Timeline+and+Directions

**Entry Point:** Leading Conversation e5 Explore · **// Prompt Inquiry //** · **// Structure Inquiry //** · **// And maintain session momentum in contemporary learning environments? //** · How do we use questions to draw out students’ prior literacy knowledge? · What are literacy misconceptions? · How do we address students’ literacy misconceptions across different disciplines? · What is a productive learning environment for literacy? · How do we create routines in out classroom? · PLATO Day Training (1CRT Day) · After school meeting · Planning Day 12th December 2009 (1 CRT day)
 * Preliminary Timeline 2009 – 2010 Noble Dandenong Neighbourhood **
 * Research Question:** **//How can we develop a literacy resource that supports teaching in the Dandenong/Springvale neighbourhood to://**
 * As a team we will examine: **
 * Term 4 2009 || Focus || Tasks ||

Time allocated TPL days = 25 ( Term 4 - total 2 CRT days)

|| Establish a common entry point for our TPL team relating to our Action Research. Identify and establish forward planning required in order to successfully manage and maintain our project.  || || · Team Meeting/Research – week beginning 15/2/10 (1 day) · School visits and gathering evidence – weeks beginning 8/3/10 & 15/3/10 (3 days)
 * 1) Agreement and clarification of our research question
 * 2) Debbie's reflections on being part of the TPL experience
 * 3) <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Establishing a focus for each term e.gl Term 1: Gather baseline data and Research Term 2: Trial programs/ideas/activities. Term 3; Refine/modify/reflect. Term 4: Put the report together
 * 4) <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Discuss how will we take the time e.g. one day a week/fortnight, whole week blocks
 * 5) <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">When and how we will keep Principals/Staff/Community informed of what we are doing and why
 * 6) <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Allocation of roles and responsibilities - such as: Meetings (chair/minute/organise), Research (shares what has been forwarded, organises visits to other schools, etc.) Recording the Journey (e.g. Photos, interviews etc.) Communication (setting up Wikis etc.)
 * Term 1 2010 || Focus || Tasks ||
 * <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· PLATO Day Training – March (1CRT Day)

( Term 1 - total 5+* CRT days)


 * Possible scope for CRT days to be given to schools that we visit for interview purpose || Team working towards developing a common understanding of what EXPLORE looks like in a classroom through initial conversations and observations. Providing base evidence and data for Action Research. || * Briefing to staff at individual schools on scope of TPL
 * Deliver ongoing updates on project to school community/staff.

1. Interviewing classroom teachers within the neighbourhood using the guiding questions above. 2. Conduct classroom observations within neighbourhood schools. 3. Film classroom practice. 4. Reviewing current literature on engaging practice. // Schools and dates yet to be identified. Specific task to be developed. // ||
 * Term 2 2010 || Focus || Tasks ||
 * * PLATO Day Training – 1 day

// Allocated days and dates yet to be decided // || Review and trial new strategies and collect further data. || * Deliver ongoing updates on project to school community/staff.

Share with neighbourhood and network. // Specific tasks yet to be developed // || // Allocated days and dates yet to be decided // || Refine/modify/reflect on project || * Deliver ongoing updates on project to school community/staff.
 * 1) Substantive conversations led by reflection and analysis of data and respond to findings.
 * 2) Observation of current practice in 21st century learning spaces, compare with traditional classrooms.
 * 3) Trial new strategies and collect further data.
 * 4) Re assess(interview, classroom observations.)
 * 5) Model best practice.
 * Term 3 2010 || Focus || Tasks ||
 * <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· PLATO Day Training (1CRT Day)

// Specific tasks yet to be developed // || // Allocated days and dates yet to be decided // || Finalize artefact. || * Deliver ongoing updates on project to school community/staff. // Specific tasks yet to be developed // ||
 * 1) Trial new strategies in classrooms across year levels
 * 2) Film classroom practice
 * Term 4 2010 || Focus || Tasks ||
 * <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· PLATO Day Training (1CRT Day)
 * Share artefact