1. School-To-Work Workshop STW Coordinators Transition Advisors

2. STW in 2010. We began the process of explicitly linking STW and Office of Schools priority areas. 47 schools state that STW is part of the schools management plan- 2011 will be making those links stronger and more explicit across the school and its community 35 schools have adopted a Career and Transition team approach WSR 11 trained Transition Advisers 26 schools used the Student Pathways Survey predominantly with Year 10.

3. Reflections from the 2010 process Projects / activities did not link project outcomes to STW plan or the schools management plan Insufficient detail

4. Action research can be described as a family of research methodologies which pursue action (or change) and research (or understanding) at the same time. In most of its forms it does this by: ▫using a cyclic or spiral process which alternates between action and critical reflection and ▫ in the later cycles, continuously refining methods, data and interpretation in the light of the understanding developed in the earlier cycles. Dick, Bob (1999) What is action research? Available on line at http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/whatisar.ht ml http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/whatisar.ht ml What is Action Research?

5. Deals with your problems not someone else’s Can start now or whenever you are ready and will give immediate results Promotes the strengthening of relationships between staff Provides schools with alternate ways of viewing and approaching educational questions and subsequently a new way of examining their own practices. Action Research :

6. Identifying the issue Developing methodology Developing a plan Planning Trialling the plan Collecting, compiling evidence Questioning process and making changes Acting Analyzing evidence and collecting findings Writing the report Sharing your findings Observing Evaluating the first cycle Implementing the findings or new strategy Revisiting the process Reflecting Action Research Diagram

7. 2010 STW report data Targeted students? Role allocation How will the project be done? Planning Preactivity preparation Trialling the activity Acting Evaluating both student and organisational outcomes. Reporting outcomes to colleagues and parents Observing Did the project outcomes meet expectations ? How would you change / improve the activity for future use? Reflecting STW Context

8. Table Action Research Choose a STW project to plan as a group using the Action Research Principles.

9. Funding in 2012 Table discussion

10. STW and the NSLA Regional initiative is ‘Planning my Future’ Upcoming professional learning WSR NSLA Wiki STW and NSLA are intrinsically linked but not at the exclusion of other programs. Alternate and compacted curriculums designed. Mentoring programs continued. Introduction of English Studies and Applied Maths Flexibility of subject selection- ie; offering of 2 VET Courses Investigation of pre-vocational courses available. Expansion of the SBAT possibilities for students. Establishment of 'transition' classes in Year 11

11. Regional Initiatives ‘myFuture’ update RuMAD? WOW IEA

12. Social Media and STW Some resources in addition to Scott’s presentation http://edudemic.com/2011/07/social-media- education/ 10 best and worst things about social mediahttp://edudemic.com/2011/07/social-media- education/ http://edudemic.com/2011/01/every-teachers- must-have-guide-to-facebook/ 10 yr olds guidehttp://edudemic.com/2011/01/every-teachers- must-have-guide-to-facebook/ Get ideas.org.au