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South African Partners in Learning Forum 2012. T his is where you want to be…. In Morocco at the Middle East Africa Partners in Learning Forum. Having an experience of a lifetime. This is how you get there…. Enter the South African Partners in Learning Forum 2012.
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This is where you want to be… • In Morocco at the Middle East Africa Partners in Learning Forum Having an experience of a lifetime
This is how you get there… • Enter the South African Partners in Learning Forum 2012 • 1. Come up with a project that uses technology to enhance teaching and learning • 2. Complete the PowerPoint entry template • 3. Upload it to the South African Partners in Learning Forum on the Partners in Learning Network by 12 March 2012
Get to attend the South African Basic Education Conference • Be one of 20 finalists selected to present your project • Finalists will be announced a week after entries close • Finalists will all be flown to Durban (if they don’t live in KZN) to attend the South African Partners in Learning Forum (Sunday 1 April) • Each finalist will produce a poster describing the project • At least three judges will spend 20 minutes each interviewing each finalist
Be one of the winners! • Scores from judges are allocated according to the rubric • A coordinating judge assesses all entries and moderates scores if required • Winners are selected in the following categories • Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom • Collaboration • Knowledge Building & Critical Thinking • Innovation in Challenging Contexts • Cutting Edge Use of Technology • Overall best projects will get to go to the regional Forum
Frequently asked questions • Do I have to select my category? • No – often the best projects score well in a range of categories. The judges will place your entry in the category they believe it fits best. Can a pair or small group enter a project? • Yes – but please be aware that you may have to share the prizes between the group. Who gets to go to the MEA Partners in Learning Forum? • The five best projects overall will go to the next level. This may mean that the runner up of one category may go to Morocco – but not the winner of another category.
So what are the judges looking for? • Structure of the project (4) • Was it a long term task? • Did students plan their own work? Direct their own learning? • Were the assessment criteria known upfront? • Design of the learning environment (8) • Does the activity/ project plan to develop 21st centaury skills? • Has the teacher used a sound pedagogical approach? • Does the activity include creative / innovative teaching practices? • Evidence of Learning (8) • Is there proof that the project was implemented? (learner samples, video clips, photos) • Does the student work demonstrate different 21st centaury skills? • Are the learners engaged in a range of tasks – including creative uses of ICT?
The rubric simplified…. • Collaboration (16) • Are learners required to work with others? • Do the learners share responsibility for tasks/ product? • Do the learners make substantive decisions together? • Knowledge building and critical thinking (16) • Does the task require knowledge building (interpretation, analysis, synthesis or evaluation)? • Is knowledge building the main requirement? • Is the learning inter-disciplinary/ cross curricular • Extended learning beyond the classroom (16) • Are the learners working on a real-world problem? • Does the project involve implementation in the real-world? • Is the main requirement of the project problem solving?
And finally… • Use of ICT for Learning (16) • Is ICT used to support knowledge building, collaboration or learning beyond the classroom • Does technology enable opportunities that would not have been possible without it? • Have tools been used imaginatively to support learning? • Teacher as innovator/ change agent (16) • Has the teacher significantly changed the learning process through the use of ICT? • Has the teacher provided opportunities for learners to lead their own learning? • Has the teacher facilitated engaging approaches to learning?
Some more questions to consider… • Can I enter a project that is not yet complete? • Yes - You will have to show your project plan and evidence of the activities you have already completed. If you are a winner in the South African Forum there will be some more time to complete your project. How can a junior primary project compete with a high school project? • Judges will take into account the age and abilities of the learners. They realise that what is ground breaking, new and challenging for a six year old will be quite different to what extends a matric learner. Does a project have to be innovative in the sense that no one has ever done anything like it ever before? • No – many winners are exceptional teachers who have created great learning experiences for their learners. This may involve doing something that is ground-breaking in their context – but not something that is unique.
Are you already doing something you can enter? Did you do something last year that you can enter this year? Can you turn a simple lesson into something more innovative? Can you tweak your project to score maximum points on the rubric? If you don’t enter you DEFINITELY WILL NOT win! www.schoolnet.za/itf Megan Rademeyer megan@schoolnet.org.za