1. MACEDON RANGES
ICT UPDATE

2. Key Lead Users
• One Ultranet Lead User per school
• Build a community
• Meet once a term after school

3. Lead User Refresher Training
• 5th or 6th March 9 -12 @Gisborne SC – maybe more depending on
the numbers
• More teaching and learning focus

4. Beginning Teacher Ultranet PD
• Four for the year
• First one 5th & 6th March 1 pm – 4pm @GSC

5. LM Implementation Plan
• Revised Plan – with support available
• Check boxes version available

6. My Work 2012
Term 1
• 1 day at GSC
• 1 day at KSC
• ½ day at Hesket PS & Clarkefield PS
• 30 minute staff meeting Professional Development sessions
available
• Mondays and Tuesdays open for coaching in other schools
• Suggestions?

7. Writers’ Workshop Professional Development
Works
• Course at Bastow
• Linking with own passions about writing
• Ultranet and ICT links
• Exploring new ideas and ways go about teaching and writing
• Building a community of writers
• Expect that it will take its own pathway

8. What Teachers want to get out of this learning
network
• Community of learners - A feeling that “I am not alone”
• Well-structured writing block
• Writing Process
• Conferencing
• Organisation
• Vocab
• Writing across content areas
• Student engagement
• Supporting writing through ICT
• Ultranet
• Access to professional learning
• Relevant P – 9

9. Date for Online Sessions
• Feb 22 & 23
• March 7 & 8,
• March 21&22
• April 18/19 is a Face-to-Face (proposed)
• May 2&3,
• May 16&17,
• May 30&31
• June 13&14
• June 27/28 Face to Face (Where to from
here)

10. Participation Across the Region
Bendigo 12
25
Goldfields 20
48
Macedon 40
18
Mallee 15
12
Swan Hill
18
30
Mildura 80
Total 318

11. School Participation in the Network
Participating Not Participating