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Confounding Expectations. Creating digital citizenship for low income communities. Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Partnership. Participation. Protection. 3km. 2km. Tamaki. The. Manaiakalani. Project. 2013. 12 schools Age 5 years to 18 years 3,000 students. All Schools in the Tamaki Area.
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Confounding Expectations • Creating digital citizenship for low income communities
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Partnership Participation Protection
3km 2km Tamaki
The Manaiakalani Project 2013 12 schools Age 5 years to 18 years 3,000 students All Schools in the Tamaki Area anchor partner of Tamaki Education Plan
Call to Action • Our community has 18,000 residents in an area approx. 3km x 2Km and it costs $150M/year to float the boat. • we need to attack generational state dependency by working for Interdependence • we need to raise student engagement & achievement • we need to build whanau/aiga capacity • we need to provide Digital Citizenship • we need to give families genuine partnership in their children’s education • we need to enable the emerging generation to participate as productive members of society
capacity • interdependence • citizenship • partnership • participation • protection
personal voice • authentic audience • creators of content, not merely consumers • raising student achievement • lifting engagement & employability blending schooling improvement & elearning
Why Cluster ? • we improve together (whole community) • we can solve complex problems • we help each other • way more bang for buck • we can get far more resource • its easier managing our kids and the community relationships • it supports us with ERO • its not so lonely!
What Clustering means • We share: • assessment data • internet • technical solutions • costs (get & give) • resource (get & give) • time • professional development • curriculum development We sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Schooling Improvement eLearning • ICT PD • Digital Horizons • Navigator Schools • ULearn • ISTE • school visits • research papers • local research • learning communities • 1st Chance • topography of literate classroom • Numeracy Project • BECSI • formative practice • evidence based practice • data analysis • expanding language “3R’s” “Integrated Inquiry” BLENDED LEARNING School Character • specific teaching of behaviour • specific teaching of values • Te Kotahitanga • Key Competencies • community/whanau engagement • capacity building services
More Time Access Gear Professional Development
Totally Connected (accelerated acquisition of the) 3 R’s + eLearning = improved outcomes
Infrastructure for 2,500 users Build underway Council and Vector
What’s our education problem? What must our device deliver? What must our network enable? The driver must be learning improvement
•2,000 Devices being used by children •2,000 parents paying these off @ $15/month •approx 100 classes across cluster
•cluster + MOE alone FAIL •we need FRIENDS •developers •providers •financiers •MOE & other agencies •a Trust •community partnerships
Manaiakalani Education Trust • MET • TPK • MOE • Commerce • Community & volunteers • Parents as investors • Auckland Council • Philanthropists
Manaiakalani Education Trust • Getting the Wireless built • Getting the Internet Backhaul • Getting funding and support • Holding the Netbook Lease • Supplying Whanau Training • Extra pd & research • Getting Community Gardens underway • working with local Council • Helping support other communities
Growing this garden in community development • do your own analysis • decide what you need to change • design your process of improvement • let us know how you want us to help