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A roadmap for Innovative Schools. Angela Schaerer Africa School Technology Innovation Centre M icrosoft S outh A frica. A global perspective on innovative schooling. Doing Well Research activity Education policy frameworks Internships and skills development policies
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A roadmap for Innovative Schools Angela Schaerer Africa School Technology Innovation Centre MicrosoftSouthAfrica
Doing Well • Research activity • Education policy frameworks • Internships and skills development policies • An intent to build the industry • Small scale pilots • Needing Attention • # of skilled graduates • Diversity of graduates • Job-readiness • Skilled educators • Attraction to ICT • Investment in SD • Start-up capital • Single ICT strategy for the industry Our skills rating
ASGISA@MS – Employability/Re-skilling S2B/MACH Portal Digital Inclusion, Employability & Innovation (PIAC) EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Imagine Cup Cert. Partners for LearningSolutions CommunityTech.Skills Programme Student 2 Business Language Localization Programme MS IT Academy Programme Digital Literacy Curriculum Partners In Learning WAP MS South Africa Software Donation Programme C/Agreement MSDN Academic Alliance Gr 0 Gr 7 Gr 9 Gr 10 Gr 11 Gr 12 HE Employment Career Partnership for Technology Access COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Innovative technologies, processes and pedagogies Africa School Technology Innovation Centre (STIC)
Other Collaboration partners • Lesotho MoE&T • Meraka Institute • Inkululeko Technologies • Daisy • GoL • Khanya • eKhanyisa • NW province • Bafikeng Community • Goldfields • Lonmin • Wesizwe Plat • DeafSA • eDeaf • Vodacom Foundation • Telkom Foundation • Tshwane University • Ekurhuleni Municipality
The roadmap... • Contact Compute to access the school agreement software that is available to public schools • Review the PiL TT resources online or visit the SchoolNet exhibition to find out more about training options • Download and implement the Digital Literacy Curriculum • Access Learning Essentials from your latest version of Encarta or download it • Contact Intersoft to find out how to register the MSITA programme • Take a look at the msdn website to review available software development courseware • Register on Windows Live@Edu • Enter Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 • Visit the STIC blog to access resources, programmes and information on innovative solutions for schools