This document summarizes the ICT journey of a decile 2 school in Otorohanga, New Zealand from 2010-2012. It had three goals: for teachers to effectively integrate e-learning into their practice and create an innovative learning environment for students. To achieve this, the school set up class wikis and blogs, trialed online programs, and adopted the Daily 5 literacy framework. This was done to improve student outcomes, empower independent learning, and help students apply strategies across subjects. As a result, many students made over 1.5 years of reading progress in 3 terms and teachers saw the benefits of changing their practice to be more student-centered.

1. OPS – our ICT journey
2010-2012

2. Who are we?
GOAL 3:
• Teachers to
integrate e-learning
effectively into their
practice creating an
innovative and
exciting learning
environment for all
students We are a decile 2 school in the Otorohanga
township. Our roll is made up of 65% NZ
Maori, 30% NZ European and 5% Indian.
We have 3 classes, all with IWBs and at least 5
computers for student use.
We have been involved in the King Country Coast
ICTPD cluster since 2010. Our Year 6-8 class became
a 1:1 laptop class in 2012.
Many of our families do not have access to the
internet at home.

3. What have we changed?
GOAL 3:
• Teachers to
• Set up class wikis and blogs
integrate e-learning • Trialled programmes (e.g.
effectively into
their practice Mathletics, Reading Eggs
creating an etc.)
innovative and
exciting learning • Made use of online resources
environment for all
students
(e.g. LEARNZ, Science
Learning Hub)
• Reviewed – decided on what
works for our students and
ran with it (e.g the Daily 5).

4. GOAL 3:
• Teachers to
Daily 5 in Literacy in Year 6-8
integrate e-learning class
effectively into
their practice • Read to Self
creating an
innovative and • Read to Someone
exciting learning
environment for all • Listen to Reading
students
• Work on Writing
• Word Work
Daily 5 in Mathematics

5. Daily 5 in action – students can
also choose where to work as
well as what to do while
teacher takes small groups.

7. Why did this need changing?
GOAL 3: • Our student data was not improving
• Teachers to even though teachers had been
integrate e-learning involved in good PD. We were looking
effectively into at a complete change of thinking and
their practice
moving away from teachers being “in
creating an
innovative and control” to “empowering” our students
exciting learning to “take control of their own learning”.
environment for all • We also wanted students to apply
students strategies they have learnt in one
curriculum area to another.
• Our Teacher Action Inquiry for 2012 is:
“How can we improve learners ability to
read for understanding across the
curriculum?”

8. What did it achieve?
GOAL 3:
• Teachers to
• Accelerated learning with
integrate e-learning many students making
effectively into
their practice 1½ – 2½ years progress in
creating an reading over 3 terms.
innovative and
exciting learning • More importantly it
environment for all
students “empowered” students.
• Other teachers saw the
value in the change and are
in the process of changing
their practice.

9. How do you know?
GOAL 3:
• Teachers to
• OTJ –
integrate e-learning observation, discussion, wo
effectively into
their practice rk, testing etc.
creating an
innovative and • Student voice – Daily 5
exciting learning
environment for all
• Student voice – Favourite
students Activity
• CRT observations by other
teachers

10. What advice would you give others trying to do this?
GOAL 3:
• Teachers to
• Just do it!
integrate e-learning
effectively into
• Collegiality and
their practice collaboration are important
creating an
innovative and but sometimes you just
exciting learning have to say this is what is
environment for all
students happening.
• Don’t accept excuses.
• If it is worth doing, they
will see that.

11. Thank You!!!!