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Pilot Projects and Resources for the Primary Sector
Pilot Projects and Resources for the Primary Sector
Norman C. Borg
(EO ICT Primary)
ICT Implementation:Some administrative points…
ICT Implementation:Some administrative points…
• Reference to Administrative Policies Handbook
• Request for ICT Equipment form
Admin SupportAdmin Support
• Website for Primary School Senior Development Team and administrators
schoolnet.gov.mt/ictadmin/skola.gov.mt/ictprimary/ictadmin/
schoolnet.gov.mt/ictadmin/skola.gov.mt/ictprimary/ictadmin/
ICT Implementation:Initial Classroom Indicators
ICT Implementation:Initial Classroom Indicators
• Is the laptop wired up and switched on?
• Are the PCs switched on?
• ICT reference in lesson plans, schemes of work
• Reference to Syllabus Learning Outcomes
• Learners’ ICT work on walls, on screen
• Teacher’s ICT work on walls, on screen
• Learners’ ICT speak
ICT Implementation:New Pedagogy & Approach
ICT Implementation:New Pedagogy & Approach
• Less dependence on ICT Peripatetic Teacher
• More involvement and sharing
• Practical use of collaborative learning
ICT Implementation:School Websites
ICT Implementation:School Websites
• Ideally, a school committee, including administration and teachers
• An anchor person in the school– Evening/Summer Course if required
• Support of the ICT Peripatetic Teacher as a consultant NOT as a webmaster
New ICT Support InitiativesNew ICT Support Initiatives
• To be launched in Scholastic Year 2005-2006
• Targeting:– Whole schools– Individual teachers
• Pilot Year: voluntary basis
• Re-deployment of ICT Peripatetic Teachers
ICT and theSchool Development Plan
ICT and theSchool Development Plan
• ICT in target areas:– Curriculum: implementation of ICT in the
classroom• Class activities
• Whole-school projects
• Twinning / eTwinning
– Training: raising the standard in the teachers’ professional development
ICT and theSchool Development Plan
ICT and theSchool Development Plan
• ICT in target areas:– Resources
• ICT-generated teaching aids
• Additional ICT equipment in the Resource Centre
• Co-ordination and evaluation of use
– The individual teacher: ICT aspects in PMP targets
The School Resource CentreThe School Resource Centre
• Various names –– Multimedia room– Multi-purpose room– … … …
• ICT equipment for general use– Digital Still/Video Cameras– Scanner– Theatre system– Multimedia PCs– Electronic whiteboards
Pilot Project:ICT in PracticePilot Project:
ICT in Practice
• SDP reference: Curriculum
• ICT animator– Support on a whole-school basis with the ICT
element of any school initiative/project laid down in the School Development Plan
– Project types: twinnings; Comenius Projects; Whole-school events; Open Days; etc.
– Time span: 1 scholastic term
Pilot Project:one2one In-Class Training Programme
Pilot Project:one2one In-Class Training Programme
• SDP reference: Training
• ICT mentor– One-to-one training for teachers within their
own teaching environment– Training in PC/software management; creation
of resources; application across the curriculum– Time span: 7 sessions of 1.5hrs each
Pilot Projects: Redefining the role of the ICT Peripatetic Teacher
Pilot Projects: Redefining the role of the ICT Peripatetic Teacher
• Gradual phasing out of the ‘demonstration lesson’
• The ICT teacher as:– ICT animator/consultant [ICT in Practice]– ICT mentor/trainer [one2one Programme]
• More ICT-related output from the classroom teacher
Pilot Projects: TimescalePilot Projects: Timescale
• Scholastic Year 2005-2006• Participating Schools
– Maximum 16 for one2one Programme– Maximum 64 for ICT in Practice Support
• Qualifying schools– Depending on SDP initiative
• Training [one2one Programme]• Curriculum [ICT in Practice Support]
Applications for SupportApplications for Support
• Contact ICT LC Primary Sector in case:– A whole-school project is included in
your school’s SDP for next scholastic year and you would like support with an ICT element [ICTiP]
– Your SDP for next scholastic year includes training in ICT for teachers [one2one]
– Your SDP includes policies for the creation/ refurbishment of a School Resource Centre
Applications for SupportApplications for Support
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