Developing Community Capacity through the use of ICT Rob Pyers, Principal, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Integrating new technologies to empower.

Developing Community Capacity through the use of ICT

Rob Pyers, Principal,Dimboola Memorial Secondary

College

Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership

Last Night!

DMSC Rob Pyers - Principal

Principal since 2007

Previously Assistant Principal and Innovation and Excellence Educator, Melton, Western Region.

Born and raised in Warracknabeal, Wimmera

Family: wife Charlotte, former Kiwi and four children Elite, Che, Eamon and Rian (all All Blacks fans)

Genuine passion for learning, for working to improve the educational outcomes of students

Developing community capacity through the use of ICTToday we will look into how:

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College’s ethos and how this has changed the Colleges Community and impacted upon learning?

How ICT has become embedded in the culture of the College?

Community projects which the College is working on to develop the learning outcomes for students?

Look at our simple ethos and take away some questions to take back to your school from the conference.

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College – Some Background

DMSC is located in Dimboola, in the North West of Victoria, it is the only purpose built memorial school in the southern hemisphere

Town and District Population approximately 1900

Agricultural and Railway main industries

School Population 205

24 Teaching Staff

Dimboola - Location

DMSC ETHOSDMSC is a living memorial

Our motto is

Facta non Verba

“Deeds not Words”

What is the community? – a different perspective

Community is a river?????

What is the community?The Community is

Our Students

Our Staff

Our Parents

Our Town

Our World

It is one some or all of these depending upon the situation or the time

DMSC Ethos 2We believe:

If DMSC supports the community the community will support us BUT what does this mean?

Our expertise is the communities

Our facilities and resources are the communities

We buy local where ever possible.

We sponsor local junior sporting teams.

We actively market ourselves within our community, we are proud about being a part of the community.

What type of education do we want for our students

Developing community capacity to support education outcomes – the nitty gritty!

Creating an understanding of what we are doing.

•Regular updates to CWA, RSL, Rotary, Lions Club•Wimmera Virtual School•Cricket Victoria Pilot Program•Dimboola Traders Association – website development•Dimboola Sporting Clubs•VCAL Inc•DMSC - In School Conference

CommunicationRegularly present to the different clubs and

associations in the town, invite them to visit us, use our facilities

Weekly newsletter with hard copies left at Post office, newsagent and library whilst all other community groups are emailed an electronic copy

Provide regular articles to our local newspapers

Keep an up to date website – as best we can!

Communication 2010the move to an

On line learning environment

We believe the “Ultranet” will provide us with an even greater opportunity to inform and communicate with our community. This will be an opportunity to embrace education in a transparent and open manner like never before.

We see this as a means of moving to an individualized education for our students and building greater relations with our parents in a context which we have not tackled before beyond the College boundaries!

Wimmera Virtual SchoolProviding provision for students across the

Wimmera, North West Victoria

Developing opportunities for professional development and growth with staff

Being a community resource

Wimmera Virtual Network

Pilot Program – Cricket Victoria

Rural Development Centre

Indoor all season training facility

Video conferencing

Blogging, films, vodcasts

Targeted programs ie Leadership for young women

To be run by former Test Cricketer Mel Jones with a focus on personal health and cyber bullying

Pilot Program with Cricket Victoria

Dimboola Traders Association – Website Development

DMSC Website

www.dmsc.vic.edu.au

Lenaren School Wear

www.lenarenschoolwear.com.au

Dimboola Sporting ClubsDimboola Football and Netball Club – sponsor

Dimboola Football and Netball Club – Gymnasium Project

Dimboola Cricket Club – sponsor Milo Cricket and Super 8’s cricket

Cricket Victoria Pilot Program

Dimboola Basketball Association Sponsor

Dimboola Basketball College Competition – for students grade 6-Year 12

VCAL INC

Ecowood – Picnic Tables

VCAL CATERING

Work relatedTeacher: Mr Pyers!

Outcome 4 ~ Identify and solve problems for a work related purpose

TASK: Costings/plan for ecowood tables and make a quote then build them.

Outcome 5 ~ Work with others and in teams to achieve a work related goal

TASK: Review and develop business plan for 2010.

Outcome 6 ~ Use information and communications technology in relation to a work related activity.

TASK: Digital portfolio/powerppoint for parent information evening

DMSC ICT conferenceLiving conference within a living school

Sessions included being a part of real classes with real students and teachers

Focus on real applications and real examples

Understanding our context and our community

DMSC ICT Conference

Community support for something different!

DMSC STAFF AND STUDENT DATA 2009

STUDENT DATA – ATTITUDE TO SCHOOL

STUDENT DATA – 3 YEAR TREND

STUDENT ATTENDANCE

DMSC Student Suspensions

Thinking outside of the normal paradigm

If you had of said DMSC would be piloting a trial of cricket coaching using video conferencing for Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia in a biology room in 2007, well I would have said……………………..

Opportunities are created everyday, the key is to take the right ones which will benefit your school and your community.

What you can take away from today?

Some questions, some views and perhaps a new outlook

What differences would be made to your school with a new approach?

What opportunities could open up for your staff and students and their learning if we looked at things in a different light?

The best way to gain support like most things is to give it!

What you can take away from today 2?

Think about what you can do?

Look at resources as being an investment.

What benefit do you gain from giving and supporting?

Look at options outside of education.

Be prepared to be surprised where it may take you!

PARTING GIFT – Thank You!

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www.dmsc.vic.edu.au

http://www.go2web20.net/

Christchurch New Zealand October 2009

Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership