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1.8 Supporting teachers to use learning technologies in the classroom
Description
This continuing activity will provide a new cohort of teachers opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills to integrate ICT in teaching and learning. Teachers will respond to the current and emerging learning needs of their students through participation in a broad range of professional development workshops that allow for interaction with ICT.
This will help teachers understand and connect the impact of students' background knowledge, skills, learning experiences and prior achievements with ICT outside their school environment. The activity will also include an opportunity for schools to:
- investigate effective pedagogical strategies to integrate ICT through school based projects
- pose questions, reflect, discuss, act, collaborate to find flexible alternatives to meet both subject and technology learning area needs, monitor and evaluate changes to their pedagogical practices.
Through school-based projects, teachers will have an opportunity to develop competence in designing relevant and engaging learning experiences that capitalise on the rapid innovations in digital information and communications technology. The activity will be managed by a designated officer who will take responsibility for meeting the professional needs of teachers participating in the activity. At this stage of the planning process it is not anticipated that there will be involvement by higher education institutions or professional associations.
Contacts
| Jason Arruzza email: jarruzza@aisnsw.edu.au Ph 92992845 Fax 9290 2274 Sector: AIS |
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Outcomes
Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will, in their interactions with students, have an increased capacity to provide all students with opportunities to access and apply relevant learning in ICT.
Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will have strengthened the currency and depth of their pedagogical knowledge and skills.
Access
Design
The professional learning strategy for this activity includes:
- school-based projects to engage teachers in workplace learning that is based on a cycle of continuous improvement model
- onsite and offsite participation in knowledge building and skill sharing activities
- participation in formal courses.
Participant feedback from the 2006 grant project Using Digital Learning Objects in Teaching and Learningsuggested that the scope for this grant be broadened to incorporate more ICT.
Implementation
The implementation of the activity will be supported by a designated project officer and independent sector consultants.
Delivery
Workshops/courses, conference, resource development through school based projects.
Timeline
By May 2007:
- ICT workshops and individual school professional development will have been scheduled and partially delivered
- action learning projects will have commenced
- submit progress report in May.
By November 2007:
- ICT workshops and individual school professional development will have been completed
- school based action learning projects will have been completed
- submit annual report in November.
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| This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training as a quality teacher initiative under the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme. |