Why are other schools doing better than us with ICT?

1. Why are other schools doing
better with ICT than us?
Helen Otway and Tayissa Coppinger
St Albans Heights Primary School

2. Helen
Otway
Principal - St Albans Heights PS
Principal - Debney Meadows PS
Assistant Principal - Manor Lakes P-12
College
Ultranet Coach - WMR
Leading Teacher - Parkwood Green PS
Teacher - Essendon Nth PS

3. Tayissa
Coppinger
First Year Teacher - St Albans
Heights Primary School - Year 5/6
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Student - Essendon Nth PS

4. Think of a school that is
doing great things with ICT
or Digital Learning …
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Now…why do you think this?
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6. Digital Learning is…
★ Blended and virtual learning
★ Game-based learning
★ Accessing digital content
★ Collaborating locally and globally
★ Assessment and reporting online
★ Active participation in online
communities
★ Using technology to connect,
collaborate, curate and create.

7. IMPOSSIBLE
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UNABLE

8. When have you been able to turn
an impossible into a possible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebtGRvP3ILg

9. Or Felix Baumgartner!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtvDA0W34I

12. Moving from a fixed model of
technology to…

13. iPads for Preps 2011
https://helenotway.edublogs.org/2014/01/11/learning-with-ipads-at-dmps/

14. From Fixed Mindset to
Growth Mindset
• Not having the research yet to
being part of the research
• Not having enough
knowledge to learning on the
go
• Not having complete buy in to
building buy in
• Not knowing where to start to
starting then adjusting (or
Ready-Fire-Aim!)

15. The 9 Elements of “Ready-
Fire-Aim”
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▪ Relationships first
▪ Honor the implementation dip
▪ Beware of fat plans
▪ Behaviors before beliefs
▪ Communication during implementation is
paramount
▪ Learn about implementation during
implementation
▪ Excitement prior to implementation is fragile
▪ Take risks and learn
▪ It is okay to be assertive
http://www.michaelfullan.ca/images/handouts/11_TheSkinny_A4.pdf

16. Moving from a narrow focus
of literacy to…

17. New School
By Fadila

18. I kissed my mum!
By Hussein

19. Impossible to Possible
• Not being able to work
together TO working in teams
• Not being able to complete a
written story TO a fully
scripted short film
• Not having the means to
share learning TO sharing at
Federation Square!
• Not thinking parents will
accept the film making TO “I
never thought my child could
do such a thing!”

20. Moving from invisible to…

21. Visible Learning
Using the iPad to capture and create
ongoing demonstrations of learning.
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22. Moving from drill and skill to
…

26. Don’t buy any more stuff (technology)
until we get the teaching and learning
right.
It can create problems if teachers do not
have the teaching and learning right!
Alan November

27. Thank you
Helen Otway and Tayissa Coppinger
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Twitter @helenotway
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