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Education goals in a Connected Learning Community. Its crucial to begin with the end in mind and set ou t the education outcomes you want to achieve – eg :. Raise standards of examinations and tests Raise standards of literacy Improve language skills
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Education goals in a Connected Learning Community • Its crucial to begin with the end in mind and set out the education outcomes you want to achieve – eg: • Raise standards of examinations and tests • Raise standards of literacy • Improve language skills • Enable students to build their own networks • Engage parents more in the learning process
Setting short term goals - some examples from UK: Student Teacher All departments Example subject department
The roles and responsibilities cascade • Board/steering group • Project manager • Pedagogy team and Manager • Technical team and Manager • Administrator • Named ICT co-ordinators in each school • Named technical resources Metrics-driven reporting and meeting structure from bottom up Build in capacity for recognising best practice – PR, web, events...
Steps and milestones - implementation • Provide Principals with laptops • Equipping the principal with a laptop is an essential first step towards school improvement through ICT. • Provide all teachers with PCs • Laptops are now essential professional tools for teachers; the next priority is equipping staff and ensuring they have the skills to fully utilise them. • Provide mobile class sets of laptops • More and more schools are using their existing ICT resources to buy class groups of mobile computers, instead of standard desktop machines. Use lockable trolleys. • Build wireless networks • School network infrastructures needs to be able to deliver a range of services so make use of a wireless network for the best results. • Manage Learning • Use software to do take some of the routine workload off teachers. Then focus teachers on producing quality content. • Integrate MIS into Curriculum systems • Enable teachers to see and edit MIS info easily. Expose SIS data securely to appropriate stakeholders. • Learning Gateway • Role dependent portal – gives all stakeholders the information and data needed to contribute to a child’s education. • 1:1 access • Yes – it can be done!