3rd+September+2009

Apologies: Mel

What Have We Lead Since We Last Met?

Roger - Staff Meeting:
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The Connected Curriculum:
Chapter 9 - P11: Graph showing Learning Time In Schools

**FOCUS FOR 2010 -**
"Digging Deeper Into Learning" Science, inquiry

**IDEAS / DATES FOR 2010 April 30th: Friday - Cluster Day May 1st: Saturday BEST Seminar (RELLCO to facilitate)**
Teacher Only Day Term 2 Week 2

(Friday) //**Possibilities: Pam Hook / Julie Mills: SOLO - Student Voice and How To Implement the next steps in learning. Lane Clark -** Where Assessment, Thinking & Learning Meet **Dr Jeni** **Wilson** - Building students’ proficiency to become effective, strategic and independent learners. Supporting teachers in planning and implementing the teaching of reflection and metacognition, developing students’ abilities to: question and self-question - make connections between prior and new learning • self-assess their work and development • // //set meaningful and strategic goals//
 * //Sharon Friesen//**

Followed By Wider Sharing Day (replacing BEST Seminar)

Uniform Staff Meeting Dates? Undecided

CLUSTER SHARES: Evolving to a new format. Need for more team specific. e.g. Focus Workshops & Sharing: Junior / Middle / Senior Inquiry Science

Best Practice Visits Principals - Tuesday 3rd of November, Wednesday 4th November - Bob to check Tauhara (morning of Tuesday)

E-Portfolios - Try to have Lenva Shearing to come here

Online Resource Sharing e.g. Junior Wiki Cluster members invited to design and take on. Release provided.

- When? - What?
 * Teacher Only Days - 2010**- How Many?
 * Team Sharing Days Junior / Middle / Senior - Inquiry - Science
 * Expert Days - Like Eric F

MILSTONES: What are our requirements? What feedback can we offer now?
 * MILESTONES**

====**NETSAFE MEETINGS.

**LEARNING AT SCHOOL**
- Who / How Many / $ Commitment - Presenters from our cluster? Do we want to? Is Presenting at L@S a good activity for our cluster development?

**SUSTAINABILITY:**
What is worth sustaining? How can we ensure it happens? PLCs? Paradigm Shift? Empowering/Supporting The Team Initiatives.