The Powerpoint Presentation for the Principals' Workshop held on the 9th March 2009

7. Roles within the cluster Step 1 Fill this in with two or three others. Step 2 When you are instructed merge groups and ideas in the venn. Step 3 Everyone discuss and merge create one venn for our cluster, how we understand these roles. Principals Lead Teachers Teachers

9. Teaching as inquiry Diagram from the Revised NZ Curriculum “ Probably nothing within a school has more impact on students in terms of skills development, self confidence, or classroom behaviour than the personal and professional growth of their teachers.” (Barth, 1990). “ The primary benefit of reflective practice for teachers is a deeper understanding of their own teaching style and ultimately greater effectiveness as a teacher.” (Ferraro, pg 4)

10. Appraisal Would anyone like to share how they were thinking of approaching the use of Action Research as a part of performance management? Any issues people would like to discuss as a group? Discuss cluster commitment to AR, link to appraisal (see Cluster goals and Success Indicators)