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Connecting learning & your school community
Leading a Digital School - August 2017
Glenn McMahonPrincipal
@mackas_ict
School background
6Steps
Developing your cultureClear expectationsCreate a presenceOrganise your contentConnect to learningShare the conversation
My challenge
Developing your culture
“Pedagogy trumps technology”
SAMR Digital Blooms
Clear expectations
Don't limit a child to your own learning, for they were born in another time
Rabindranath Tagore
Staff capabilities
Professional learning
Habit building
Learning potential
A tool for learning
Create a presence
Organise your content
Connect to learning
Connect to learning
Connect to learning
- Students capture content - Teacher adds feedback- Instant learning feedback for parents
- Create assessment tasks - Questions for home discussion - Parent invites to see set tasks and feedback
- Connects to positive behaviour - Allows for communication to parents
Share the conversation
- Whole school feedback - Survey data - Share the results
10TechnologyTechnology On the FridgeLearning
Vol. 1 August 2017Learning happens
anytime and anywhere, so why
not learn from your fridge!
Numeracy - Maths learning isn't restricted to school. There are things you can do at home to help your child learn and improve thier everyday mathematics. Be positive about maths.Don't say things like "I can’t do maths" or "I hated maths at school" or "I was bad at maths too"; your child might start to think like that themselves and then lower their own expectations of themselves.Point out the maths in everyday life. Include your child in activities involving maths such as using money, cooking, board games and travelling.Praise your child for effort rather than talent This shows them that by working hard they can always improve.Encourage them to know that there is always more than one way to get the answer.
Wellbeing - What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to cope with
change and challenges – to ‘bounce back’ and recover when things go
wrong. Ups and downs, change and challenges are a normal part of life and everyone goes through periods of feeling stressed, angry or unhappy.
Resilient families develop their own words and phrases to help each other get through the inevitable tough times that each person experiences. The language of resilience generally refers to coping strategies such as empathy, humour and acceptance. On the back you will find a copy of the 10 best phrases you can use at home to with students to develop resilience.
For even more info visit: https://goo.gl/2UkUCp
Technology - The App store trap! We’ve all had our children at one time or another ask us to download an app for their device.
Sometimes we ask them what does it do, tell me about it, how old do you have to be? Sometime we
don’t. It’s important to know that the ratings for apps in the App store are not always reflective of the actual age appropriate for use of the app..
For example, the Facebook app has an age rating of 4+, whilst Snapchat and Instagram have 12+. However all three apps require you to be over the age of 13 to have an account to use them. Children are aware of this, so will often use the age rating as a tool to get an app they are after, so make sure you are fully aware of the age appropriateness of apps before downloading them . Also be aware that there are thousands of inappropriate apps students can come across by simply browsing in the App Stores.
10Literacy - ReadingThe number of minutes a day that reading with your child at home , no matter their age and ability, will help to make a difference for their learning.
Website worth a look https://www.learningpotential.gov.au/
Video worth a watch Help every child reach their full potential - https://goo.gl/fQGP9T
