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Name of School: Portobello Name of lead teacher: Tom Hobbs

Milestone Report 4

150th showcase for school reunion. Technology used during showcase and as part of Term 3 visual language plan. Powerpoints, moviemaker movies, photo story movies. See appendix 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Purchased Kath Murdoch book. Used to plan with lead teacher and principal at session with Vicki Nicholson. All teachers have their own copy of the book. Used the book and an inquiry approach to plan the science unit. Everyone has been using the ‘tuning in’ activities. Staff are now up to the ‘finding out’ stage. Positive impact and attitude from all the students.

All staff attended the TKI session with Brenda Crozier looking at the updates and features of the site Eg Wik-ed and Digistore.


 * 1) Staff to set personal goals with reference to the cluster web site

Teachers have an ongoing goal to access the cluster website at least once a week.

Staff goal. To use an inqiry approach to plan our major unit for the term. Specifically planned to use the Kath Murdoch book as a resource for this. Space Unit. Appendix 5 puzzle Appendix 6 people bingo
 * 1) Individual Goals – Class related

Staff have set goal to use the TKI site as part of their inquiry approach to our unit.