Milestone+2.

1. __  Milestone and Variation Report writing:  __ Go back into the CNI wikispace and go to the links – lots of information to support writing. Discussed setting up a googledoc early, collation of evidence in one place eg. wiki, so there is only one link to go to, schools then have individual pages where they can put their links. Reporting on all five national goals this time. All schools have been into the google doc but the info. Seems to have disappeared! 2. __  Global Communities – video conferenced in. __ __  Liz Stevenson – Waiotahe Beach  __ Global projects are closely linked to the objectives of the nzc. [|www.globalcommunitiesnz.com] [|https://media.iearn.org] www.tigweb.org //  Great projects to look at. //   taking it global or IEARN Waiotahe School project – protecting wildlife on island. Inquiry with a great result. Involved a range of agencies. Tools: blogging, videoconferencing etc Understanding through experience. Student initiating projects – student council for sustainability eg waste, restore and replant, worm farm, beautification project and seedling nursery…. This project became ongoing and sustainable. Guide to Action – closely linked to NZC inquiry and enviroschools processes. High quality resources, artwork, digital photography, global gallery = contests, exhibitions, discussion forum. Ongoing challenges eg. 40 day challenge to lighten your footprint. Aligns closely with big project. Games looking at aspects of sustainability. Y13 a school actually successfully obtained a marine reserve! Tools are supporting a huge inquiry project, authentic learning. Students really engaged and accessing it at home. High performance from high level and low level achievers. Lots of stories inside taking it global. Video conferences with 8 countries about climate change, when looking at protection of nature. Students talking about how they are learning differently! Check out the projects. //  Sending old laptops with pictures eg slideshows etc so that kids in camps get to see the outside world! // // __  Global conversations at forefront currently:  __ // · //  Medicine – looking at use of traditional medicines    // //  Phytotherapy (using herbs and plants for remedies)   // · //  Pollution – eg in Lake Rotorua   // · //  Trade in endangered species – more tigers in captivity in USA than alive in the whole world! //   We can make a difference! Everything we have talked about has been facilitated by technology. Cluster camp starting point for inquiry that will lead to a taking it global projects. Get Liz Stevenson to come to us in summer holidays and get us started then motivate students perhaps.
 * __ CNI @ Waikirikiri School 15th September 2010  __ **