Sharon's+notes+from+Coburg+Senior+High+School

= Coburg Senior High School, Melbourne = Years 10 - 12

Approx 220 students 26 staff Max class size is 27

Students on first name basis with teachers (teachers seen as 'colleagues' by students) No uniform - smart casual dress code for both staff and students Staff are allocated 4 full time classes (as opposed to the usual 5) Teachers expected to give very fast feedback Students on individual learning plans which are supportive but realistic E5 Instructional Model: Engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate
 * School is seen as a "Workplace for Learning" **

Mac technology Wireless network provided by "XIRRUS" (no IT help desk) Academic progress recorded using "StudyWiz" Use of podcasting, wiki's, no textbooks No intranet, no school emails Use of MobileMe which is being replaced by Apple iCloud 80% of students have their own macbooks Exams sometimes done on paper but can also be online Parents can log on anytime and view students' progress "Techie Breaky" one morning a week, technology PD for and by staff and students
 * Technology **

12 - 14 students per mentor 75 minutes mentor time per week Pastoral care program covers things like safe driving, alcohol/drug awareness Mentors write progress reports on their students Students write their own progress reports before the teachers write theirs
 * Pastoral Care **

Professional Learning Action Teams (PLAT's) - develop/study resources for sharing (Lotus diagrams, use of Gapminder, Google sketch-up) Peer assessment/staff peer evaluations
 * Professional Development **

Transfer of noise due to shared spaces No helpdesk, problems are shared and solved by staff IT support 1/2 days per week
 * Issues **

No noticeboards No whiteboards Everything is electronic
 * Other **

Richard Elmore Profile //The Resilience of Teacher Culture//
 * Principal Don Collins suggests reading/viewing/looking up the following people: **

Professor Scott Paris //Moving from the old to the new// //Development Aspects of Self-Regulated Learning//

Seymour Papert Profile Diversity in Learning: A Vision for the New Millennium

David Hopkins Profile Every School a Great School