This document provides an overview of an online professional learning session about exemplar numeracy spaces on Ultranet. The session aims to build a community of teachers, provide a framework for professional learning teams, and help teachers evaluate online resources to support curriculum planning. Teachers are introduced to several exemplar numeracy spaces on Ultranet and shown how to search for, join, and explore these spaces. They are also given a template to guide their exploration of the resources within each space. The session concludes by assigning teachers the task of investigating an exemplar space in more detail before the next session.
1. title
Episode 3
Series 2
Exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces
Part 1
2. Welcome to iMasterclass - Episode 3, series 2
Hume Region presents:
Exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces – Part 1
Brendan O’Brien, Gail Stanley and Libby Delbridge
3. Purpose of these Sessions
These online professional learning sessions will:
Build a community of teacher/learners beyond your school
Provide a framework for effective PLTs
Develop an effective process to evaluate online resources
to support Curriculum Planning
Provide confidence and skills in using Ultranet
4. The Learning Intention for today is......
The Learning Intention for today is......
How do I as a teacher know what exemplar Numeracy
Ultranet Spaces exist to support Teachers and PLT’s with
curriculum planning?
The Success Criteria will include........
1.I will be able to explain why I would look at exemplar
Ultranet Numeracy Spaces for resources
2.I will learn the benefits of knowing what exemplar
Ultranet Numeracy Spaces are available
3.I will be able to understand how a PLT can effectively
explore and consider the benefits of online resources to
support curriculum planning.
6. Your current Numeracy focus….
List 2 great resources you have used in the
last 6 months in your classroom or year level?
What resources are you providing for your students in your planning?
Are you using online resources to inform your curriculum planning and teaching of
the content?
9. What supports Teachers to make connections with what
resources they already have?
What are
the best
tools to
support my
learning
intention?
How do I
design and
plan an
engaging
learning
sequence?
What works now? - What devices do I have access to? - Edustar software - Communication and
Collaboration Tools and Spaces (WWW and Ultranet) - Endorsed Content
10. What exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces
have been created?
DEECD eBookboxes
i Learn Primary
i Learn Maths
i Learn Secondary WMR Numeracy
i Teach Secondary
11. What exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces
have been created?
• DEECD Mathematics eBookboxes – 66512121 - Design
• WMR Numeracy –106126201 - Design
• i Teach Secondary – 116444307 – Design
• i Learn Maths –120779928 – Collaborative
• i Learn Primary–-71762396 – Collaborative
• i Learn Secondary – 108432732 - Collaborative
12. Other exemplar Numeracy digital resources
In Your Hands – Getting Started: Classroom Ideas for
1-to-1 Learning
•Ideas for Mathematics page 21
•Go to eLearning ICT showcase – 1 : 1 Learning– download PDF
document Classroom Ideas: 7-12
•http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase
Does your school use Maths300?
13. How to Search and Join exemplar Numeracy
Ultranet Spaces……..
1. Go to either Collaborative or Design Space
2. Click on Available Design / Collaborative Spaces tab
3. Refine Search if you want – Title ‘ DEECD Mathematics eBookboxes’, Space ID
number ‘66512121’ or Key word ‘Numeracy’ – ‘Open’
4. Go to the Actions button
5. Click JOIN
6. After you have joined click on the title to open the space - immediate access as a member
Hint:
Spaces with a large membership number, begin with ‘DEECD’ are often good to look
at or key designers eg. Robyn Scanlon
14. A Tool to use to guide
Numeracy Ultranet Space exploration……..
15. Let’s take a quick tour……………….?
DEECD Mathematics eBookboxes-
level 3, 4, 5 and 6 available NOW!
WMR Numeracy
VCE eBookboxes Maths
I Learn Maths, i Learn Primary
Methods, General and Further
and i Learn Secondary
Maths
16. Let’s view the next 5 slides on how PLTs can work
together effectively to investigate exemplar Numeracy
Spaces in the Ultranet identifying key elements that
can be used as a springboard to support current
curriculum foci.
via Comic Life discussions…………..
17. At the
PLT I have found some exemplar Numeracy
meeting spaces that I think will match what we
want our students to learn.
Sharing the task of
exploring recommended
exemplar Literacy spaces
for our curriculum
planning, really helped us
find activities that
matched our student’s
abilities
18. The key elements of effective curriculum planning-
student data > plan > teach > assess
The Exemplar space
Let’s share the task of finding observation template will
curriculum resources-let’s divide the help us evaluate the
recommended spaces so we each activities in the spaces.
have one to research and find the We can also begin
best activities for our students planning how we’ll use
them in the classroom-for
which students and in
Now we are ready to plan what part of the learning
our curriculum –we need a sequence –to introduce a
blended curriculum concept- to reinforce the
including digital activities concept-or to assess
We’ll check our student data-so
we know what our students
already know and VELs and the
developmental pathways to see
what they need to know next…
19. Pooling our resources and strategies
so we can plan our Numeracy curriculum
I heard the DEECD WMR
i Learn eBookboxes include And the DEECD eBookboxes Numeracy has
Primary has a diagnostic tests and focus include an interactive map to a page of
maths page questions –that could be show how the topics connect. warm up
that is our lesson learning They also have common activities and
organised in intention misunderstandings and online tools.
year levels strategies for teachers.
20. We can spend some time
now looking at the DEECD
O.K. Lets have a Mathematics eBookbox and
quick look at then finish filling out the
i Learn Primary Exemplar Space observation
template before our next
and PLT
i Learn Maths
Here comes our Principal, lets ask him to join in
our next PLT to see what we all found out from
our investigation of the exemplar Numeracy
spaces………………..
21.
22. Open microphone/Questions
and Share-time……..
Put your hand up to grab the microphone or type in the space below……
What have you learned? What else do you need to know?
How can this translate into your classroom? Your school?
How will you go about this? Who are the key teachers, teams etc?
What is your next step or plan?
23. How to join
iMasterclasses
Design space...
1. Join the Hume Region iMasterclass Design Space
2. Go to Design Spaces
3. Click Available Spaces tab
4. Search by Space ID number (139211104)
5. The space is Open access so click the Actions
box and Join
6. After you have joined click on the title to open
the space
24. Away Task……………..
to build upon this learning what is the next step
in preparation for –
Exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces, Part 2
Using the Exemplar Space Observation template –
Investigate a Space and be prepared to share your responses
next week.
NB/ MAKE SURE Open Office is OPEN prior to uploading ppt to Blackboard Collaborate Welcome everyone. I hope you’ve had an opportunity to grab a headset as it’s a great way to participate and also elliminates any feedback. Feel free to try out any tools and use the virtual whiteboard as we deliver the session. The session is supervised. All chat messages, including private messages are seen by all Moderators. The session is being recorded and will be published online in the iMasterclass Design Space - 139211104 . If you are sharing any resources please be mindful to avoid breaching school or student privacy policies or protocols.
The purpose of these sessions is to build an online community via these Blackboard Collaborate sessions and our Ultranet Design Space – iMasterclass. The Focus is on an effective PLT approach across a school using the 4A Planning Model as seen through our modelled PLT conversations that you’ll view later in this session.
The 2 episodes on Exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces – Pt 1 & Pt 2 will support ongoing improvement in the Numeracy outcomes for all our students via the use of quality online and offline digital content resources. Our focussed resources are found in some excellent pedagogically sound Ultranet Spaces created by some of our DEECD colleagues Learning Intention and Success Criteria – Hattie “Visible Learning For Teachers maximising impact on learning” Ultranet support site –online modules: Connecting , Collaborating and Creating https://ultranet.vic.edu.au/portal/web/support/module-5 Student Collaboration and Learning Collaborative Learning is a place for student collaboration and learning. Web 2.0 applications can be accessed in the Collaborative Learning space supporting teachers to create opportunities which extend learning beyond the classroom. It enables students, their peers and their teachers to connect, communicate, collaborate and co-create new knowledge. Ultranet support site –online modules: Design Teachers Connecting and Collaborating https://ultranet.vic.edu.au/portal/web/support/4.5-what-could-design-spaces-be-used-for Participation and collaboration are critical ingredients in online professional learning. Being a member of a Design space does require a level of participation. This participation in an online community is demonstrated not only through the interactivity of sharing of knowledge through information exchange and professional discussion, but also through less obvious interaction like searching for content and adding to a common resource repository. Collegial collaboration is more than the sharing of resources. Collaborative learning requires a different perspective on learning theories, pedagogy and how knowledge is transferred. And every teacher not re-inventing the wheel – working smarter not harder.
Use the tools on the toolbar of the whiteboard – pencil, Text, Shape to indicate where you are located. This session is the 3rd in a series of 8 sessions the first 2 sessions were on Exemplar Literacy Ultranet Spaces, followed by 2 sessions on Exemplar Numeracy Spaces, 2 sessions on Curriculum Planning enriched by eBookboxes and finally 2 sessions on eBookboxes and Learning Tasks.
Text Tool - Share on the whiteboard What resources are you providing for your students in your planning? Are you using online resources to inform your curriculum planning and teaching of the content?
Teacher Planning can occur throughout the cycle- Our focus today, however, will be at the Plan Stage. Effective Planning encompasses the questions:- What do you know about your students? What data will best inform curriculum planning? Analysing data –are students learning? What do the students know? What do you want the students to learn? What is essential for students to learn according to VELs? What learning and teaching and assessment strategies will be used? If students aren’t learning how can we adapt the instruction to suit student needs so they can learn? What and How do I want my students to learn? The Ultranet supports teachers to implement a continuous cycle of curriculum planning and delivery. Teachers can readily collaborate within and across schools and share their curriculum planning Numeracy data is used to plan and deliver a more differentiated curriculum, informed by individual learning needs. Teachers can utilise their tried and true current numeracy practices and utilise Web 2.0 tools for improved collaboration and communication . Teachers can facilitate collaborative learning using web 2.0 tools. Using the Content Teachers can search the Ultranet for digital learning resources to support planned numeracy activities. Links in chat Ultranet T & L Cycle doc http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/student/vlns/ultralitnum.pdf Ultranet Support Site –Using the Ultranet to Support Teaching and Learning https://ultranet.vic.edu.au/portal/web/support/3.2-plan-what-and-how-do-i-want-my-students-to-learn
DESIGN Share strategies with colleagues for explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy concepts. Share collective knowledge of student cohort with colleagues and allocate responsibilities for planning specific learning sequences. Moderate existing student work samples to come to a common understanding of current student achievement. Join eBookBoxes Design spaces to access resources and share conversations about literacy and numeracy learning e.g. Mathematics eBookBox Level 5 Equivalence. LEARNING TASKS Access Learning Items from other teachers in your school and modify as appropriate. Import Learning Items from Endorsed Content. Plan sequences of activities to teach a particular concept. Cater for differentiated needs by allocating Learning Items to individuals or groups e.g. VELS and progression points Develop rich assessment tasks for literacy and numeracy, when students can respond in multiple ways e.g. audio, visual or written. Plan appropriate feedback and assessment and link to curriculum standards. Include opportunities for self- and peer-assessment into Learning Tasks, e.g. journals, discussions COLLABORATIVE Create a Collaborative Learning Space where students can work together e.g. a class maths project CONTENT: Select from the wide range of endorsed digital content available in the Ultranet to support numeracy and literacy teaching: • YDP (Young Digital Planet): a collection of digital resources to support secondary science and maths • Interactives e.g. Maths: Wishball • Websites e.g. Mathematics continuum • eBookBoxes (join eBookBox Design Space to access). You can also access software to support numeracy teaching on the EduSTAR image Links in chat Curriculum Planning - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/curriculum/default.htm File in iMasterclass SPACE- ultralitnum.pdf
What supports Teachers to make connections with what resources they already have? In the iMasterclass design Space we will share a template encompassing resources that are available that could be used at planning time prepared by DEECD Central Office in one of the eduSTAR programs, Visio, is available In Visio you can edit the document and then, if wanted, you can save it as a pdf or jpeg. What are the best tools to support my learning intention? How do I design and plan an engaging learning sequence? Edustar software Communication and Collaboration Tools and Spaces (WWW and Ultranet) Endorsed Content How will I monitor and assess my students and give them feedback? What options give me the best picture of student’s starting point and learning achievement? Learning Experiences – How will the ideas documented in the Planning support Learning to come alive for the students? What challenges need to be created to support learning? What are the most effective strategies to support learning? How will opportunities for assessment be explicitly incorporated? How will students be supported to monitor their learning? What access to devices do the students have to support their learning? (1 to 1) In Design Space Sec Curric Planrearranged.vsd Link in chat www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/curriculum
How does Collaborative Learning support students learning together? Collaborative Learning supports success in students learning collaboratively through the provision of access to quality digital content and Web 2.0 applications that enable collaboration in a safe and secure environment that is available anywhere, anytime . Teachers and students are able to create and/or join spaces created by others. What strategies will you put in place for using Exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces to support your students with online learning? Collaboration is a social process that supports learners to collectively deepen their knowledge, understanding and skills . Collaborative Learning is about students connecting for a common purpose - to search for understanding, meaning or solutions, or to create a product to demonstrate or apply their learning. Research supports positive outcomes for student learning through collaboration as listed below: Students are capable of performing at higher intellectual levels when asked to work in collaborative situations than when asked to work individually (Vygotsky, 1978, cited in Bruner, 1985). Group diversity in terms of knowledge and experience contributes positively to the learning process (Vygotsky, 1978, cited in Bruner, 1985). Cooperative teams achieve at higher levels of thought and retain information longer than students who work quietly as individuals (Johnson and Johnson, 1986) Shared learning gives students opportunities to engage in discussion, take responsibility for their own learning, and thus become critical thinkers (Totten, Sills, Digby and Russ, 1991). Cooperative learning methods improve problem-solving strategies because the students are confronted with different interpretations of the given situation (Bruner, 1985) The changing role of the teacher - Success in collaborative learning relies on successful and sustained interactions between the community of learners and a teacher role shifting from a director of learning towards a collaborative, guiding, facilitating model. This has implications for how learning activities are planned, managed and realised with the focus more on process over product . Many of the skills presented in the diagram below are skills teachers use to manage face to face teaching. In an online learning environment, these skills are highlighted and can be developed through consideration of the e5 capabilities. Link in chat Ultranet Support Site –Collaborative Learning: Student Collaboration and Learning https://ultranet.vic.edu.au/portal/web/support/5.1-how-does-collaborative-learning-support-students-learning-together
DEECD Mathematics eBookboxes – 66512121 – Design WMR Numeracy – 106126201 - Design i Teach Secondary – 116444307 - Design i Learn Maths– 120779928 - Collaborative i Learn Primary– 71762396 - Collaborative i Learn Secondary – 108432732 – Collaborative Your students can join the Collaborative Spaces allowing them to access these beyond the classroom to revise, revisit, challenge themselves, have access 24 / 7, share their work with family
Ultranet Endorsed Content YDP ( Young Digital Planet) Maths Resources for Upper Primary and Secondary Mathematics In Your Hands – Getting Started: Classroom Ideas for 1-to-1 Learning Ideas for Mathematics page 21 Go to eLearning ICT showcase - NSSCF – download PDF document Classroom ideas for 1-to-1 learning available at this link http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/resource.php?res_id=630&showcase_id=62 Does my school use Maths300?
Go to either Collaborative or Design Space Click on Available Design / Collaborative Spaces tab Refine search if you want – Title ‘ DEECD Mathematics eBookboxes ’, Space ID number ‘ 66512121 ’ or Key word ‘ Numeracy ’ – ‘ Open ’ Go to the Actions button Click JOIN After you have joined click on the title to open the space - you have immediate access to the Space as a member Hint: Spaces with a large membership number, begin with ‘DEECD’ are often good to look at or key designers eg. Robyn Scanlon In iMasterclass Design Space Numeracy Digital Resources Strategy.docx
A whole-of-school approach to assessing the content of Ultranet Spaces delivers consistency and sustainability. File Transfer - Exemplar Space Observation Activityv4 2012.docx
Application Share – WMR Numeracy 106126201 - Design Search by key word WMR : Page tabs- Mathematics Lesson structure (similar to our placemat) –sub pages > warm up –continue through each sub page below Page tabs > Planning > Assessing > Resources –sub page Mathematics Continuum > Using the ultranet –sub page Sample Online Tools (to add to your own collaborative space) DEECD Mathematics eBookboxes 66512121 - Design ! i-Learn Maths 120779928 (still under construction) – Collaborative Robyn Scanlon Prep –number Students from Prep to Year 10 can find interactive Maths activities in number, space, measurement, chance and data on this space. Play fabulous games that are challenging and lots of fun to help you improve your maths skills i Learn Primary 71762396 (over 10,000 members) Collaborative Kids can find lots of learning sites in all subject areas on this site. A wide range of interactive games, videos, quizzes and websites will allow them to explore learning in any curriculum area i Learn Secondary – 108432732 – Collaborative
We will allow time for you to read the PLT before we proceed to the next discussion. There are 5 slides for this PLT.
What have you learned? What else do you need to know? How can this translate into your classroom? Your school? How will you go about this? Who are the key teachers, teams etc? What is your next step or plan?
All our resources, 4 A Planners, powerpoints, session recordings are in our iMasterclass Design Space
If you are from a school in the Hume Region and would like support from our eLearning Team to assist the planning of a PLT or further follow up with Literacy resources to support your curriculum planning in your school for all of your teachers and consequently your students, then please contact either Gail, Brendan or myself, Libby, and we will schedule some follow up visits in Term 3. Next Week we would like to focus our episode on Exemplar Numeracy Ultranet Spaces, Part 2 which will be a follow on from today’s episode. Next week will focus on: What key elements from Numeracy Spaces in the Ultranet would we include in our curriculum planning? How can we incorporate these key elements into our everyday classrooms? The session will show how a PLT can work together effectively to share the key elements of Numeracy Spaces in the Ultranet and decide on how they can be used in the classroom to support teaching and learning.
Literacy (Part 1 & Part 2) & Numeracy (Part 1 & Part 2) exemplar spaces – Part 1: What they are and why would you use them? Part 2: Literacy exemplar spaces uses in the classroom-taking the key elements of the spaces and putting into practice Curriculum Planning enriched by eBookboxes – Part 1: Why would we look at online resources such as eBookboxes? What are eBookboxes? How do eBookboxes support classroom curriculum planning? Part 2: What eBookboxes have been developed to support areas of the curriculum?; What is the common thread that underpins all eBookboxes?; How can I use an eBookbox to support my curriculum delivery offline and online for my students? eBookboxes and Learning Tasks – Part 1: What eBookboxes would I use for my students?; How can I import eBookboxes into Learning Tasks?; What are the benefits of Learning Tasks for my students? Part 2: How do I ensure the eBookbox activities suit all my students?; How do eBookbox activities meet the different cohorts of students within my class?; How can I modify, add and delete some of the activities? Are all activities assessment tasks?
