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2006 Innovative Teacher ReflectionsPresented by: Mark Hennessy ICT Integration Teacher Presbyterian Ladies’ College Junior School Melbourne

Date: Thursday March 22, 2007

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Teacher and School Information

Mark is responsible for modeling, demonstrating and mentoring

ICT integration in Junior School (Year P - 6). Mark works

closely with primary students and classroom teachers to

effectively integrate curriculum initiatives using a range of

applications and digital resources. These resources are proving

to be invaluable, enabling students to express knowledge,

understanding and ideas in their learning. Mark's ICT classes

also involve team-teaching situations, which makes for effective

professional development scenarios.

PLC is a school community dedicated to the creation of digital

resources designed and authored by teaching staff in open-

ended software environments.

VEIT - Virtual Education Innovation Tour

Teachers and learners utilise the mathematical

capabilities of open-ended software (Word®, Excel®

and PowerPoint®) to engage in creative, rich and

authentic mathematical investigations.

To develop a repertoire for designing and developing

open-ended Mathematical eLearning activities to cater

to a broad range of student abilities, enabling teachers

to gauge student progress and and enrich

mathematical thinking.

Objectives

Learning Areas Mathematics, ICTLevels Primary Years K - 6

Project Overview


Work with the capabilities of mathematically able /

productivity software to produce enriching

mathematical learning objects for primary school

students.

Devise eight specific steps to Switch on to

Mathematics (teacher empowerment and PD) and to

Switch on Minds (student mathematical engagement).

Description


Project Overview continued

Keywords

Documents

Author(s) Mark Hennessy Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne

Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other open-ended softwareSoftware

Productivity software, Teachers as author, Mathematics, Creativity

Open-ended eLearning activities, Student engagement and teacher

empowerment / professional development.


Teacher Planning and Management

Background & Planning:

Over a period of 14 years Mark has worked as an ICT integration teacher / mentor

in primary school settings. He has been responsible for planning closely with class

teachers to author and produce digital learning activities. Most of these activities

have been produced in the learning domain of Mathematics.


Teaching Resources

Using Microsoft technologies, Mark Hennessy has created a range of open-ended

mathematics learning tools, including a curriculum-based directory of over 800+ digital learning

activities.

Student eLearning Activities:

The 800 engaging eLearning activities address learning scenarios across the following

mathematical strands / dimensions:

•Shape and Space •Number •Patterns and Algebra

•Measurement •Data •Working Mathematically

•Mathematical Structure

Teacher Tutorials

Accompanying the activities developed are useful tutorials that can be explored for

teacher professional development or

student familiarity / skill building.

These tutorials are designed to highlight the mathematical capabilities and potentials of

Microsoft Applications – Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

The tutorials are located on the CD in the Tutorials Folder within the relevant folders.

Tutorial titles:

geom.ppt, tessa.ppt, draw_tut.ppt, excelmath.xls, number_chart.xls, tables_tut.doc



Standards and Educational Soundness Specifications

Educational Soundness Specifications:

Originally developed by the Le@rning Federation® to developing Australia’s

online curriculum content for schools, the standards and specifications have

been referenced to develop and author the 800+ mathematically engaging

tasks in a mathematics directory.

“When learners learn to work mathematically, they devise many investigation

strategies to find meaning. This can also be said about using computers to

facilitate the educational process. Because the activities integrate technology

into mathematical learning, students build technology skills even as they use

the applications as a broad base for mathematical investigation. The myriad of

open-ended learning activities cater to a broad range of student abilities,

enabling teachers to gauge student progress.”

Mark Hennessy

Documents


Examples of Digital Learning Activities

Cross Sections -PowerPoint

World Population -Word

Healthy Picnic Lunch -Excel

Roman Numerals -Word

Number Machines -Excel

Difference between numbers -Word

Matching number facts -PowerPoint

Tutorials:

geom.ppt, tessa.ppt, draw_tut.ppt, excelmath.xls, number_chart.xls, tables_tut.doc

Cairns ACEC Conference

Microsoft Innovative Teacher Award:

Attendance @ Conference

Meet other recipients of the award

Awards Ceremony

Learn more of Microsoft’s commitment to education through:

» Innovative teachers portal

» PIL Partners in Learning Program

» Microsoft Student 2007

2007 Singapore

School Visits:

Xingnan Primary School

2007 Singapore

School Visits:

River Valley High School

2007 Cambodia

Prepare and Present Poster @ Innovative Teacher’s Conference

Celebrate and revel in prize of 8 days in a new country, culture, conference

Collaborate with Innovative teachers from other Asia Pacific countries

Guests of UNESCO to World Heritage Site of Angkor

Visit Temples: Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, Bayon

Produce a digital learning resource on an issue relating to the World

Heritage site.

Make new friends Absorb the culture Absorb

Royal Government of Cambodia

United Nations Education

Scientific and Cultural

Organisation

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