Educational and Financial Report - Masada College
Educational and Financial Report - Masada College Educational and Financial Report - Masada College
Reporting Area 11b: School Determined Improvement Targets 2012 K—12Area Priorities ExpectationsTeaching &Learning♦Focus on IT integration into theCurriculum♦♦Staff become more competent and aware of IT uses and it becomes part of allprogramming.Increase staff confidence and competence in the use of SMART Boards particularlyin the Senior School.♦Continue to expand our Culture ofThinking, profile and practice with afocus on questioning♦♦Conduct a our 2nd Culture of Thinking Conference.Staff will incorporate a range of questioning techniques in their classrooms.♦Look at success criteria and developclearer and more distinctiveassessing criteria♦Students will have a more positive experience in the feedback to their work and willhave a clearer understanding of the assessment criteria.♦Create learning spaces conducive toindependent learning♦There will be less focus on the teacher as the ‘sage on the stage’ and morerecognition of them as the ‘guide on the side’.♦Start to develop a staff self reflectionand assessment program which includes360 degree feedback♦Staff will be encouraged by others who volunteer for the program and will then havethe benefit of feedback from peers and students.♦Make the Leader In Me have a visiblepresence♦More visuals around the school reflecting our approach.♦Work towards a leadership day &Covey Lighthouse status♦We will be able to share our Leader in Me journey with others and our owncommunity while simultaneously creating an added sense of pride in our positioning.♦ Explore possibilities re on-linelearning in terms of using existingprograms and developing our own♦Have students study a course on line. Designate staff to work on developing our owncourses.♦Developing lessons based on the Flip♦Staff members exploring this pedagogy and analyzing the benefits of doing so.♦♦♦Introduce the Ulpan Or programExpand on electives offering, Textilesand Design and Leadership in Year 9& 10Offer Year 10 students an Israelprogram♦♦♦Making Hebrew more accessible to a greater number of students. Encourageparents to support Hebrew by offering them (and staff) an mini Ulpan Or course.Cater for a greater diversity of interests in the co-hort and abilities. Link thecurriculum to the Leader in Me program.Increase students’ knowledge of Israel, its history and language and strengthen theiridentity.28
Reporting Area 11 b: School-determined improvement targets 2012 K—12Area Priorities ExpectationsStaffDevelopmentand Support♦♦♦♦♦Change the structure of EducationalIT coordinator role to increaseopportunities for staff to seepracticalities and opportunities tointegrate into their class room andcurriculumEncourage staff to present and shareCulture of Thinking and Leader in Mepedagogies with other schoolsExecutive members to attend five dayHarvard Visible Thinking CourseContinued IT training for staff whichincludes the use of electronicwhiteboards and iRockStaff to form a focus group for theLeader in Me, to help promote anddirect progress♦ Ulpan Or training and ChalavU’Dvash training for Hebrew staff♦♦Visiting schools that are leading theway with IT to help and inspire adirection for the CollegeJewish Life and Hebrew teachers toattend the Biennial Zionist Federationof Australia Conference♦ Consolidation of our Culture ofThinking practices to date with oursecond Culture of Thinking Conference♦Mentor / buddy program for staff tofocus on the Cultural Forces♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦More competent staff in IT use and growing use of IT in the class room.Our staff present at conferences and staff development days, publish articles etc.Bring ideas and information back to the College to strengthen and expand existingprograms. Forge partnerships with fellow students and the Harvard team to supportour on-going development.More interactive lessons and more access to students to work independently and attheir own level and pace, even from home.Continued expansion of the Leader in Me program across the College and a morevisible presence. Masada working towards becoming a Lighthouse School.A growing number of staff are equipped to teach the programs with a growingconfidence in the use of programs.Gradually introduce best practice into the College.The strengthening of staff networks with other Jewish Day Schools and the sharing ofthe latest pedagogy. Staff can be inspired and guided by leading educationalists.Staff’s pride in the College’s leading role in the Culture of Thinking in New SouthWales will inspire and encourage them to explore more possibilities.Staff will identify a cultural force they wish to focus on in their classrooms. They willbecome more conscious of all the forces and will also learn from their buddy,mentor.29
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<strong>Report</strong>ing Area 11 b: School-determined improvement targets 2012 K—12Area Priorities ExpectationsStaffDevelopment<strong>and</strong> Support♦♦♦♦♦Change the structure of <strong>Educational</strong>IT coordinator role to increaseopportunities for staff to seepracticalities <strong>and</strong> opportunities tointegrate into their class room <strong>and</strong>curriculumEncourage staff to present <strong>and</strong> shareCulture of Thinking <strong>and</strong> Leader in Mepedagogies with other schoolsExecutive members to attend five dayHarvard Visible Thinking CourseContinued IT training for staff whichincludes the use of electronicwhiteboards <strong>and</strong> iRockStaff to form a focus group for theLeader in Me, to help promote <strong>and</strong>direct progress♦ Ulpan Or training <strong>and</strong> ChalavU’Dvash training for Hebrew staff♦♦Visiting schools that are leading theway with IT to help <strong>and</strong> inspire adirection for the <strong>College</strong>Jewish Life <strong>and</strong> Hebrew teachers toattend the Biennial Zionist Federationof Australia Conference♦ Consolidation of our Culture ofThinking practices to date with oursecond Culture of Thinking Conference♦Mentor / buddy program for staff tofocus on the Cultural Forces♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦More competent staff in IT use <strong>and</strong> growing use of IT in the class room.Our staff present at conferences <strong>and</strong> staff development days, publish articles etc.Bring ideas <strong>and</strong> information back to the <strong>College</strong> to strengthen <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong> existingprograms. Forge partnerships with fellow students <strong>and</strong> the Harvard team to supportour on-going development.More interactive lessons <strong>and</strong> more access to students to work independently <strong>and</strong> attheir own level <strong>and</strong> pace, even from home.Continued expansion of the Leader in Me program across the <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> a morevisible presence. <strong>Masada</strong> working towards becoming a Lighthouse School.A growing number of staff are equipped to teach the programs with a growingconfidence in the use of programs.Gradually introduce best practice into the <strong>College</strong>.The strengthening of staff networks with other Jewish Day Schools <strong>and</strong> the sharing ofthe latest pedagogy. Staff can be inspired <strong>and</strong> guided by leading educationalists.Staff’s pride in the <strong>College</strong>’s leading role in the Culture of Thinking in New SouthWales will inspire <strong>and</strong> encourage them to explore more possibilities.Staff will identify a cultural force they wish to focus on in their classrooms. They willbecome more conscious of all the forces <strong>and</strong> will also learn from their buddy,mentor.29
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