Year 7 Integrated Learning

Loreto 5 2011Mrs Karen Bowden

The Aim:

To investigate and create ICT pre-test activities which enable targeted

and more effective student learning.

As part of the Next Gen……

Optimistic

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Experiential

Wants immediate

gratification

Likes technology

“With the development of the Internet and other sources of instantaneous information, many people strive to gain at least a working knowledge of many different subjects. So-called pancake people no longer concentrate their energies on one area of interest, but instead choose to spread themselves thinly over a large area”

http://www.wisegeek.com/who-are-pancake-people.htm

SMH “ When two worlds collide and the pupils leave the teachers behind” Oct 1 2005

Preferred teaching/ learning style:- Emphasis on teaching by transmission- Students are passive recipients- Accent on repetition and memorisation- Individual learning- Teachers are commanders and controllers

- Emphasis on learning- Students are active partners- Teachers are facilitators and mentors- Accent on discovery learning- Collaborative learning

SMH “ When two worlds collide and the pupils leave the teachers behind” Oct 1 2005

In Year 7 Integrated Learning we need to quickly assess prior learning.

A key factor is to ‘Know the students’The focus of my work has been to ‘diagnose’ each student’s ICT ability in terms of:

Typing Advanced PowerPoint Word

With the intention of developing systematic and individualised instruction.

To facilitate 1:1 instruction• Why Typing was used as an indicator?

- The aim was to discover the level of typing proficiency early so a more systematic approach to meeting learning needs could be developed.

- Typing as an indicator is relatively easy to collect and allows the girls to take ownership of their progress.

Findings:- The words per minute rate increased

over time, but the number of characters typed also increased. Results revealed Typing inefficiency

When we teach the same thing to all the students at the same time.

1/3 already know it1/3 get it1/3 will never get it

So 2/3 of the students are wasting their time…..

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Differentiating the Curriculum Professional development

Typing- Regular assessment of Typing skill http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/

- Reinforces the idea that Mistakes are learning opportunities

- Encouraging a ‘Personal Best’ approach to Typing proficiency

Student progress is monitored..

Number of characters

Typing skill progress over 2011..

Words per minute

Advanced Power Point Pre-test activity.. A Fair Trade pre-test activity provided the students with an opportunity to demonstrate pre-existing PowerPoint skills. It also introduced the concept of Social Justice to the Year 7 group.

Students were given a set time to complete the task and individual Advisors assessed the efforts based on the Feedback sheet.

The data derived from the task proved invaluable for Unit planning. It also provided a profile of individual student weaknesses and strengths.

Fair tradeCHOCOLATE

What can YOU do in a PowerPoint ??

Your Task: You have been asked by the Social Justice captain to create 2 to 4 PowerPoint slides that could be presented to a Loreto assembly about choosing Fair Trade chocolate this Easter.

Advanced Power Point techniques Pre-test and Feedback sheet

PowerPoint Pre-test name: X None

Appropriate Font colour

Appropriate Font size

Appropriate Formatting

Pixelated?

Appropriate Image choice

Appropriate Slide layout

Appropriate amount of Information?

Competent Incompetent NoneTransitions

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Results: Overall presentation quality of Year group

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Targeted skill developmentCaptivate lessons were created and used effectively during History based unit ‘Shapers and Shakers’. In the preparation of a timed Power Point presentation, the girls could refer the following presentations to assist them:

eg Animations

These 30 second presentations allowed girls to work independently on the project, and allowed the staff to address the more content based inquiries.

I believe these videos are highly effective in allowing less able girls to experience the skill so they can reproduce it for themselves. Delivery of this content was more directly linked to our theme of ‘Discovery’. The videos are accessible to all students for future reference on the Year 7 Portal site.

Word Task designed to establish pre-existing skill sets

O Create Heading 3: The type of music I enjoy.The heading is to be Bold and left justified.Prepare a Statement that identifies the type of music that you enjoy.Elaborate on this topic Locate and paste in an appropriate image.

O Create heading 4: My friends would describe me as... Prepare a SEXY paragraph response.

Task 3:

Using the same document as Task 2Create a heading: Task 3- The opening hours of the LRC at Loreto.

The heading is to be UPPERCASE and to be BOLD and UNDERLINED.The heading is to be centered.

O Open the LRC page on the Loreto Normanhurst portal and copy and paste the opening times of the LRC under the heading.

Enter your name and the date into the FooterSave your document

Task 1: TYPING TEST (Click this link to open the test.)Record your score for the typing test in the table printout found on your desk.

Task 2:O Open a new blank Word document. All typing in this document is to be Arial size 12 font.It is to be left justified.O Save this document in your Year 7 Integrated Folder as: Your initial_yoursurname_ICT1_7Integrated_290311 E.g.. K_Bowden¬_ICT1_7Integrated_290311

O Enter into the header of the document: Year 7 ICT Skills Review 1Return to the main part of the document O Create Heading 1: About Me.The heading is to be Bold and UnderlinedThis heading is to be centered.O Create Heading 2: Things I wish someone had told me before starting at Loreto.This heading is to be Bold and left justified.Prepare one statement sentence Create a list of five bullet points

Skills Competent Not Competent Not Completed Marks

Saves Document /1

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Feedback and assessment- aimed at encouraging skill mastery.

Skill Excellent High Substantial Satisfactory ElementaryTyping Proficiency

Has made at least 20% improvement in scores

Has made at least 15% improvement in scores

Has made at least 10% improvement in scores

Has made at least 5% improvement in scores

Has made at least no improvement in scores

5 4 3 2 1Formatting - Clear

- Concise- Uncluttered- Consistent

5 4 3 2 1Follows Instructions

Document accuratelydemonstrates that:- Instructions are

followed- Instructions are

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5 4 3 2 1Takes Appropriate Initiative/Risk

Student efficiently:- Problem Solving Skills- Student explores a

range of solutions- Student only seeks

guidance when all resources are exhausted

5 4 3 2 1Time Management

Student is efficient in ensuring they are:- On Task- Completes the

document in an appropriate time frame

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Development of digital resources to challenge students

2011 focus..• New ICT skills were introduced and

opportunities for mastery provided. An Activity Grid format allowed student choice within the content framework.

• Students developed confidence in ICT vocabulary and School Portal language.

Reflections..

• A Unit called ‘Coasts’ was developed to primarily address Geography, Science, English and Visual Arts outcomes.

• Further work is needed on the Coastal Unit to create a more systematic and individualised delivery of content.

• ICT skills were challenged using Unit themes and revisited and built on throughout the Year. This allowed Integrated Learning to develop a ‘mastery’ approach to skill development.

Google Earth tour- application of ICT skills.

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Future plans…• This project is sustainable into future years. - 2011 results provide a valuable planning tool.

The statistics collected this year will establish a benchmark for comparison and assist in the timing of tasks. - Future Integrated activities can be conceptually and ICT graded. Tasks will be fine tuned to cater to individual skill levels. - Profiles of student ICT ability will be refined in 2012 and shared with the rest of Year 7 staff. - Promotion of the concept of ‘ICT Angels’. Students with superior ICT ability that would be recognised in a more formal way for their skill set.

Thank YouI would like to take the opportunity to thank the many people that have supported my Loreto 5 project. Thank you to Denise Hillier for supporting my application and guiding me through the year. I have learnt so much from the experience. To the Leadership Team, Martin Pluss, Graeme Kachel, Ken McMurtrie and Catherine Reynolds thanks for providing me with the opportunity to become more confident using ICT. Thanks also to Bernadette O’Dwyer for your expertise and to the Year 7 Team. You have encouraged me to develop new ideas and resources for Year 7 Integrated Learning. I have enjoyed sharing resources and expertise with the Loreto 5 group.We have shaped each others project indirectly through our various discussions and ideas. As a result, the experience has allowed me to grow professionally. Thank YouKaren Bowden