1.8 Supporting teachers to use learning technologies in the classroom
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Description
This is a continuing activity. This activity will provide teachers in independent schools opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills for integrating current and new information and communication technologies hardware and software into their teaching and learning.
The activity will also include:
- an opportunity for schools conduct action learning projects to investigate effective pedagogical strategies to integrate information and communication technologies into classroom practice
- a range of subsidised courses that will assist teachers to develop their Information Communication technology skills and understand effective pedagogical strategies for integrating information and communication technologies into their classroom practice.
The activity will be managed by a designated officer who will take responsibility for meeting the professional needs of teachers participating in the activity.
Contacts
| Pauline Lewis email: plewis@aisnsw.edu.au Ph 92992845 Fax 9290 2274 Sector: AIS |
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Outcomes
Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will have strengthened the currency and depth of their pedagogical knowledge and skills.
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.
Access
Targeted Association of Independent Schools New South Wales schools/teachers.
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 teachers who attended the courses and participated in the action learning projects indicated that the broad scope of the project had provided quality information skills that had supported them implementing a broader range of information and communication technologies into their classroom practice.
Implementation
The implementation of the activity will be supported by the following personnel: designated project officer and independent sector consultants.
Delivery
Workshops/courses, conference, resource development through school based projects
Timeline
By June 2008:
- all independent schools will have been offered the opportunity to participate in a school based action learning project and the successful teams will have commenced their project
- information communication technology workshops and individual school based professional support for those teachers participating in an action learning project will have been scheduled and partially delivered
- progress report submitted in June.
By December 2008:
- information communication technology workshops and individual school based professional support will have been completed
- school based action learning projects will have been completed
- annual report submitted in November.
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