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= SESSION 1 =

= PART 1 =

Getting to know others
 * Who is in this Peer Coaching Program? **
 * Let's Meet and Greet several of your peers face to face and online. **
 * 1) Find someone in the room whom you do not know. Spend a little time telling about each other, name, school, role, purpose for attending, interests.
 * 2) In the discussion tab introduce the person you have been speaking with. You can introduce this person by first name, role in school, and one or two interests.

A Discussion Board is one or more Forums A Forum is one or more Threads A Thread is one or more Posts A Post is a message: One or more words in a text box
 * Parts of a discussion board**


 * There are seven things to consider when posting on an online discussion board.**

Introduction and Overview

Mission
The mission of the Peer Coaching Program is to implement a 21st Century professional development model to enhance standards-based instruction through engaged learning and technology integration.

Program Goals
1. Help teacher leaders to serve as peer coaches for colleagues. 2. Engage students in powerful, technology-rich learning that will prepare them for their future. 3. Foster systemic adoption of 21st Century teaching and learning. 4. Assist schools to build the capacity to meet their own professional development needs.

What might expect from the Peer Coaching Program = = http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/ictpeercoaching

What is Peer ?

Activity - Think of 5 things that Peer Coaching is and 5 things that Peer Coaching isn't with a partner or by yourself. Use [] to create a concept map of your 5 ideas. Save as jpg and upload to wiki HERE.


 * Mindmaps**

Corrie's Mind Map...

Professional Learning that has made a difference to your teaching. Think of 3 Professional Learning sessions/ workshops/ etc.. that have made a difference to your teaching. Think of what made the session worthwhile and the impact that it made on your classroom practice or student outcomes. Download the template in the link below and fill in on your desktop.



[|How People Learn.doc] [|Investing in Technology.pdf] [|ProfLearningInEffectiveSchools.pdf]
 * Professional readings**


 * ======**TYPE OF**======

**TRAINING**
|| ======**KNOWLEDGE**======

**MASTERY**
|| ======**SKILL**======

**ACQUISITION**
|| ======**CLASSROOM**======

**APPLICATION**
|| Adapted from **Showers and Joyce’s** research on the impact of professional development
 * **Theory** || 85% || 15% || 5 - 10% ||
 * **Practice** || 85% || 80% || 10 - 15% ||
 * **Coaching, Study**
 * Teams,Peer Visits** || 90% || 90% || 80 - 90% ||

= PART 2 =

Changing nature of ICT in schools

MCEECDYA has many publications that can help support your work as a leader and coach in ICT. Take time to look through the publications and share one that looked particularly interesting

http://www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/publications,11582.html#Information%20and%20communications%20technologies

http://www.nmc.org/publications
 * New Media Consortium - Horizon Reports**

These reports have excellent up to the date information about the latest trends in technology and 5 year forecasts in what is ahead.

**More research**
[|Learner_Research_Literature_Review.pdf]