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Explore Hungary's ICT education system, curriculum, and initiatives by the Hungarian Association of Teachers for Informatics. Learn about advancements, teacher trainings, competitions, and the digital world project. Discover opportunities for collaboration and sharing best practices.
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ICT in Hungary Dr. Márta Kőrös-Mikis Hungarian Association of Teachers for Informatics CEDEFOP – Sollentuna (Sweden), 5-9. May 2014.
Hungarian inventions Rubic’s cube (E. Rubik) safety matches(J. Irinyi) Biro – ball-pen(L. Bíró) Hologram (Gábor Dénes)
Current state of ICT in education • NCC (National Core Curriculum): obligatory subject„Informatics” ( = computer technology and library) • Informatics (ICT) as a subject: min. 1-2 lessons per week • The first curricular requirements appear in the end of 6th grade (age 12) • + applications in other subjects • Aim: activities to develop children’s ability, digital key competences (EU)
Conditions for the application of ICT: • Since 1998: all secondary schools have full and free access to Internet + multimedia computer rooms with PCs – SULINET Programme(School-Net) • Since 2005/06: all schools have Internet access – SULINET Express(launched 2002) • Since 2012: 40% of classrooms with interactive whiteboards
Informatics (ICT) SUBJECT? APPLICATION?
Hungarian Association of Teachers for Informatics -non-profit organization, national legal entity • Teaching information technology for adults; • In-service trainings, related scientific activity and research; • Safeguarding of teachers’ and the profession’s interests; • Facilitating the exchange of information among educational institutions; • Participation in the National Talent Program (www.tehetsegprogram.hu), • Providing information to and facilitating the exchange of experience of professionals working in the field • Our target groups: teachers, school heads, consultants, educational researchers, people responsible for teacher-trainings and professors at pedagogical departments of universities. www.isze.eu
Our activities • Organizing events (lectures, conferences), • Designing and launching accredited in-service trainings for adults; • Publishing of curricula, syllabi, books, digital training materials, tutorial programs and distant learning materials related to teaching; • Organizing ICT competitions for students • Support for underachievers, enriching ICT • Mentoring – operating a National Student Mentor network • Ensuring the standard of school education and teacher in-service training regarding ICT, • Collecting, designing and distributing teaching materials on methodology
Our new manuals: Child Informatics Workshop
Photos from our teacher training courses co-operative methods, constructive pedagogy
Digital World - project 2014: Hungarian Competition for teachers to obtain „best practice” http://www.mediasmart.org.uk/ - Digital Adwise
Dissemination: My plans after the study-visit: • expand cooperation between the teacher's association of EU-countries • presentations at conferences, • organization of workshops (target groups: teachers, students, educational researchers, responsibles of teacher-trainings), • planning new in-service trainings, • publications in educational reviews and on the web, e. g. in our review: Inspiráció (Inspiration) I would like:• to exchange best practices of participant countries,• to set objectives for future collaboration of schools and communities.
Mobile technology: school whithout walls Thanks for your attention!