A whole school plan might: | 1. Aggregate individual staff action plans into a CPD portfolio and record how they are met | | 2. Indicate the priorities for development at primary key stage or secondary department level | | 3. Identify a school change leader in each department or at each key stage | | 4. Allocate appropriate time and resources necessary to ensure that all staff can participate in CPD and have time to collaborate online with others |
The plan could provide a framework for departmental (post primary) or key stage (primary) plans which includes sections on: | ... teachers’ ICT competence | This section contains information on: - how a professional development portfolio will be used to record the CPD needs of teachers and show how they are being met.
- the availability of an introductory course for returning and substitute teachers to ensure that they know how to make use of ICT resources and can embed them in their teaching.
| | … curriculum development | This section indicates how teachers will prepare courses (lessons, projects and resources) which… - integrate into their teaching schemes the use of
- locally available software titles
- resources and media available online
- self-authored materials
- adopt and extend courses, publishing them on the school’s intranet, website or school area of Learning NI
- provide information about course aims, content, coursework, homework, exemplar material and assessment to parents through the school website or through home-based access to the school intranet.
| | … professional development | This section indicates how the school has allocated department/key stage preparation and staff development time for teachers to work online to … - share individual CPD portfolios for the purpose of discussing what constitutes effective and worthwhile practice with ICT
- search for digital resources and to integrate them into lessons and courses
- share critical reflections on their practice with ICT
| | … teacher support | This section shows what training exists for support staff who may help teachers with practical teaching tasks, including the effective use of technology in the classroom. | | … school librarians | This section shows how those who work in school libraries develop ICT expertise and training to assist teachers in effective use of ICT in their teaching by: - supporting information retrieval
- conducting searches, sourcing and validating useful websites
- sourcing online teaching resources
- sharing information across the curriculum
- developing and maintaining databases and records
| | … leadership | School leaders should be to seen to be leading in their use of ICT in management and in their leadership role. |
JANUARY 2004 |
