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Professional Development in ICTIntegration
Janet Thomson - SchoolNet SA
SchoolNet SA - brief background
Established in 1997 - by the DoE Funding from IDRC Telkom & Thintana schools - 1999 Intel® Teach programme - 2003 Microsoft Partners in Learning - 2005 Vodacom, Oracle, Multichoice, SITA and
Provincial Education Departments
Presentation - Outline
ICT in Schools – the context
National Policies – teacher ICT competences
Professional Development pathways in ICT
Considerations for leaders
ICT Policies in SA Education Framework for ICT
since 2000
E-Education White Paper 2004
Guidelines for teacher training for ICT 2007
White Paper on e-Education
ICT integration is the focus
CONTENT
Knowledge of WHAT we teach in
our subject or learning area
TECHNOLOGY
Knowledge of technologies that support
teaching -HOW to use
them
PEDAGOGY
Knowledge of HOW we teach –
teaching methods
CONTENT
Knowledge of WHAT we teach in our subject / learning area
PEDAGOGY
Knowledge of HOW we teach – teaching methods
TECHNOLOGY
Knowledge of technologies that support teaching and HOW to use these
Entry level. The teacher is computer literate and is able to use computers. However, frustrationsand insecurities are common in the introduction of ICT. At this level, teachers are likely to lack confidence.
Adoption level. The teacher is able to use various ICT, including computers, to support traditional management, administration, teaching and learning, and is able to teach learners how to use ICT.
Adaptation level. The teacher is able to use ICT to support everyday classroom activities at an appropriate NCS level, assess the learning that takes place and ensure progression. He/she is able to reflect critically on how ICT changes the teaching and learning processes and to use ICT systems for management and administration. Productivity increases at this level.
Appropriation level. The teacher has a holistic understanding of the ways in which ICT contributes to teaching and learning. He/she has an understanding of the developing nature of ICT, and an awareness that it is integral to the structure and purposes of the NCS. He/she has the experience and confidence to reflect on how ICT can influence teaching and learning strategies, and to use new strategies.
Innovation level. The teacher is able to develop entirely new learning environments that use ICT as a flexible tool, learning becomes collaborative and interactive. ICT is integrated as a flexible tool for whole-school development through redefining classroom environments and creating learning experiences that leverage the power of technology.
Teacher Development Levels
National Policy Standards
“From 2008, all students leaving higher education for the teaching profession should have reached at least the adaptation level.”
Can universities claim to be producing teachers of quality - if they are unable to integrate ICT in their teaching?
“All practising teachers who have access to ICT should be trained to the adaptation level, as a minimum, by 2010.”
Partnership courses Intel® Teach
Getting Started Skills for Success Elements: Project-Based Approaches Thinking with Technology Essentials (Teach to the Future)
Intel® Teach - Getting Started
21 Century Skills and ICT Basics
Intel® Teach - Skills for Success
Plan It
Make a map that shows visitors how to get to the sports venues in your community. Look at the following example:
Map Example
Elements – Project Based Approaches
Teachers improve their understanding and application of project based approaches in
the 21st Century classroom.
Intel® Teach Thinking with Technology
Visual Ranking
for ranking items in order of importance and justifying their ranking
Seeing Reason
investigating cause and effect results in in-depth analysis of underlying issues
Showing Evidence gathering and evaluating evidence in response to an argument – learners have to cite sources and justify how they relate to the claim
Visual Ranking Tool
Research Question: Why is the infection rate of teenage girls five times higher than amongst teenage boys in some areas ?
Showing Evidence
Intel® Teach Essentials
Rigorous – 40 hours
How to plan
effective projects
Target higher
order thinking
skills
Teachers Engage – online community
Partnership Courses – Microsoft Partners in
Learning ICT Skills for Teachers ICT Skills for Principals ICT Leadership for Education Managers One Step Further – ICT integration WebQuests - ICT Integration Peer Coaching Deploying Student Technical Support
Solutions (Helpdesk)
ICT Leadership for Education Managers
2 – 3 days for managers in a cluster Equips management with skills and
knowledge for developing sound ICT policy for school
Teaches ICT skills for education managers
Peer Coaching – a quiet conversation Designed to support teachers in their ICT use
Champion teachers become peer coaches
Then support others and conduct staff development
5 Training sessions over 9 months
Peer Coaches
ThinkQuest Winners
Microsoft Innovative Teachers
Microsoft Innovative Schools
Microsoft Partners in Learning Network
ICT Skills for Teachers / Principals
ICT Leadership
Peer Coaching
Learner Helpdesk
One Step Further
ICT Integration (WebQuests)Intel® Teach Essentials
Innovative Teachers ForumThinking with Technology
Helpdesk
ICT Skills for Teachers / Principals
One Step Further
ICT Integration (WebQuests)
Intel® Teach Elements
Thinking with Technology
Intel® Teach Essentials
Peer Coaching
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Innovative Teachers Forum
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Overall
ICT Leadership in schools in SA
Leadership in the uses of ICT
Supporting teachers in ICT use
Management of ICT resources
Stages of ICT readiness – ICT maturity
School ICT Policy
Innovative Teachers –Victor Ngobeni
Hlengiwe Mfeka
Sarietjie Musgrave
Conclusions
National ICT policies are sound and in place The situation on the ground is different The missing link is professional development In ICT integration – NOT in computer literacy
Innovative teachers are those who have changed the way they teach
Creating communities of teachers and learners using ICT to enhance learning
We are using computers to learn – not learning to use computers
Questions and comments
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Janet Thomson (Executive Director, SchoolNet SA)[email protected]