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WORKSHOPS and EXTENDED LEARNING TIME

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So do we.
'Workshops' is how we are trying to make a difference in the learning journey of our level 3 kids. Have you ever been to a conference and ended up in a session you just did not want to be at? What about the times when you got exactly what you wanted?

The idea is that this may well be the same for our students. If we give them choices about the shape of their learning, they may be more motivated to grow their learning. Teacher motivation is at the heart of increasing student motivation. Giving teachers a choice about what they want to teach adds another dynamic to the story. The third tendril is the notion of 'extended learning time'. A vast number of organised learning experiences happen outside of the normal school day. These are most often by choice and reflect a degree of motivation by those running and attending these activities. Below is the beginnings of a mind map centred on the theme of 'Extended Learning Schools". This captures what we are doing in the areas of student motivation and extended learning time. HPV stands for Human Powered Vehicle.

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Recent Workshops Include

 * Friends of Emerald Lake Park Weedbusters
 * Readers Theatre
 * Limericks
 * Book Club
 * Poetry
 * Preparing Sustainability Tours (for visiting teachers seminar)
 * Capsella
 * K'Nex
 * PowerPoint
 * Podcasting
 * Drama
 * Circus Games
 * Pancake making
 * Cookie baking
 * Tree Planting with Johns Hill Landcare

The following is our plan for this term. Workshops: First 4 workshops -Friday Mornings – 9:15 till 10:30 Next 4 workshops Thursday Morningns - 9.15 till 10.30am. Attitudes to school mini survey after the rotations. Groundrules: Week No. || Trish Keynote Workshop || Janet || Leigh || Barb || Megan || || Story Telling with ICT || Japanese experience || Drama ||
 * 1) Sign up for it and stick to it.
 * 2) Keynote kids get priority for other workshops.
 * 3) Fill out a Feedback sheet.
 * Term
 * 2 || Maths Ext || Exploring Stories || Story Telling with ICT || Responses to video text || Drama ||
 * 3 || Maths Ext || Exploring Stories || Story Telling with ICT || Responses to video text || Drama ||
 * 4 || Maths Ext || Author for a Day
 * 6 || Maths Ext || Author for a Day || Story Telling with ICT || Japanese experience. || Drama ||
 * 7 || Maths Support || Exploring Stories || Story Telling with ICT || Responses to video text || Drama ||
 * 8 || Maths Support || Exploring Stories || Story Telling with ICT || Responses to video text || Drama ||
 * 9 || Maths Support || Author for a Day || Story Telling with ICT || Japanese experience || Drama ||
 * 10 || Maths Support || Author for a Day || Story Telling with ICT || Japanese experience || Drama ||

So what do the kids have to say about our 'workshops'? Click here and read some of their comments. Check out what our kids were saying about our first ever workshops.