In-school+Visits

media type="custom" key="4041815" and... What are In-school Visits? ** In-school visits are the number of days allocated to each cluster school for colleague consultations and/or training needs with Jeanette (click here for calendar). To support the direction of ICTPD, each schools' vision and the learning journeys for cluster staff, in-school visits as colleague consultations will now be **initiated in advance by school Key Motivators**.
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** What is the purpose of In-school Visits? ** The PeaK-ICT contract requires that cluster staff follow set goals alongside the proposed ICTPD programme. Developing a professional learning cluster structure and strengthening pedagogy, best practices and capabilities of cluster staff to improve student outcomes are goals that also define the purpose for in-school visits.

Keys Motivators alongside staff and also Principals as Learning Leaders (in consultation with Jeanette) will identify the ICTPD needs. The one year implementation plan and three year development plans provide excellent visual overviews and can be used effectively for this purpose. Once pathways are known and staff requirements have been identified:
 * How do we initiate In-school Visits? **
 * 1) Key Motivators complete the [|In-school Visits Form.doc]
 * 2) The In-school Visits Form is e-mailed to Jeanette **one week before her visit**
 * 3) Jeanette will e-mail back any questions for staff and/or requirements for the day
 * 4) Key Motivators then give out [|In-school Visits Appointment Reminders for Staff.doc]
 * 5) The In-school visit day is well-planned, documented and collectively known

   It is very important that all In-schools Visits as colleague consultations make reference to the PeaK-ICT goals and can be linked to both your schools vision of learning and the lessons and/or unit plans that staff follow.

As Jeanette must service four cluster schools, please ensure she is given at least **ONE week ahead of time to prepare** for your visit. Know too that lack of consultation and/or being late in providing this information could result in forfeiting your in-school visit day back to the PeaK-ICT cluster.

"Paving the way for our 21st Century thinkers and learners means planning proactively for personal and professional productivity" -Jeanette M

 **Resources: ** [|In-school Visits Form.doc] [|In-school Visits Appointment Reminders for Staff.doc]