Two questions I have asked so far:-
Week 1: Are Education Queensland Schools ready for these changes?
Week 2: With students having such a wide variety of access to ICTs at home, how do we keep their learning relevant and engaging at school?
Are Education Queensland Schools ready for these changes?
Slade Point State School, near Mackay, has improved literacy and numeracy with the use of ICT. With a whole school approach to improving outcomes for Indigenous students with the help of their families.
Oakey State School grasps ICT in the classroom. Check out this link and video to see how one school has integrated ICTs into their curriculum to engage students and improve their learning.
Education Queensland provides ongoing core funding for ICT in state schools and teacher professional development in ICT.
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Whilst it initially appears that Education Queensland is providing all the necessary funding and initiatives for teachers to incorporate ICTs in their classrooms, from my observations it became clear that ICTs are not being used to their full potential. After discussions with many teachers, responses identified either 1) lack of time, or 2) no interest in learning new skills as major contributors to this issue.
With students having such a wide variety of access to ICTs at home, how do we keep their learning relevant and engaging at school?
An inspiring teacher who does things a little differently.
Victorian Government's Department of Education and Early Childhood Development ePotential. This is a really easy step-by-step way of increasing ICT skills in their key areas.
Epotential - Education Victoria
To keep students' learning relevant and engaging at school, I will endeavour to find out what ICTs students like to use, and why they use it. By finding a gap in their knowledge, I will then be able to implement strategies to introduce new technologies into their learning. I will ensure that games are part of our classroom learning, communication through e-mail and Skype are utilised and student input is celebrated and accepted.
Whilst I do not pretend to know everything there is to know about ICTs, I am positive that my students will be able to teach much more than I ever thought possible!
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