Our cluster goals are:
We thought about how we might bring the direct impact of the contract to student level rather than indirectly through teacher or principal action and decided to explore visual language in a photographic mode across the cluster. At the conclusion we would share our learning with each other and our respective communities. There were existing skills and experiences within the cluster we could draw upon and the task was ‘simple’ enough for all teachers to participate.
We all ran the unit in different ways and then selected the twelve (or so) photographs that we believed to best meet the ‘advanced criteria’ of the rubric for sharing both online and at our cluster expo.
Pre unit:
During the learning:
Immediately after the learning:
As the year progresses we will:
The impact on students/teachers/whanau was initially very good.
We now need to follow up and see the immediate impact on classrooms (1-2 terms after the unit).
Making Connections – Linking Digitally ICTPD Cluster
http://makingconnections-linkingdigitally.wikispaces.com
Where: The wider Wellington region
ICT-PD Cohort: 2010