PD Cluster Meeting Survey

The school staff will be involved in a PD day on the 17th September. The day will focus mainly around the use of IT and forming Professional Communities of Practice with staff at similar schools in the area. To make sure we all have a productive day and spend this valuable time effectively, please help with our planning by completing this survey about what you would like to get out of this PD.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Surname*


  1. First Name*


  1. Please rank the following proposed morning sessions in the order of preference you would like to be involved in.*
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   N/A
    Behaviour Management    
    Getting started with Quia    
    Creating a class wiki (web page)    
    Using Google Docs with classes (e.g. collaborative learning)    
    Basic intro to Gmail    
    General intro to Google Apps (Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Sites, Groups)    
    Using Google Groups    
    Moderation    


  1. If there is anything else you would like to be a focus in the morning, please outline it here.


  1. How would you rate your ability to use Google Apps*
    Very Good- I regularly use a number of Google Apps
    Good- I am familiar with some of the Google Apps
    Fair- I can find my way around the Apps when I need to
    Not confident- I need someone to show me how to use Apps the first time
    Low- I avoid using Google Apps whenever possible.


  1. The afternoon session will focus on developing Communities of Practice to share ideas and resources with other schools in the area.
    Please rank the proposed sessions in the order of which you would most like to be involved.

          1 2 3 4 5 6     N/A
      Senior Leadership   
      Geography   
      History   
      Social Science   
      PE   
      Junior PE   
      Health   
      Outdoor Education   
      English   
      Junior English   
      Media Studies   
      Drama   
      Languages   
      French   
      ESOL   
      Maori   
      Technology   
      Hard Materials   
      Soft Materials   
      Food Technology   
      Computer Studies   
      Ag/Hort   
      Science   
      Physics   
      Chemistry   
      Biology   
      Junior Science   
      Maths   
      Junior Maths   


  1. Please state any other Communities of Practice you would like to be involved with to share ideas with staff in other schools.





Mr Zani
Otago Boys' High School
Dunedin