Waikato+Regional+Strategy+Group+cluster+2011+action+plan


 * = **Waikato Regional Strategy Group cluster ****2011 action plan **   **Date: **   **Updated: **  ||

· Develop strategies specific to their region to improve education for gifted and talented students: · Become familiar with the GATE website and associated smart tools, and online community · Align approaches to GATE in schools with Ka Hikitia, the Pasifika Education Plan, NCEA, National Standards and areas of government priority · Grow coherence and coordination of approaches between schools and: Professional Learning and Development providers, Ministry regional education and performance groups (EPGs), GAT stakeholder providers , Local industry and businesses · Explore ways of disseminating and sustaining best practice within the region, including regional symposia and online communities · Identify and support potential schools which may take a regional cluster leadership role · Contribute to and attend the National GATE hui ||
 * ==== ** Purpose of the RSG ** ====

** Timeframe ** || ** Success indicators **  || ** Review of outcomes **  || Building whole school capability in a sustainable way that allows schools to self-manage their requirements under National Administrations Guideline 1 (iii) c Support the implementation of National Standards and gathering of baseline data that allows for the longitudinal tracking of students’ achievement Support the implementation of Collaborative service delivery across numerous providers that provides a continuum of support (driving whole school capability) || **Goal: **  # Share school’s current best practice in gifted and talented at an annual regional symposium. i. Support for parents/whanau ii. Relevant service providers iii. Resources and research || # <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Find school which have Maori and Pasifika students (rural/low socio-economic) who are implementing good practice in their gifted and talented education – put together case studies <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">i. Mixed age student events with a focus on student identified gift or talent <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">ii. Identified focus areas with other like-minded students. || # <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Advertise regional their gifted and talented education events neither through the TKI website or through the mailing list <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">i. student information that identifies their gifted and talented abilities and strengths as they transition between the schooling sectors <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">ii. Identification tools used by schools <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">iii. Planning, programmes and courses that support the ongoing development of gifted and talented students abilities and strengths || # <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Schools to be encouraged to exit interviews with their gifted and talented students. This information to be shared between providers and schools as they transition through their schooling.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">** Government Priorities ** || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">** Regional strategic plan and associated activities **  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">** Associated activities **  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">** Responsible **  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0cm;">Raising the achievement of gifted and talented students; particularly Maori and Pasifika students in rural and/or low socio-economic areas
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The NZ curriculum (2007) and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ka Hikitia 2008- 2012
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Pasifika Education Plan 2008-2012
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Share gifted and talented information with our networks.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Provide ongoing sources of regional GATE material to the Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) gifted website that provides and identifies:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Share website mailing list (interact) and resources with colleagues (through the network maps)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Build upon the gifted and talented resource exchange site on TKI which allows people to share resources and upload content for sharing with parents, educators and students
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Identify schools that would be willing to share their current their gifted and talented education practice with others. Schools that could articulate their gifted and talented education journey as all schools will be on a continuum
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Develop online interactive their gifted and talented education seminars on the TKI gifted and talented website
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">For service providers in the Waikato regional to provide their service details on the TKI gifted and talented website
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Make contact with their gifted and talented education coordinators and find out what they are doing in their schools
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Encourage more teachers and schools to get on board with their gifted and talented education
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Find out where we are at with Maori giftedness: - Policies, ID tools, resources
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">School case studies on TKI
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Put together a Secondary school gifted and talented education co-ordinators database
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Interactive for teachers and parents – share ideas
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Have mini seminars – videos, meetings for parents and teachers ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Goal: **  # <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Provide opportunities for gifted and talented students to engage in:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Plan and conduct a student symposium
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Provide links to enrichment events happening in the region
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Implement local seminars / activities between school groups: (gifted) Cultural and academic ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Goal: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Encourage the sharing of:


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Develop a interviewing template to school to use as a possible model
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Upload ID tools for sharing across the cluster ||   ||   ||   ||   ||