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The teachers re-took the IBL and pedagogy surveys in June 2011:

The results were very pleasing. In all but one category in each survey, teachers felt they had improved their skills and knowledge. It was particularly pleasing to see the jump in result for Question 23 of the IBL Survey - To what extent are througlines present in our units?

The category that results have decreased in for the IBL Survey is Q 11 To what extent does assessment culminate in a performance or demonstration (of process and product) for a real audience? The fact that teachers recognise this is an area for improvement is a great step towards developing units that truly involve students in their world in a meaningful way.

The category that results have decreased in for the Pedagogy Reflection Tool is Q. 23 How well do we capitalise on students' experience of a technology-rich world? This is actually a positive result as it reflects our growing knowledge of technology available that can be used in education, and shows that we understand that to engage 21st century learners, we need to use 21st century tools. Some teachers wrote comments on their surveys expressing frustration at the lack of access we have to technology - now that we are aware of and keen to use what is out there, we realise that we need more resources to keep up.