Breakouts

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// In this workshop, Kath will work with participants to ‘unpack’ her model for planning and implementing an inquiry based on a generative question and substantial understandings. The broad phases of inquiry will be explored together with examples of strategies and tasks that students can undertake as they move through an inquiry journey. Practical examples will be shared and ideas for making syndicate planning sessions more productive will be identified. Links will be made to the New Zealand Curriculum. //
 * __1. __****__Planning for powerful inquiry __** **__– Kath Murdoch __**

**Target Audience: All Levels** // For teachers and students to successfully navigate the inquiry pathway the RAM sheet needs to be completed and your equipment collected, checked and packed. School leaders need to arrive early to research, decide, plan and create. Teachers must scout ahead to know and master the challenges to be faced. Time must be allowed for planning, preparation, developing understandings and daily reflection. Students must be taught the skills needed to survive unscathed! And everyone should have time to smell the flowers and enjoy the view. How prepared are you? Do you have what it takes to embark on this exciting adventure? Will you succeed in reaching the destination? Lyn will explain how she safely guided the six eBest ICT Cluster schools along the Inquiry Learning track. She will share with you the best of their Inquiry Learning ideas, strategies and resources. //
 * __2. __****__Successful Tramping On The Inquiry Learning Track - Lyn Ross ( __****__E-Learning Facilitator) __**

**Target Audience: All Levels** // A focus of her 2009 e-fellowship, Robyn will explain how Literature Circles have been used in an e-learning context. Learn how students shared their thinking in both their online and class communities. Find out about the roles, resources, & ideas which have enhanced student engagement and achievement. Clarify what literature circles are & gather some resources to get them started. Find out how they can be used in class and/or an online environment and hear how they have improved student engagement and achievement levels. * Please bring your laptop. //
 * __3. __****__Literacy Circles & Blogs. Rich, Real & Relevant Practices in Literacy– Robyn Hurliman, DP, Owhata __**

**Target Audience: All Levels** //Lenva is the creator of “Cool Tools for Schools” wiki which has over 500 useful Web2 applications for teachers and “Getting tricky with wikis” where you can find instructions on how to customize the layout and look of your wiki. This session is an introduction to 9-10 new tools and their use.//
 * __4. P __****__otpouri of little-known web2 tools - Lenva Shearing __**

// How higher order thinking skills support and can be developed through inquiry-based learning. Jan-Marie will look at some of the tools and strategies that support inquiry, including decision-making and parts-whole thinking. Some classroom examples will be shared. //
 * __5. __****__Getting HOTs for Inquiry - __****__Jan-Marie Kellow (E-Learning Facilitator) __**
 * Target Audience: All Levels **

**Target Audience: All Levels** // The ability to create deep and meaningful questions is pivotal to all learning. Rich and effective questions result from effective modelling and a variety of strategies and opportunities to prepare and improve thinking and questioning skills. Gain a variety of practical ideas and hear how they work alongside the inquiry process to empower learners in their learning. //
 * __6. Effective Thinking and Questioning – Barbara Wenn (E-Learning Facilitator) __**

// In this practical hands-on session you will interact with the treasure trove of online books available at your finger-tips for your classroom use. // // • Extend visual and oral language practically. // // • Delve into your creativity to generate your own online stories. // // • Listen to authors like Mem Fox read their own stories. // //Explore a wealth of resources and have fun uncovering picture books, audio books, myths & legends, poetry, and non-fiction resources, including Te Reo, all freely available online.// Breakout 2:
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">7. __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Literacy Alive through eBooks - Lorraine Watchorn (E-Learning Facilitator) and __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Gail Cochrane, (National Library, Hamilton). __**
 * Target Audience: Classroom Teachers, Librarians, Teacher Aides, Everyone who likes or has an interest in reading **** J **

// In this workshop, Kath will work with participants to ‘unpack’ her model for planning and implementing an inquiry based on a generative question and substantial understandings. The broad phases of inquiry will be explored together with examples of strategies and tasks that students can undertake as they move through an inquiry journey. Practical examples will be shared and ideas for making syndicate planning sessions more productive will be identified. Links will be made to the New Zealand Curriculum. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">1. __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Planning for powerful inquiry __** **__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">– Kath Murdoch __**

// During the past 8 years in her role as an ICT and Learning Facilitator, Lyn is often asked to provide answers to these questions: - What do I need to learn and why? - What are some good software programmes and what can I do with them? - What are some good ways to use the Internet? - What is thinking and how do I teach it? However, the question asked the most often is: What are some easy, practical and achievable ideas for using ICTs with my students? This workshop will provide answers as well as examples, resources and planning ideas // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt;">.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">2. __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">What Teachers Want - Lyn Ross ( __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">E-Learning Facilitator) __**
 * Target Audience: All Levels**

**Target Audience: All Levels** // Lester is passionate about curriculum integration, current learning theory and meeting the diverse needs of our 21st Century learners. In his workshop Lester will share the learning journey Maungatapu School went on in 2009 as they ventured into unpacking the notions that surround personalising the learning for their Maungatapu Learners, this journey includes the sharing of the appraisal process that empowered teachers towards being self directed and autonomous learners. You will have an opportunity to dialogue around what personalised learning means to you, you will have time to reflect on your own practice and maybe get some ideas to take back to school with you.” // // Lester has lectured under secondment at Massey University in Music Curriculum and most recently was a classroom teacher and member of the leadership team at Selwyn Ridge Primary, and now is Associate Principal at Maungatapu School. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">3. Unpacking The Notions That Surround Personalising The Learning - __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Lester Stephens, Associate Principal, Maungatapu School __**

**Target Audience: All Levels** // Lenva will show how an ePortfolio can be enhanced through digital story telling, providing links to learning and helping with the identification of next steps in learning. She will discuss how digital story telling within the e-Portfolio provides a platform for engagement and empowerment. // // Digital story telling examples within ePortfolios will be presented. These will demonstrate how the power of student voice is being used to share learning journeys showing process in addition to evidence of learning. // // She will demonstrate the use of several specific tools that may be used to create digital stories. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">4. __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Powerful Learning Journeys - Using Digital Story Telling within an ePortfolio to show the learning process. – Lenva Shearing Bucklands Beach Int (E-learning Facilitator) __**

**Target Audience: Teachers from Y0 -13** // A Learning Path is a new and powerful feature of Te Pātaka Matihiko- Digistore. Learning paths allows teachers to integrate selected items of digital curriculum content with learning tasks for students. Participants will have the opportunity to explore existing learning paths, construct a path, and share with other participants. Expect to walk out of this workshop with a learning path that can be used on Monday. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">5. __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Finding Your Way With //Digistore// Learning Paths __** **__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">– Rochelle Jensen (E-Learning Adviser) __**

**Target Audience: All Levels** // This presentation will centre on how digital content can be used for teaching and learning Te Reo Maori. Effective use of digital content will be explored through ‘learning paths’ that have been designed in the context of achievement objectives from the Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching and Learning Te Reo Maori in English – medium Schools: Y1 – Y8. Participants can expect to explore tools and their application on a learning languages context, e.g. voki, voice thread and glogster. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">6. __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Use of digital content to enhance effective teaching and learning of te reo Māori – Dee Reid (School Support Services) __**

**Target Audience: All Levels** // Come along prepared to view a wide range of authentic learning experiences that are enhanced by infusing ICT. Be inspired and ready to take back simple and effective lesson ideas that will create memorable learning experiences in your classroom. Everything from creative "Photo Challenges" to "Making Thinking Visible" (The use of oral language recording tools to lift student achievement). The "Gadgets" used (Flip Video, Easi Speak Mic) will also be shared and an opportunity to use the gadgets will be provided. // // Note: Non Copyright Photo's, Music and Sound Effects available on a flashdrive to those who have own laptops. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">7. __****__<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium Cond','sans-serif';">Use "INSPIRE"– Paula Jamieson (E-learning Facilitator) __**