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Text Box: “Coordinating .. professional learning opportunities designed to support the continued implementation of the cluster innovations, especially as they relate to Flagship Strategy 1 initiatives, for example: assisting the cluster/individual schools to implement whole school curriculum, planning coordinating the implementation of the Principles of Learning

Text Box: and Teaching initiative across the cluster, leading professional learning on effective assessment practice, enabling the cluster’s work to strengthen an individual school’s commitment to the Performance and Development Culture initiative supporting teachers to participate in the Teacher Professional Leave initiative coordinating and facilitat

Text Box: ing action research and documenting practice to share among all school clusters brokering relationships with universities and other sources of expertise to assist in areas of research “ Tony Cook General Manager Student Learning Division

Text Box: term three we continued the ICT theme, with Ron Lake addressing the meeting on trends in education. The Term four theme is under discussion. Proposals include VELS assessment information (if available), Habits of

Text Box: Cluster PD Activities Cluster schools agreed to allocate week 7 each term to a cluster staff meeting, In term one, this was a whole staff day based on VELS and the student negotiated curriculum in Elizabeth Vale. Staff feedback indicated this was well received. The term two workshops were action research reports and ICT workshops, and in

Text Box: Mind, Protocols, a PoLT module, and some staff have requested more ICT workshops. Developing a suitable range for the needs for cluster schools is challenging so feedback is welcome.

Text Box: What is innovation and Excellence meant to do… ?

Text Box: tions with “outside world”. Biggest discrepancy between staff and student perceptions “is the program responsive to students needs”; and the implications for student choice. Useful feedback : used to identify bullying with some classes, to indicate that many of the primary staff

Text Box: already feel confident with “deeper thinking strategies”, and identify common trends. Particular to Weeroona : assessment strategies. PoLT will be further developed next year.

Text Box: Principles of Learning and Teaching This program involves surveying teachers and students against the six principles which describe effective teaching and learning. It has involved collating surveys, interviewing teachers, delivering PoLT modules / PD programs. Common foci across the cluster : ICT usage, and connec

Text Box: POLT “Instead of being told about teaching by “others”, PoLT helps your reflect on your own practice, and lets students express their views on how the class is working “