Vision


 * //Starting to plan your vision for e-learning, within your school’s whole vision?//**

** For leaders**

** Yo **** u might like to think about: **
 * What is the guiding vision?
 * What are the drivers for this change?
 * What are the key learning foci (goals and objectives) in your whole schools’ vision/curriculum document?
 * Are these goals and objectives achievable, measurable and manageable?
 * What are considerations for a desired learning environment for now and the near future?
 * What are the implications for developments in technology (EG: cloud, mobile technologies, data etc)
 * Is it a shared vision? Has everyone bought into this?

**Your e-learning vision document could:**
 * Provide direction, purpose and focus on learning in your school
 * Reflect the national Curriculum
 * Guide the content and delivery of your curriculum
 * Identify the characteristics and attributes you want your students to have when they leave your school - Key competencies and digital citizenship
 * Align with school-wide strategic planning
 * Provide a measure of effectiveness
 * Clarifies how technology/resources will impact on student learning outcomes (metacognition, critical thinking)
 * Anticipate future developments in technology and align this to learning

**How might you develop this?**

**Suggested first steps**
 * Actively lead the development, implementation and review of the e-learning vision and documentation throughout the school
 * Visit other schools and review other school’s vision for e-learning
 * Review what you want your school to stand for and how this relates to a school-wide vision for e-learning
 * Clarify who has had input and ownership of the school vision for e-learning
 * Undergo creation/modification of the vision of e-learning that reflects //a strong and succinct statement that is easily understood by all members of the school community//
 * Set aside time (workshops, meetings) to develop school-wide vision for e-learning
 * Develop focus questions to the proposed changes
 * Possibly include guest speakers and facilitators
 * Devise an action plan which outlines who will be involved, roles, actions and time-frames
 * Involve the whole school community (including students and parents) throughout the consultation process

** Suggested next steps **
 * Once devised, ensure there is an on-going flexible evaluation and review of shared e-learning vision
 * Ensure the e-learning vision aligns with strategic planning
 * e-learning vision intentions are evident in practice across the school
 * Evaluate and review effectiveness - in terms of delivering the shared vision for e-learning through-out the school
 * * Revisit, revise and report to appropriate stakeholders in terms of progress towards the e-learning vision and success criteria


 * [[image:Teachers.png width="170" height="96"]] For teachers **

**You might like to think about:**
 * Why we come to school?
 * What would we all like to happen at our school?
 * What should kids leaving this school know and be able to do?
 * What educational values and beliefs are central to our school philosophy?
 * How is this reflected in the shared vision for e-learning?

**Actions could include:**
 * Connecting with students about their perspective on similar questions
 * Becoming aware of the school-wide vision for e-learning
 * Having some input into developing the school-wide vision for e-learning
 * Developing ownership of the school-wide vision for e-learning
 * Being committed to ensuring e-learning vision intentions are evident in classroom practice and throughout the wider school

**What might this look like?**

media type="custom" key="10166357" **Examples include:**
 * Bluff community School - Developing School vision reflects XXXX
 * Coley Street's development as a learning community - 2006 shows an example of a school working XXX
 * Developing a Vision for Red Beach School in the School Stories area of New Zealand Curriculum Online shows an example of a school working towards XXX
 * Download: Example of a vision that incorporates e-learning (Word, 24KB)

**An example of a vision statement that incorporates e-learning:**

//“At Futurama School we believe…ICT is a tool to ignite and enhance discovery and communication in authentic learning contexts. Learners will acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes for now and the future.”//

**Supplementary resources:**
 * http://nz-curriculum.wikispaces.com/Role+of+Vision
 * @http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/resource.php?res_id=584&showcase_id=59
 * http://ictpd-strategic-planning.wikispaces.com/vision
 * http://ictnz.com/articles/School%20Vision%20and%20Thinking.pdf

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