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 * __Tainui__** **__School__** **__ICT Development Summary__**

· 2008 started with a school wide Inquiry Learning Unit “Growing Gardens” based on the Kath Murdoch model. This was very successful. Assessment was focused on teacher reflection and inquiry development. As a result this approach was adapted to plan our second school wide inquiry on the Olympics. This was another successful outcome for teachers and learners.

· All staff have attended a variety of Cluster based workshops and school visits. These have been very worthwhile and have resulted in staff implementing ideas within their classroom programs. Staff have also attended guest speaker workshops which have laid a theoretical foundation beneath our inquiry development.

· Staff have appreciated facilitators one on one professional development. This has allowed teachers to discover solutions for specific problems and direction for their own development.

· School Master has been successfully integrated into our assessment plan. Individual syndicates have made use of PD both cluster and school opportunities to integrate aspects specific to them.

· ICT Equipment Plan has progressed and has been costed. Funds have been identified and the tender process is about to happen. This involves cabling, data projectors and interactive whiteboards across the school.

· The ICT development in the school has been instrumental in maintaining the strong collegial support structure that exists within the school. The staff are open to change and committed to the process of change where value for learners is evident.