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ICT Co-ordinators’ network meetings March 2014

ICT Co-ordinators’ network meetings March 2014. Agenda 9 – 9.30 Thinking about the future 9.30 – 10.10 How do we develop children’s understanding of the technologies they use... Internet and research 10.10 – 10.50 ... Networking and communication

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ICT Co-ordinators’ network meetings March 2014

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  1. ICT Co-ordinators’ network meetingsMarch 2014 • Agenda • 9 – 9.30Thinking about the future • 9.30 – 10.10 How do we develop children’s understanding of the technologies they use... Internet and research • 10.10 – 10.50 ... Networking and communication • 10.50 – 11.15 Coffee and collect resources • 11.15 – 12noon Office 365; Microsoft licensing; broadband update

  2. Key Messages for the future of Computing in Primary Schools Review your current position before you make sweeping changes!

  3. Learningabout Computing and learning with IT (technology enhanced learning)… • Pupils have opportunities to reach high levels of confidence to use and apply ICT independently and where appropriate. • Pupils extend and improve much of their learning through a wide range of ICT experiences across many curriculum areas and contexts. • ICT regularly contributes to progress in the development of thinking and learning skills for many pupils. • Pupils regularly widen their creative abilities through their use of ICT

  4. Pupils make informed decisions across the curriculum about when to use ICT and are confident to transfer their ICT capability to new situations. They have clear expectations about using ICT to support their learning. • Pupils have a good range of skills that enable them to access and make effective use of a range of digital resources and devices to support their learning. • They understand the issues relating to safe and responsible use of ICT and adopt appropriate practices.

  5. Teaching with ICT and teaching Computing • As schools consider their planning for the new curriculum ensure that ICT is included as a natural part of the process. • Contextualise learning about Computing wherever possible, to enable learning with ICT. • Teach in bite-sized, ‘just in time’ experiences and then allow the application of the acquired skills to support wider learning. Be wary of coding taught in isolation. • Use the Primary Computing Progressions planning tools available on Edulink to embed computational thinking and computing skills across the curriculum. Consider: • “What technology experiences would enhance learning?” • "When do I need to teach the Computing skills?" • "How much do the children need to know about the ICT resources I am going to use?"

  6. Don’t expect to be the ‘expert’ all the time... it’s OK for the children to know more than you do! • Consider why you are using technology... what impact will its use have on different groups of learners? Do you need to use it with all learners all the time? • Be clear about when and when not to use technology. Plan opportunities to extend learning and teaching. Use technology to enhance teaching and learning experiences with approaches not readily accessible through more traditional methods. • Build on pupils’ previous experiences and relevant evidence of progress when planning learning experiences. • Ensure e-safety is a regular feature of your curriculum plans… access the SWGfL Digital Learning curriculum (http://www.digital-literacy.org.uk/Home.aspx)

  7. Work smarter… join communities which will help with resources (such as Promethean Planet (http://www.prometheanplanet.com ) or Smart Exchange (http://exchange.smarttech.com) so that you are not re-inventing the wheel! • Join a professional association such as NAACE (www.naace.co.uk) or Computing at School (http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/) for professional support and CPD opportunities.

  8. Leadership of ICT (not just the Computing subject leader!) • Build a vision for what you want ICT to do for learning and teaching with all stakeholders, including children. • Consider ‘value for money’! What is the impact of ICT investment on standards? • Ensure an evaluation of the impact of the use of ICT is included in all subject lesson observations. • Be flexible with resources... where are the computers best sited? Computer suite, classrooms, shared clusters, laptop trolley, tablets? Plan for greater access to hardware… not necessarily more hardware • Ensure CPD is needs related… not 'blanket coverage'. • Encourage risk taking by teachers in their use of technology. • Remember e-safety is part of your safeguarding policy. Plan for it and apply your policies consistently with all stakeholders.

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