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==//"Matamata Christian School, together with the parents, work to provide a Christ-centred education based on Biblical foundations. We strive for personal excellence in the academic, spiritual, physical and emotional realms."//==


 * ====**Goal 4: To provide a quality education that maximises student achievement**====
 * ====To ensure curriculum delivery is focused on promoting high student achievement and outcomes.====
 * ====To staff the school with highly motivated effective teachers.====
 * ====To help students learn about God, themselves and the world around them.====
 * ====To promote the development of student’s character.====
 * ====To develop literacy and numeracy skills.====
 * ====To promote critical thinking strategies.====
 * ====To develop the principles, values and key competencies of the school and revised New Zealand curriculum.====
 * ====To promote academic excellence and maximise student achievement opportunities.====
 * ====To develop a love of learning in students and staff.====
 * ====To develop student ownership of their learning.====
 * ====To develop students knowledge, understanding and skills to help equip them toward becoming productive members of society.==== || ====**Goal 6: To develop and maintain the property and environment in such a way that** **maximises the opportunities for student learning and development**====
 * ====To provide an attractive and functional environment.====
 * ====To present the school in a manner that shows God’s creation effectively managed and displayed.====
 * ====To develop, provide and maintain attractive and functional playground activities.====
 * ====To maintain a safe and pleasant learning environment for all staff and students.====
 * ====To encourage and display quality work.==== ||


 * ====**Goals:**==== || ====**Cluster Goal:**==== || ====**School Goal:**==== || ====**Evidence:**==== ||
 * ====//Goal 1//==== || ====Demonstrate and talk about an understanding of appropriate use of online tools for learning and living to explore, create and communicate.==== || * ====Working on a review of the internet and wiki policy.====
 * ====Adding in digital citizenship into the kid on the rock programme in 2012.==== || * ====Redevelopment of the Cybersafety policy with a new completed draft being designed====
 * ====Creation of a school wiki policy.====
 * ====Digital citizenship being fitted into the Kid on the rock programme for 2012.==== ||
 * ====//Goal 2//==== || ====Create a sustainable and transferable model of best practice for use of e-learning.==== || * ====Create a vision for ICT in the school.====
 * ====Strategic plan for 3 years to sustain what we have got (linked to the charter).====
 * ====Implementation plan for how ICT is taught in the school==== || * ====Poster design completed by the end of the year for promotion and development with the staff at the end of 2011.====
 * ====Use of Mathletics (year 3 up), Develop SOLO, Upgrade school master, complete upgrade of Room 4/5 computers, Develop competency with IWB, Digital camera for senior room, upgrade library computer, upgrade website, TV for office to promote events.====
 * ====Implementation plan draft and then a final copy designed to setup as a classroom learning assistant.==== ||
 * ====//Goal 3//==== || ====Increased development of e-learning and ICTs into classroom practice in line with effective pedagogy.====

To investigate different learning environments.
|| * ====Developing IWB resources and training for staff.====
 * ====Development of the SOLO taxonomy in the classroom and in thinking processes within the school.====
 * ====Action research (Inquiry learning) with the staff.==== || * ====A folder full of resources for the staff as well as recorded notes of supporting other staff members.====
 * ====SOLO resources on the S drive as well as in Room 5 a clear understanding of SOLO by the end of 2011.====
 * ====Shane presenting his action research at the end of the year.==== ||
 * ====//Goal 4//==== || ====Schools to investigate and trial ways to engage with family and whanau.==== || * ====Providing provisions/sharing for parents to access resources to help improve the students learning (Wiki, Mathletics).====
 * ====Providing access for students who do not have the internet to access online/ICT resources.==== || * ====At the end of 2011 having ample resources on the MCS wiki that parents can access.====
 * ====Creating times where students who do not have broadband can access it for school based tasks (like a home work club, but for internet access).==== ||
 * ====//Goal 5//==== || ====Strengthen collegial professional relationships and practices through sharing online and using reflective practices.==== || * ====Development of a school wiki/ social networking policy.====
 * ====Development of SOLO taxonomy at Matamata Christian School.====
 * ====Using a staff wiki to group together resources that staff can use.==== || * ====A new wiki policy that can be sent to parents to sign off.====
 * ====To have SOLO taxonomy becoming part of learning at Matamata Christian School which will be posted on the staff wiki for access.==== ||


 * PDF Version:** [[file:School+Action+Plan+2011+MCS.pdf]]

become a digital citizen through learning how to use the many tools that are on the web The disparity between schools, the haves and have nots. How is our educational system fair if one school can provide laptops for every student and on the other hand schools are struggling to even provide a computer between 4 or 5. ||
 * [[image:Alistair_Visual_Title.png width="509" height="242"]] || [[image:Shane_Visual_Title.png width="509" height="244"]] ||
 * **Name**: Alistair Paterson
 * Post**: Principal
 * Passion**: To see childen grow academically
 * Favourite software**:
 * Wiki or Blog**:
 * Mac or PC**: PC
 * What do you see as the greatest hindrance to students developing ICT**: || **Name**: Shane Smith
 * Post**: Year 5/6 teacher/ Leads ICT at Matamata Christian School
 * Passion**: To see students utilising ICT on the web to improve their learning and to
 * Favourite software**: Picasa
 * Wiki or Blog**: Wiki
 * Mac or PC**: Mac (only because of battery life and reliability)
 * What do you see as the greatest hindrance to students developing ICT**: