02.Leadership

== Ok if you think us leaders are all mad. Have a look at this Video. @http://vodpod.com/watch/3036649-leadership-lessons-from-dancing-guy?pod=lofts1964 Leading Learners at Rose Bay Secondary College. Join the leadership wiki which highlights the Lighthouse schools Project... http://litehouse4skools.wikispaces.com/ http://leadership4hschools.wikispaces.com/08.LIghthouseSchoolProject ==

We have been chosen to be a 'Light house School in Sydney Region' for the Digital Education Revolution and Laptops for engagement. Leading Learning

IMPORTANT DATE The technology team. Leading Learning. Regional Day 23rd September 2009
**Expression of interest to be a Lighthouse School.**

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin.
 * Rose Bay Secondary College: Sydney Region.**

The following expression of interest outlines our suitability to be chosen as a Lighthouse school to undertake and continue our already established Action learning projects particularly established for teachers 1:1 pedagogy to underpin the Education Revolution for digital learning in our school. **The commitment and enthusiasm for this project is high across all KLAs.** The school journey has been documented on our school wiki. We have established strong leadership in the leading quality teaching utilizing the 1;1 and the Notebooks.

· **Established networks across other schools to share and serve professional learning needs. elearning communities.** A number of links have been established across schools. Rose Bay SC Tech team has held 2 **video conferences** recently to establish links, to improve implementation of the #DER and professional learning for quality teaching. **We are committed to sharing our journey.** The school staff in particular the champion ‘Learn4RBSC’ tech teams are willing and **committed to sharing with community** schools via video conference, hosting visitors and our team visiting other schools.

· **Connection to Higher Education and the informing of emerging technologies.**

Established links to UTS research through the Education Masters program with Students coming to speak at SDD about emerging technologies and social media and networking to improve deep learning and intellectual dialogue. The research documents the value of elearning communities to improve learning. Link: http://edutweet.wikispaces.com/

· **Established Tech Team operating in the school to fulfill the professional learning needs of the DER initiative.**

A group of staff have collaborated & establishing learning journeys, utilizing action learning processes for 1:1. This is in early stages, although team members have established their PLN and their individual project ideas to implement quality teaching and learning utilizing the Notebooks.

· **Transparent collaboration of process established in the school to address the professional learning needs for our teaching staff.**

Leadership of the implementation has been established and the process of collaboration, team building has been established in a whole school wikispace Link: http://rbscsupport4ict.wikispaces.com

· **Established Action learning project.**

Technology team have established an action learning project and the process of teacher mentoring and collaboration has been established across KLA’s through out the school. Leadership for quality teaching using the platform of technology is strong.

Please add your name to commit to being a leading learner in the Pilot "lighthouse project".


 * ~ Name ||~ Area of Interest ||~ Project area you have already begun. Link to Action4learning ||~ Notes and Extra information ||
 * D.Lofts || LeadershipGATModel || Development of leadership model to lead elearning. ||  ||
 * L.Hawkins || Creating a collaborative online learning environment for History || Wikis, moodle, glogster and all that jazz ||  ||
 * N.McDonald || Technology in the classroom and beyond || Wiki's, PLN ||  ||
 * L Tesoriero || Developing and utilizing an online learning environment for Visual Arts || Year 9 VA wiki ||  ||
 * L Andre || Creating a collaborative online learning for Science || Year 9 Science wiki and beyond ||  ||
 * B Kelly || Leadership / develop & extend the social science classroom(s) from a tradtional teacher centered learning environment into a facilitator role via technology. || Year 9 Commerce Blog, Wiki, connected classroom with a Newcastle school ||  ||
 * R Clarke || Creating interactive online environments || Year 9 wiki foccusing on interactive activities ||  ||
 * T Jamieson || Promoting peer learning using technology ||  ||   ||

=Head Teachers Leading Learning.=

Plan, Resource Management and Direction
This page is for the management of School Resources. This is divided into 2 sections.
 * Hardware, software, materials, physical resources.
 * Human Resources inclusive of Professional learning

Faculty/Team ** : Priority Area identified: ** Outline Request : Identify connection to Priority Outcomes: Timeline: Budget ** Staff record as a discussion point with all details. **
=** DRAFT Technology Plan 2009-2011 **=

**// 'Teachnology' 2009 A whole school approach to quality teaching through technology //**
School Management Plan:Student Engagement © RBSC

Priority AREA :Students Students connected and engaged in learning:

Strategies: Develop college ICT Vision & Plan 2009 Develop college intranet and content management system.
=**Term 1**=

** Collect DATA **
Survey students and CLAS data for staff.
 * Collect Baseline Data by the Tech Team term 1 2009.

** Set up IT Support Protocols **

 * IT Support Protocols Term 1 2009 Set up. Technician to support service of hardware. & ICT Support Register.

=** Term 2. **=

**Action Learning Team: Tech Team**
Emersion in Action Learning **Quality teaching** Project using technology, including the Evaluation of Content management System by school tech team. A group of teachers undertake an action learning project in their class reflecting quality teaching (QTF) using technology. "Real classrooms, testing real students, getting the real truth". Sharing of projects and learning, in Professional Learning Teams.

=**Term 3.**=

**School Development Day; Whole school Quality teaching using a Technology Focus engaging students.**
1.Sharing projects with whole school teams. 2.Individual Professional Learning Goals with a " Guide on the Side", critical buddy, learning coach.

=**Term 4**= Resource management and Professional learning is evaluated. Proposals of hardware, professional learning are submitted. Baseline Data is evaluated, recommendations for 2010 are submitted.