Only 11 months to Christmas
Well, hard to believe that 2007 is one month down already and this is my first post for the year. Schools will be back in full swing next week and already the ICT PD National Support Services Team are now in full gear with Learning @ School Conference planning high on the priority list.
We have had our first team meeting at Core Education Ltd in Christchurch, and a conference planning meeting in Hamilton, and by next week we will be able to contact all our new clusters. We are now into a new contract with the Ministry of Education, and there are lots of exciting changes in the way that we will work to support clusters, that will be announced at L@S Conference in February. With changes in the team membership there has also been a redistribution of areas, and I am looking forward to spending time in the South Island again this year, as well as having a group of clusters close to home in the Waikato and King Country. I will however miss the clusters that I worked with in 2006, but will look forward to catching up at conference.
Tomorrow sees my first day out workshopping at the Together Towards Tomorrow Conference hosted by Nga Tii Roa Cluster at Paengaroa School. I look forward to having photos and ideas to share with you following that event.
Now, however, it is time for a walk to freshen the brain, and then pack my bags and get on the road. May 2007 be a great year for all those who read here.
Cheers,
Jill
