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‘Leading the Integration of ICTs in Education’

‘Leading the Integration of ICTs in Education’. Presented by Gerry Murphy and ISE. ‘ Tere’. Who am I ?. Gerry Murphy/ Gearóid Ó Murchú Teacher from Dundalk in Ireland Headmaster of Primary School 450 pupils (4 - 13 years old) Headmaster of Summer School 400 pupils (13 - 18 years old)

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‘Leading the Integration of ICTs in Education’

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  1. ‘Leading the Integration of ICTs in Education’ Presented by Gerry Murphy and ISE

  2. ‘Tere’ Who am I ? • Gerry Murphy/Gearóid Ó Murchú • Teacher from Dundalk in Ireland • Headmaster of Primary School • 450 pupils (4 - 13 years old) • Headmaster of Summer School • 400 pupils (13 - 18 years old) • M.Sc in Computer Applications for Education (1996 - 1999) • Thank you for the invitation to share some of my experience with you, my Estonian colleagues in education - I hope our exchange of ideas will be mutually beneficial

  3. Schools IT 2000 • Launched November ‘97 • £50M plan for primary and post-primary schools • includes £10M from National Telecommunications provider • free internet connection • 1 hour per day Internet access for 2 years • 1 PC per school

  4. Initiatives • Technology Integration Initiative (TII) • 60,000 computers ... • Teaching Skills Initiative (TSI) • ICT awareness training • Professional Development in use of ICTs in a curriculum context • Pedagogical ICT skills development • Schools Support Initiatives • ScoilNet • School Integration Project FOR MORE INFO... • http://www.ncte.ie

  5. Current Status • TII • strand 1 completed • all schools have Internet capability • 100% of schools have Internet access • TSI • 38,000 teachers Phases I & 2 training • SSI • ScoilNet launched - www.scoilnet.ie • Special Projects have been launched

  6. Belfast DUNDALK Dublin St. Joseph’s School • Primary school • http://ireland.iol.ie/~sjnsdlk • Magnet School • http://www.into.ie • Comenius European Project • Telecomputing feature • Imatra - Finland • Visby - (Gotland) Sweden • CEIP N 1 Practiques - Barcelona • 25 PC - Multi Media Centre • Partnership Model • 3 laptop computers for teacher/class • 6 Mobile/Stand alone PCs

  7. Why am I here in Estonia? • To facilitate ‘Programme for Leading the Integration of ICT in Education’ • my job is not to dictate but rather to provide assistance for you in developing you as team leaders in your schools and country • you will dictate the pace and direction of the next two days

  8. Being here = Responsibility • The success of Phare ISE being implemented in many schools, will largely depend on the efforts of teacher leaders • Just-In-Time (JIT) In-service Training must create critical mass in total teacher population

  9. Hoped for National Outcomes • “Excellent course - giving practical hands-on experience, also confidence and encouragement to use the materials in classroom. Very enjoyable and non-threatening experience ” • “It got rid of the fear of computers which I had. I now feel I’d like to continue learning more … “ (examples above from teachers)

  10. Introductions • Getting to know each other • Who are you? • What you hope to achieve here? • One hoped for outcome of Teacher Training initiative in Estonia • One fear you have for initiative • Identify one strength you have as a member of this group • Relay this information to third person to your left • in 5 minutes time they will introduce you to the group.

  11. How to Conduct a Creative Thinking Session Software Evaluation • Ask: In What Ways Can We…? • Organise into working groups. • Generate possible solutions with green light, non-judgmental thinking. • Feed back • Select the best solution. Lesson Plan for On-line Publication

  12. Set Identifiable Goals (Plan) • Goals to be: • Specific • Achievable • Realistic • Time-phased • Set team goals • Set individual goals

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