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Summer School: Resourcing the Curriculum

Last semester was difficult. Completing two units successfully in the midst of working was an experience that I do not want to encounter any time soon. I have, however, learnt a great deal, 504, The Teacher as a Leader was the most enlightening course. Not only did I improve my technological skills but I now know that having a vision for the TL is essential, this I am sure will be a focus in the future. 501, Information Environment was also okay. One of the most important areas I need to focus on is reading the criteria linked to assessment tasks, just like I always tell me own students.

Now for 503, resourcing the curriculum. I have read over the assignments and gained some insights into what the subject entails. I am thinking at this time to base my first task on the JFK component of the History Extension course, an area I think needs to be developed. Here I go!

LEADERS!

Now this is a leader!

Leadership and all!

Finally completed the first task. Now to examine Part B. I have been looking back at my readings on leadership in order to use for assignment 2. Reading over Cheng's article Leadership and Strategy has reinforced much of what I have learnt. Yes, leaders need to be proactive and an area that Cheng mentions really makes a great deal of sense. Leaders need to be strategic, in our fast paced technological society teachers, schools, TL's need to think more carefully about the future. We need to be inspirational but most importantly we must become forward thinkers. How do we achieve this? by working cooperatively, embracing shared visions, not an easy task but it is achievable. This last idea is supported by Donham's article, she focuses on the link between leadership and the shared vision. TL's have a unique position, we work with all staff and students, to ensure that our schools are able to provide the best possible learning environment. A Huge Role!

ETL501 Information Environment

My first entry!! This course relates to the various information and learning contexts in the school environment. So far I have read about wiki's, wikipedia and criteria for websites. The latter being the focus for our first assignment. What I have so far is practical and information gained can be applied to a class room context. How many times have I told my students that it is OK to look at wikipedia but not trust its contents? It seems that I am not the only one!

Reading about the technical criteria was new for me, being a humanities students I have never really focused on this area but clearly it is an area that I need to develop. Now all I need to do is select two criteria for my assignment, this is going to be more difficult than I first thought because so many are geared to students in higher education.

The most important lesson I have learnt so far is that I do not spent enough time on preparing my senior students to clearly assess the relevance/reliability of a web site. It is never too late to begin!