post-NOF agenda 8.1

All schools should have a post-NOF agenda, prepared in the context of their school development planning, which coordinates their targets and action plans on:

• technology-enabled curriculum and professional development work to empower their teaching through the use of electronic and online multimedia
• support at whole-school level, built upon individual department or key stage plans
• making use of online support for school leaders at local, national and international levels

SIMS training 4.8

Now that the SIMS modules are available on all computers to all staff, there is a need for a major staff development programme to train all school staff in their use

MIS professional development 10.1

Specific professional development is needed for school staff to help them to make effective use of assessment information from school Management Information Systems to support learning

change champions 14.1

Create a programme to support change champions in schools to develop and disseminate case studies of classroom practice enhanced with ICT

online communities 14.2

Create and support online communities by supporting teachers who wish to resort to a networked approach to CPD, providing mentorship through online environments

Teacher Education Partnership 15.1

The Northern Ireland Teacher Education Partnership, including all of the partners in initial, induction and early professional development and the GTC, should play specific roles:

• pilot the application of tools to help classroom teachers involved in EPD and CPD to plan critical reflective evaluation of the use of ICT resources in teaching, and to publish and share their reviews of best practice through the NI elearning partnership
• ensure that an introductory course is built into the Induction Year for Beginning Teachers with the aim of helping them embed digital resources into their teaching
• develop a progression framework grid for professional development and accreditation which starts with post-NOF levels and progresses to high-level capacity building to create a cadre of highly qualified online educators.
• develop, standardise, quality assure and seek support for a post-graduate programme of professional development to build capacity, through the development of skilled advisers and teachers as online educators, to carry out innovation in online education, and to provide support for teachers in the classroom