Our+Boys+and+Literacy+journey

Our Boys and Literacy group is a small focus group consisting of seven staff members. The Principal, Assistant Principal, Teacher Librarian,(Project Leader),and four classroom teachers are involved. The group is a voluntary group, all members have an interest in the topic after our initial whole staff introduction to Boys' education.

First Meeting
The first meeting was held in September, 2006, at the end of the third term. The Agenda for this meeting was as follows:
 * Review of Module Format
 * Review of Blog & Wiki + Purpose in using them
 * Review of first reading- 5 mins
 * Activity- Slip writing
 * Where to next - reading & activities

It had been decided to use a Blog and a Wiki to communicate within the group significant findings/ activities each member had tried in their classrooms or when researching. The reason for this was to promote the use of ICT as an excellent educational communication tool, (particularly motivating for boys).

The findings from the first meeting are as follows