ANSN enews vol 4 no 8
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*8th October, E-News Vol 4, No 8*
*Edited by Keith Redman*
Topics covered in this edition include:
* Advanced Hub in Mooloolaba, for Dimensions of Learning (if
you're very quick!)
* Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) Hubs in 2010: training and
discounted equipment
* Last chance for an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) briefing on
2010 Hubs (VIC)
* Book your place at ANSN's 4th National Forum, to be held on 17
November
* Register now for Cognitive Coaching training, to be held in
Perth, 2009-2010
* Reminder: /Integrating ICT pedagogy in School Community/ workshops
* Check out the Coalition of Essential Schools website**
* Some interesting reading
* Reminders of ANSN activities, introduced in previous editions
of E-News
*Advanced Hub in Mooloolaba, for Dimensions of Learning *
*(if you're very quick!)*
Tina Doe (below) reminds us that a second Advanced Hub for
Dimensions of Learning (DoL) will be held in Mooloolaba over the
following three days:
*12 and 13 October, and 11 November*.
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If you are very quick you can still register and participate.
Contact Tina urgently, at *tina.doe at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:tina.doe at ansn.edu.au>* or by mobile at 0421 440 725.
For an idea of what you might be missing, read Tina's report
(following below) from Day 3 of the first Mooloolaba Advanced Hub,
which was completed with great success in September. The Showcase
Criteria for Day 3 of the Hub were
* related to improving student learning outcomes
* specific to identified issues
* achievable
* within the capacity of the participant/team to instigate
change in behaviours or the situations associated with them
Tina comments that the range of projects shared on the day was
impressive. It bore testimony to the capacity for this professional
learning experience to build personal and professional capability,
specific to individual learning contexts. The topics presented were
as follows.
Immanuel College: /What does a 10/10 DoL classroom: look like; feel
like; sound like?/
College participants reported on the whole project and on its
development and implementation at Year 1.
The Lakes College: /How do we 'sell' Dimensions of Learning to the
Lakes College community?/ This presentation focused on Year 3 unit
planning.
Deception Bay SHS: /Leading in Learning/
Participants reported on: how the project was designed overall, to
address the attitudes and perceptions of the school community to
learning; how the DoL framework was used to design and implement the
project; how DoL was demonstrated to staff as a planning tool; and
how they used Dimensions in their curriculum. More specifically, a
member of the team spoke about how to improve complex/higher order
thinking in classes and/or students -- addressing issues related to
unit planning and delivery.
For further details, or to discuss the possibility of future
participation in Dimensions of Learning Hubs, email
*tina.doe at ansn.edu.au <mailto:tina.doe at ansn.edu.au>* or contact Tina
by mobile at 0421 440 725.
* *
*Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) hubs in 2010: training and discounted
equipment*
In 2010, the highly successful ANSN IWB Hubs will again operate in
Victoria, facilitated by Andrea Federico and Kate Cooper (below right).
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Membership of an IWB Hub provides five days (over the year) of
intensive training in the classroom uses of IWBs. It also gives
schools the opportunity to purchase packages, including the
Promethean ACTIVboard (above left), at reduced prices negotiated by
the ANSN.
Andrea Federico reports that Hub Members of the 2009 Hubs are
currently preparing for exhibitions of their work, which they will
share with their fellow-members on Day Five of the Hub activities
(see below for photos from previous Hubs).
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In 2010 ANSN plans IWB Hubs in a number of areas around Melbourne,
including: St Albans/Keilor, Moonee Valley, Melton, Ashwood and
Williamstown. Current feedback shows that participants will include
new schools as well as additional members of staff from previous
member schools.
Detailed costings for Hub membership and equipment packages are
currently being finalised and are scheduled for inclusion in the
next edition of E-News. In the meantime, remember that places for
these Hubs always fill quickly, so talk to your staff and *register
your interest now*, for your preferred Hub location.
For further information or to register your interest in Hub
membership for 2010, email *andrea.federico at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:andrea.federico at ansn.edu.au> *For a final chance this year
to attend a briefing session about the Hubs, see the following
E-News item.**
* *
*Last chance for an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) briefing on 2010
Hubs (VIC)*
Following IWB Hub briefing sessions for potential 2010 members, in
the St Albans/Keilor, Moonee Valley and Melton areas,**there is only
one more briefing this year. If you are very quick, you still just
have time to book in to attend the session on */Thursday 15 October,
9.30-10.30am at /**/Ashwood Secondary School/*, Vannam Drive,
Ashwood 3147,
To register for the 15 October IWB Hub briefing, please email as
soon as possible to *kate.cooper at ansn.edu.au*
<mailto:kate.cooper at ansn.edu.au>.
*Book your place at ANSN's 4th National Forum, to be held on 17
November*
If you haven't yet booked your place at ANSN's fourth national
forum, remember that it's being held on Tuesday 17 November, in
Canberra. That doesn't give you much time, and there are very
limited places, so register now.
Participants will consider the first two years of the Federal
Government's /Education Revolution/, and discuss its impact on
school education. The Forum will be launched by the Deputy Prime
Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard.
The venue is the Old Parliament House in Canberra and the cost is
$100 per person, including lunch. To register for the Forum, email
your details as soon as possible to cathy.danaher at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:cathy.danaher at ansn.edu.au>. For further background
information, *_click here_*
<http://www.ansn.edu.au/4th_annual_national_forum_2009_the_education_revolution_two_years_on>.*//*
*Register now for Cognitive Coaching(sm) training, to be held in
Perth, 2009-2010*
Register now for the Foundation Training program in Cognitive
Coaching(sm), which will be held from 1--4 December 2009 and from
16--19 March, 2010, at Canning Vale College, Perth, WA. The program
will be presented by the ANSN National Cognitive Coaching Team, in
partnership with the Center for Cognitive Coaching.
Cognitive Coaching(sm), designed by educators for educators, was
pioneered in the USA by Art Costa and Bob Garmiston. Participation
in this intensive workshop will equip you and/or members of your
team with a set of strategies for thinking, and a way of working, to
help you shape and reshape your thinking and problem solving
capacities, to achieve learning success.
For details, */contact gavin grift - gavin.grift at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:gavin.grift at ansn.edu.au>// /*
*Reminder: /Integrating ICT pedagogy in School Community/** workshops*
As reported in the previous edition of E-News, in a national
initiative, funded by DEEWR, workshops are being organised around
Australia to explore teaching and the facilitation of student
learning through the use of ICT. These professional learning
opportunities are designed for regional/rural school teachers at
both primary and secondary level. The project is managed by
Education Queensland International (EQI), with assistance from ANSN
and engagement from Australian Government Quality Teacher Program
Project Officers. To participate in these workshops, contact your
local State-based ICT Coordinator:
NSW - Joe Wickert - joe.wickert at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:joe.wickert at ansn.edu.au>
VIC - Mark Richardson - richardson.mark.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
<mailto:richardson.mark.m at edumail.vic.gov.au>
SA - Neil Tregenza - neilt at leadingdigital.com.au
<mailto:neilt at leadingdigital.com.au>
NT - Serge Komadina - serge.komadina at ntschools.net
<mailto:serge.komadina at ntschools.net>
WA - Leith Hogan - Leith.Hogan at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:Leith.Hogan at ansn.edu.au>
TAS - Craig Tyeson - Craig.tyeson at education.tas.gov.au
<mailto:Craig.tyeson at education.tas.gov.au>
QLD - Hanan Harrison - hanan.harrison at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:hanan.harrison at ansn.edu.au>
For further information, you can also contact:
* Hanan Harrison, the Learning Mentor facilitating the
workshops, by email at
<mailto:h.harrison at optusnet.com.au>hanan.harrison at ansn.edu.au
<mailto:hanan.harrison at ansn.edu.au>
*Check out the Coalition of Essential Schools website*
In his most recent weekly email, John Hogan (ANSN National Coach)
reminds friends and colleagues of the long-standing connection that
ANSN has had with the Coalition of Essential Schools, in the USA. In
particular, he suggests we revisit the book /Horace's Compromise/
(below left) -- written in the 80s by Theodore (Ted) Sizer (below
right) and still highly relevant to improving professional practice
in teaching and learning.
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John also suggested we look again at the 10 principles that underpin
the Coalition's work, and to reflect on how they fit with current
practice in our schools.
1. Learning to use one's mind well
2. Less is More, depth over coverage
3. Goals apply to all students
4. Personalization
5. Student-as-worker, teacher-as-coach
6. Demonstration of mastery
7. A tone of decency and trust
8. Commitment to the entire school
9. Resources dedicated to teaching and learning
10. Democracy and equity
To read about the principles in greater detail, go to:
http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/phil/10cps/10cps.html
* *
*Some interesting reading*
A Brotherhood of St Laurence research paper -- /The cost of a free
education: Cost as a barrier to Australian public education,/ by
Sharon Bond and Michael Horn -- was published in August 2009 (see
below for cover pictures).
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Sharon Bond, co-author and Brotherhood Research Officer, reported to
E-News that the paper canvassed *the cost burden to parents of
education in a government school*. Applying a social inclusion lens,
the researchers allowed for subject fees, uniforms and textbooks and
also took account of related expenses, such as transport, sport or
music costs and (a share of) home computer and internet access.
Comparing these School Education Expenses (SEE) with the incomes and
educational assistance available to three hypothetical disadvantaged
households showed that such families would struggle to afford the
education taken for granted by most Australians. The researchers
concluded that to achieve 90 per cent Year 12 attainment clearly
will require educational policy reform. The paper can be read or
downloaded for free from the 'Recent Research Reports' page at
www.bsl.org.au <http://www.bsl.org.au/main.asp?PageId=132>. Hard
copies can be purchased from the Brotherhood of St Laurence bookshop
for $6.00.
Hanan Harrison emailed from Queensland, suggesting that some readers
might like to check out the following item (the title is
self-explanatory).
http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2009/09/15/why-dont-students-like-school/
Further items of interest, via Australian Policy Online, include the
following.
Orsetta Causa and Catherine Chapuis, from the OECD Economics
Department, have written a paper focusing on the *inequalities in
learning opportunities* that are experienced by individuals from
different socioeconomic backgrounds across the OECD member states.
In their paper, published in September 2009 by the OECD, Paris, they
explore the role played by policies and institutions in shaping
relative positions in the various countries. To read or download the
paper, go to Equity in student achievement across OECD countries: an
investigation of the role of policies
<http://apo.org.au/research/equity-student-achievement-across-oecd-countries-investigation-role-policies>
Readers of ANSN E-News will know that the National Assessment
Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests are conducted in May
each year for all students across Australia in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9
-- over one million students nationally. All students in the same
year level complete the same test items in the assessment domains of
Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (Spelling, Grammar and
Punctuation) and Numeracy.
To explore the most recent NAPLAN results, displayed in relatively
simple tables and graphs, download the pdf text of National summary
report: achievement in reading, writing, language conventions and
numeracy 2009
<http://apo.org.au/research/national-summary-report-achievement-reading-writing-language-conventions-and-numeracy-2009>
(see below, left). The photo below right shows students at the
launch of National Literacy and Numeracy Week, in August 2009.
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*Reminders of ANSN activities, introduced* *in previous editions of
E-News*
*/Cognitive Coaching -- Research Circle/*
The 2009 Cognitive Coaching Research Circle helps member schools
build reflective communities, using action learning and cognitive
coaching to support changes in teacher pedagogy. For further
details, email the Research Circle Co-ordinator at
*gavin.grift at ansn.edu.au <mailto:gavin.grift at ansn.edu.au>*
*/Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) Hub, Victoria -- Reminder of dates/*
For the three IWB Hubs that started in Term 1, the remaining session
dates are:
/Group 1:/ 12 November 2009
/Group 2:/ 19 November 2009
/Group 3:/ 26 November 2009
For further details, contact *andrea.federico at ansn.edu.au*
<mailto:andrea.federico at ansn.edu.au>
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