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Clear Water Bay School. School Visit. Vision. “schools with high quality ICT resources and a commitment to ICT as a means of enhancing teaching and learning have better achievement that other schools” Raised standards Transformation of teaching and learning New opportunities for learning
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Clear Water Bay School School Visit
Vision “schools with high quality ICT resources and a commitment to ICT as a means of enhancing teaching and learning have better achievement that other schools” • Raised standards • Transformation of teaching and learning • New opportunities for learning • Personalized learning • Help children to achieve their full potential • Extend the school learning environment
The Team • Marian Eastwood Principal • Kevin Rae Deputy Principal • Phil Stubbs Assistant principal (ICT) • Rachel McMordie ICT Coordinator • Edmund Ko ICT Technician • Grace Chan Education Assistant
Where are they now? • ICT rich environment • Every teaching area equipped with an interactive whiteboard • Wireless network 100 laptops and 35 desktops • Digital cameras / video/ microscopes • Award winning applications • Rigorous new curriculum • An established online learning community • Laptops for teachers and learners scheme (and software) • Cyber café and parent classes
Strategy • 45 minutes of ICT teaching per week (minimum) • ICT suite 1 and 2 • Flexible learning • Expectation that each child will then receive a minimum of 45 minutes per week to practice and consolidate these skills in the context of the wider curriculum. • Support for digital divide
Strategies • A Clear & comprehensive ICT Policy • Scheme of work for ICT • A planned approach to use ICT • Assessment of students • Track pupils’ progress • Staff Development • Home, School, Community sharing
ICT & The Wider Curriculum Setting children up for success • Teachers and learners make use of ICT when appropriate. • ICT rich environment • ICT should never get in the way of learning • Choice and independence • ICT a requirement of planning • “not enough” laptops. Victims of own success • Innovation supported by team. • Influence of the CLC
Learning Communities • Children in the same class • Children and teachers across the same year group • Children and teachers in other classes and year groups • CWBS parents and carers • Children and teachers in other ESF Schools • Children and teachers in other parts of the world • Experts from around the world