Bounty Boulevard State School is a new school in Queensland's North Lakes area focused on developing an eLearning environment. Their three priorities have been fore-fronted curriculum, digital portfolios, and blended eLearning spaces. Their future direction involves expanding the virtual classroom, developing a professional learning community, and building global partnerships. Key lessons are that changing the learning environment can drive changes in practice, connecting and empowering people is important, and understanding the rationale or "why" behind changes. Their vision is to create an environment, build knowledge, and connect people to develop a truly eLearning school.

1. Developing an eLearning School The Bounty Boulevard Story Sunshine Coast eLearning Conference | 7th April 2009 Joseph Perkins – ICT Pedagogical Licence Advanced

2. What’s the plan? Context overview What is Bounty Boulevard State School? Building success What have our three priorities been so far? Future direction What are the challenges? Where will our efforts be focused? Lessons learned How can your school embrace eLearning?

4. New development community – huge growth prospects

5. Prep to Year 7, bottom heavy

6. 160 students

8. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned The Big Questions. Leading questions to understand the why.

9. What is required to prepare our young people for tomorrow’s social, cultural and economic futures? How can we best personalise learning for each individual student? What workforce will our students graduate into? What would the ‘world’s best’ look like? What have we always done in schools for no good reason?

10. negotiated learning spaces personalised 21st century literacies savvyness positive relationships STEM rigorous assessment situated learning relevant clever World’s Best building networks blended flexible communication collaborative whole community global citizens high expectations connected learning styles beyond the classroom formal and informal learning

11. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Laughter Learning Love

12. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Vision for Learning Indicators Explicit goals for professional practice linked to DET frameworks.

13. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned I support students to take responsibility for their own learning by co-constructing and reviewing student individual learning plans, linked to clearly articulated learning goals and timelines. I negotiate effective spaces for learning with students providing a blended, flexible and connected environment, based on student learning needs, styles and purposes. I use reflective tools and strategies with students to foster metacognition and guide future learning pathways.

14. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Vision for Learning Indicators Collaborative process, ensuring everyone can talk the talk.

15. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Fore-fronted curriculum Digital Portfolios Blended eLearning Spaces Individual Learning Plans Parent_Connect

16. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Bounty Boulevard Virtual Classroom Collaborative, personalised, connected.

17. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Culture of sharing, mentoring, capacity building Personalised, contextualised Developing Performance Plans Developing a Professional Learning Community Aligned to Vision for Learning Indicators Empowering Blended, just-in-time Portfolio-based, evidence-driven Asynchronous

18. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned What about this session? Would this be in your Developing Performance Plan?

19. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned “Nothing has promised so much and has been so frustratingly wasteful as the thousands of workshops and conferences that led to no significant change in practice” Michael Fullan

20. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned

21. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Bounty Buzz Learning Community Facilitating the journey. See Developing Performance Framework - Teachers

22. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Global networking and partnerships Capacity building Supporting Bounty Buzz and professional learning community Where to invest? Managing growth Vision Multimedia Package Just in time support 1-to-1 environment Integralsuccessionplanning

23. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned 3 ideas. Developing an eLearning School.

24. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Developing an eLearning School. Environment Knowledge People

25. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Environment. A catalyst for change.

26. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned “We spend a lot of time trying to change people. The thing to do is to change the environment and people will change themselves.” Les Watson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University

27. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned

28. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned People. Connect. Build relationships. Empower.

29. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Knowledge. Understand the WHY.

30. Context overview Building success Future direction Lessons learned Developing an eLearning School. Environment Knowledge People

31. Joseph.Perkins@eq.edu.au@josephperkins delicious.com/joseph.perkins Developing an eLearning School The Bounty Boulevard Story Sunshine Coast eLearning Conference | 7th April 2009