Discovery Time

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Personalised Learning and the effective use of
ICT in the Early Years
Integrating new technologies to empower learning
and transform leadership
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• Diane Rickard
• Shona Brooks

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• KWL
• Please use this time to write down what you
  already know about
• Personalised Learning
• Play Based Learning
• Open Plan Learning Environments

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SILVERTON Primary School is situated in Jacksons
Road, Noble Park North, in the City of Greater
Dandenong. Currently has an enrolment of 390
students. Student Family Occupation 0.75 below
the 20th Percentile.High Non English Speaking
students 76Open Plan design consisting
of- 4 Flexible Learning Centres,
Administration block, Specialist wing
including Information Resource Centre
Library / ICT Lab, Visual Arts Workshop,
Instrumental Music Room, Canteen and
General Purpose Room Environmental Science
room All established around a central
courtyard.
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OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
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Outdoor Learning Area
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Principles of 21st Century pedagogy

• Contemporary view of learning is-
• People construct knowledge and understanding
  based on what they already know and believe.
• Teachers MUST know students well and build on
  existing knowledge, considering learning styles
  and have a greater repertoire of teaching
  techniques.
• Pedagogy for 21st Century will comprise-
• The Learner at the centre.
• Teacher drawing from a large repertoire of
  strategies and skills.
• Interdisciplinary and project based work.
• Authenticity.

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Discovery Time
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• Silvertons ICT Expectations
• Expectation that all curriculum planning
  documents must incorporate ICT, across all Levels
  and in Specialist areas.
• All staff completes the ePotential online survey
• ICT goal built into all teachers Performance
  Plans
• Our teachers mentor or peer coach each other on
  particular ICT programs, on how to use the
  different ICT resources / equipment we have and
  assist each another with ICT planning
• ICT Action Research Team - focusing on
  Multiliteracies

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• ICT Professional Development
• We have ICT peer coaches that work with teachers.
• ICT Professional Development internally or
  externally.
• Our teachers use students as experts, e.g. grade
  6 student may go into a grade 3 class and assist
  the teacher or students on an activity.
• Our students also PD teachers on certain ICT
  skills / knowledge afterschool, eg. GPS training
• A lot of reassurance goes to teachers that its
  okay for their students to have better ICT skills
  and knowledge then them. Teachers must not feel
  threatened by this fact!!

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Some Prep projects from Discovery Time
Jo
Javen
Sean
Lucy Norah
Jordan
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Some Grade 1 2 projects from Discovery Time
Michael Jacob
Andrew
Keauna PP
Cassie PP
William
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Assessment

• To help assist with assessment during Discovery
  Time we have implemented the following
• All areas in the Learning Centre have a code
• Teachers use a folder to record the activities of
  each student in their grade on a daily basis

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Assessment

• Through Discovery Time we are able to assess all
  children on the VELS strands
• Speaking Listening
• Writing
• Reading
• Interpersonal Intrapersonal Development
• Design, Creativity Technology
• Information Communication Technology
• Thinking
• Through the childrens choice of projects we may
  also be able to assess on a variety of other
  strands in the Victorian Curriculum.
• eg. Maths (number, space etc), Visual Arts,
  Performance Arts

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Your Discovery Time
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Digital Portfolios

• Developed a school template PowerPoint Template
  for Preps Grade 6.
• At the start of each year each Level will create
  their own Level template adding things before it
  goes out to all the students.
• Each specialist contributes
• Student and Teacher selection of assessment tasks
• Shared with the parents
• Burnt on a DVD

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Student Led Conferences

• This year we trialled Student Led Conferences in
  replacement of Parent/Teacher Interviews during
  Term 3. It was run on a student free day.
• A Student Led Conference involves
• Three participants- student, parent/s teacher
• The student reflects shares their work with
  their parent/s
• Discussion of goals, personal achievements and
  areas for improvement

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QUESTION TIME Silverton Primary School 77 123
Jackson's Road Noble Park North, 3174 61 3
9795 5033 spark.diane.c_at_edumail.vic.gov.au brooks.
shona.l_at_edumail.vic.gov.au