting at conferences
I feel I have made a difference to these schools – some in slight ways and others as huge turn-around in the attitudes and mindsets of how ICT can be embedded in learning.
I have loved my job and enjoyed meeting so many teachers and leaders in the region. This is the last week that I am in this role and will be moving on to a new role as an Assistant Principal in a brand new school.
A new chapter begins…
November 20th, 2008