The+power+and+potential+of+ICT+(Apollo+Parkways+PS)

The blurb: At Apollo Parkways Primary School, ICT is interwoven into authentic learning opportunities that students can link to real life situations. The use of ICT in this context enables powerful learning. The challenge: How to effectively use ICT into the classroom when 80% of teachers don't use a digital camera? Important to have enough resources for staff so they have access when needed. Our curriculum has not provided sufficient support in system ways to the notion of developing learners who can apply their knowledge above and beyond the classroom. VELS - Vistorian Essential Learning All the above contain questionning skills.
 * Mark Dixon** spoke as a previous teacher at this school. To find out more about Apollo Parkways and to hear their podcasts got to [|their website].
 * Discipline based learning
 * Physical, personal and social learning
 * Interdisciplinary learning

The power of the big question. eg Why does the platypus not live in Plenty River? Are we considering structures to consider authentic learning? Immersion >brainstorm>what do I want to find out?>how will I?>create it?>share it> reflect? Where? Who? What? How? Mark showed us some of his [|Liftoff program] Habits of Mind Kids interpret what these are about.
 * Inquiry based learning** must be whole school approach
 * Digital story telling**
 * Anthology of a classroom**
 * Research
 * Inquiry
 * Questionning
 * Thinking skills
 * Story telling
 * Sharing
 * Reflecting