Confounding Expectations

•Creating digital citizenship for low

income communities

Te Tiriti o WaitangiTe Tiriti o Waitangi

ProtectionProtection

ParticipationParticipation

PartnershipPartnership

TamakiTamaki

3km

2km

12 schools

Age 5 years to 18 years3,000 students

ManaiakalaniManaiakalaniThe

Project

All Schools in the Tamaki Area

2013

anchor partner of Tamaki Education Plan

Call to ActionCall to ActionOur community has 18,000 residents in an area approx. 3km x 2Km and it costs $150M/year to float the boat.

•we need to attack generational state dependency by working for Interdependence•we need to raise student engagement & achievement•we need to build whanau/aiga capacity•we need to provide Digital Citizenship•we need to give families genuine partnership in their children’s education•we need to enable the emerging generation to participate as productive members of society

•capacity•interdependence •citizenship •partnership•participation•protection

•personal voice•authentic audience •creators of content, not merely consumers•raising student achievement•lifting engagement & employability

blending schooling improvement & elearning

Why Cluster ?Why Cluster ?•we improve together (whole community)•we can solve complex problems•we help each other•way more bang for buck•we can get far more resource•its easier managing our kids and the community relationships•it supports us with ERO•its not so lonely!

What Clustering meansWhat Clustering meansWe share:•assessment data•internet•technical solutions•costs (get & give)•resource (get & give)•time•professional development•curriculum development

We sign a Memorandum of Understanding

making over the Schoolhousemaking over the Schoolhouse

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services

Schooling Improvement

•1st Chance•topography of literate classroom• Numeracy Project•BECSI•formative practice•evidence based practice•data analysis•expanding language

eLearning•ICT PD•Digital Horizons•Navigator Schools•ULearn•ISTE•school visits•research papers•local research•learning communities

School Character

•specific teaching of behaviour•specific teaching of values•Te Kotahitanga•Key Competencies•community/whanau engagement•capacity building

BLENDEDBLENDED LEARNINGLEARNING

“3R’s” “Integrated Inquiry”

MoreMoreMoreMoreTimeTime

AccessAccess

GearGear

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

3 R’s + eLearning= improved outcomes

3 R’s + eLearning= improved outcomes

(accelerated acquisition of the)

Totally Totally ConnectedConnected

InfrastructInfrastructureure for 2,500 for 2,500

usersusers

Build Build underwayunderway

Council and VectorCouncil and Vector

InfrastructInfrastructureure for 2,500 for 2,500

usersusers

Build Build underwayunderway

Council and VectorCouncil and Vector

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What’s our education problem?What’s our education problem?

What must our device deliver?What must our device deliver?

What must our network enable?What must our network enable?

The driver The driver must must be learning be learning improvementimprovement

•2,000 Devices being used by children•2,000 parents paying these off @$15/month

•approx 100 classes across cluster

•cluster + MOE alone FAIL•we need FRIENDS•developers•providers•financiers•MOE & other agencies•a Trust•community partnerships

•MET•TPK•MOE•Commerce•Community & volunteers

•Parents as investors•Auckland Council•Philanthropists

Manaiakalani Education TrustManaiakalani Education Trust

•Getting the Wireless built•Getting the Internet Backhaul•Getting funding and support•Holding the Netbook Lease•Supplying Whanau Training•Extra pd & research•Getting Community Gardens underway

•working with local Council•Helping support other communities

Manaiakalani Education TrustManaiakalani Education Trust

•do your own analysis•decide what you need to change

•design your process of improvement

•let us know how you want us to help

Growing this garden in community Growing this garden in community developmentdevelopment

What next?What next?