Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity

Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA

01 December 200501 December 2005

Karen Lynch Karen Lynch - VC Curriculum - VC Curriculum Coordinator Coordinator

Lesley MoonLesley Moon- - Primary Teacher Primary Teacher

Teaching with VideoconferencingTeaching with Videoconferencing

Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity

Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA

For every School in For every School in St. Helens LEA to have St. Helens LEA to have access to high quality access to high quality Video conferencing, Video conferencing, that can be accessed at that can be accessed at anytime within the anytime within the Borough, NWLG and Borough, NWLG and beyond.beyond.

The VisionThe Vision

Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity

Story in August 2002Story in August 2002

16 Videoconferencing 16 Videoconferencing end points purchasedend points purchased

11 Secondary 11 Secondary schoolsschools

2 City Learning 2 City Learning Centres – Haydock Centres – Haydock and Rainhilland Rainhill

3 Loan units for 3 Loan units for primary schoolsprimary schools

November 2004 to November 2004 to datedate

Deployment of VC into Deployment of VC into all Schoolsall Schools

75 End points, 75 End points, 11 Secondary Schools11 Secondary Schools 56 Primary56 Primary 4 Special & PRU 4 Special & PRU 2 CLCs2 CLCs 1 Rivington Centre 1 Rivington Centre 1 Floating1 Floating

MCU, Gateway, MCU, Gateway, Gatekeeper and IPVCRGatekeeper and IPVCR

Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity

Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA

Schools Video Schools Video Conferencing Champion Conferencing Champion

Staff TrainingStaff Training Curriculum Curriculum

Development TeamDevelopment Team Web Site – online Web Site – online

bookings etc.bookings etc. Monitoring and Monitoring and

EvaluationEvaluation

Recent Recent events events

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Lesson Lesson planning planning

Facilitators roleFacilitators role Accessible on the Accessible on the

web web Schemes of work Schemes of work

related to QCA related to QCA combined unitscombined units

RemarksRemarks Easy to followEasy to follow

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Look and learnLook and learnGlobal LeapGlobal LeapNational Space National Space

CentreCentreArt GalleriesArt GalleriesMuseumsMuseumsMFL LinksMFL Links

Usages Usages ??

Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity

Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA

Networking schoolsNetworking schools Lesson Lesson

exemplificationexemplification Cross phase Cross phase

teaching and teaching and learninglearning

Research and Research and interviewinterview

Compete and Compete and motivatemotivate

Getting to know youGetting to know you

Usages Usages ??

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Continued Continued Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Peer observationPeer observation Model lessonsModel lessons MentoringMentoring Teacher trainingTeacher training PPA timePPA time

Confidence Level

Focusing

Developing EstablishingEnhancin

gPossible

ConferencesTest ConferencesVirtual Prospectus

Compete and motivate e.g. Quizzes and competitionsModel lessons e.g. Numeracy and Literacy masterclasses to share best practiceCitizenship/ Speaking & Listening /PSHE lessons e.g. School Councils joining for debates, joint circle timesJoint inset e.g. sharing staff training therefore sharing costsHotseats e.g. MP or Author answering questions from a group of childrenCross phase teaching and learning e.g. Secondary schools giving MFL lessons to feeder PrimariesAwareness raising e.g. Governors, parents, trainees participating in lessonsExperts and visits e.g. Poet or expert visits one school and others share in costs.Booster lessons/ After school activities e.g. joint clubsGifted and Talented e.g. children challenged by engaging with G&T pupils in another school Conferences over ISDN to Museums and galleries etc.

Research and Interview Children research a topic and then prepare a video conference interview session or a number of sessions with an expert or an actor e.g. Henry VIIICollaboration for learning Schools research a subject and feedback on a regular basis to each other to evaluate learning and to make presentations about what they have learned. This can take place over a number of conferences.

Combined QCA units are currently being written by members of the Curriculum Development Team that link together a number of QCA units into a series of 10 to 15 lessons. All lessons are planned in detail. These are interspersed with about 5 or 6 videoconferences to draw the participating schools together.

Participants Schools using VC for first time

Schools beginning to use VC as a medium for delivering the curriculum

Schools becoming confident with VC equipment

School confident with VC.

Facilitators AST’s, VC Champions, Consultants, Advisers, teachers, museums and galleries, actors.

Video Conferencing Planning Grid

Confidence Level

Focusing Developing Establishing Enhancing

Able to turn on a unit and move camera around the room.Able to focus camera on an object.Able to make a call from the directory

Experience of taking part in at least five conferencesAble to operate a videoconferencing unit to a basic level e.g. Presents, camera movement, making a call.

Experience of taking part in at least ten conferences.Experience of facilitating at least two conferences.Ability to fully operate a videoconferencing unit to make a point to point and multi-point call.Experience of using a concert box.Some understanding of the elements that make up a high quality videoconference.Ability to evaluate videoconferences.

Experience of taking part in at least ten conferences.Experience of facilitating at least five conferences.A strong grasp of the technical elements of videoconferencing e.g. How the unit works, using ISDN, MCU, Gateway and Gatekeeper.Experience of sharing data in a variety of ways.Ability to train others in the use of videoconferencing and its Pedagogy.A strong understanding of the elements that make up a high quality videoconference.Ability to evaluate videoconferences.Ability to schedule conferences understanding the resource implications.Experience and understanding of Videoconferencing across the Region through NWLG and UKERNA

Participants using VC for first time

beginning to use VC as a medium for delivering the curriculum

becoming confident with VC equipment

confident and experienced with VC.

Video Conferencing Key Performance Indicators

Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity

Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA

Transform teaching and learningTransform teaching and learning Provide access to a growing network Provide access to a growing network

of effective practiceof effective practice Allow pupil collaboration with others Allow pupil collaboration with others

in ways that are both educationally in ways that are both educationally and socially valuableand socially valuable

Provide networks for collaborative Provide networks for collaborative actionaction

Offer a tremendous boost to CPD Offer a tremendous boost to CPD opportunitiesopportunities

Build capacity for future Build capacity for future developmentsdevelopments

Provide new ways of working as Provide new ways of working as each enthusiast draws more and each enthusiast draws more and more colleagues into the learning more colleagues into the learning communitycommunity

VC the potential VC the potential to:to:

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The FutureThe Future Sustainability & variety of conferencesSustainability & variety of conferences

Increase in members of curriculum Increase in members of curriculum teamteam

CPD – MFL at KS2?CPD – MFL at KS2?

Develop links with schools in other Develop links with schools in other LEA’sLEA’s

Increase confidence of VC champions - Increase confidence of VC champions - further participation & inputfurther participation & input

Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity

Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA

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