How to Integrate ICT into How to Integrate ICT into Teaching & Learning with a Teaching & Learning with a SchoolSchool--wide Strategic Planwide Strategic Plan

Yuen Yuen TzeTze LamLamPrincipalPrincipal

22/4/200622/4/2006

Our Mission in IT in EducationOur Mission in IT in EducationTo provide adequate IT facilities, including To provide adequate IT facilities, including network facilities, for our students and teachers network facilities, for our students and teachers to enable them to access informationto enable them to access informationTo encourage key players in school to take up To encourage key players in school to take up the challenges of their respective new roles the challenges of their respective new roles To integrate IT into education meaningfully To integrate IT into education meaningfully through necessary curriculum and resource through necessary curriculum and resource support support To foster the emergence of a communityTo foster the emergence of a community--wide wide environment conducive to the culture change environment conducive to the culture change

ED Basic RequirementsED Basic Requirements

For a secondary school with 30 classes,For a secondary school with 30 classes,at least 58 computersat least 58 computersa LAN linking library, staff rooms and a LAN linking library, staff rooms and computer roomscomputer rooms

IT Infrastructure in SchoolIT Infrastructure in SchoolSchool LAN, switches and hubsSchool LAN, switches and hubsServersServersFirewallFirewallDesktop computers & notebook computersDesktop computers & notebook computersLCD projectorsLCD projectorsInternet broadband accessInternet broadband accesseClass school intraneteClass school intranetAerodriveAerodriveSecurity systemSecurity system

IT TrainingIT Training

Basic ITBasic ITIntermediate ITIntermediate ITUpper Intermediate ITUpper Intermediate ITAdvanced ITAdvanced IT

IT Teaching & LearningIT Teaching & Learning

Use PowerPoint as an electronic Use PowerPoint as an electronic blackboard as the starting pointblackboard as the starting pointMigrate to use of videos to support Migrate to use of videos to support teachingteachingMost subjects and ECA clubs have their Most subjects and ECA clubs have their own official websitesown official websites

IT Teaching & LearningIT Teaching & Learning

eClass as the teaching & learning platformeClass as the teaching & learning platformOnline exercisesOnline exercisesOnline discussion forumsOnline discussion forumsOnline testsOnline testsOnline essay markingOnline essay markingMindmappingMindmapping

Our ReflectionsOur Reflections

Waste of money Waste of money –– Double Windows NT Double Windows NT OS, double versions of MS OfficeOS, double versions of MS OfficeLack of longLack of long--term planningterm planningAd hoc pasting and patchingAd hoc pasting and patchingDouble effortsDouble effortsDuplicate resourcesDuplicate resourcesIT may not be the best means for learning IT may not be the best means for learning certain subjectscertain subjects

Strategies in FocusStrategies in FocusUsing IT as a lever to support and advance the Using IT as a lever to support and advance the Education Reform initiativesEducation Reform initiativesFostering the development of leadership Fostering the development of leadership capacities to develop holistic and strategic capacities to develop holistic and strategic school plan for making effective uses of ITschool plan for making effective uses of ITFurther integration of IT into the curriculumFurther integration of IT into the curriculumSetting targets for students to develop IT skills Setting targets for students to develop IT skills and use them for learning and communicationand use them for learning and communicationBuilding partnership among various Building partnership among various stakeholders stakeholders

SchoolSchool’’s ICT Status Review Tools ICT Status Review Tool

EE--confident matrixconfident matrixhttp://matrix.becta.ogr.ukhttp://matrix.becta.ogr.uk > SLICT > The E> SLICT > The E--confident Schoolconfident School10 key areas covering leadership, confidence, 10 key areas covering leadership, confidence, competence, teaching, learning, assessment, competence, teaching, learning, assessment, distributed learning, ICT management, staff distributed learning, ICT management, staff development, professional development, professional judgementjudgement, resource , resource allocation, technical support, student capability, allocation, technical support, student capability, school in community learning and information school in community learning and information hubhub

Rationale behind the School IT Rationale behind the School IT PlanPlan

Assess the schoolAssess the school’’s ICT status based on s ICT status based on the the ee--confident selfconfident self--review matrixreview matrixFind out the current strengths and Find out the current strengths and weaknesses in ICT applications in schoolweaknesses in ICT applications in schoolConsider Consider ““FocusingFocusing”” & & ““DevelopingDeveloping”” as as one group (i.e. areas for improvement) one group (i.e. areas for improvement) and and ““EstablishingEstablishing”” & & ““EnhancingEnhancing”” as the as the other group (i.e. strengths) other group (i.e. strengths)

Rationale behind the School IT Rationale behind the School IT PlanPlan

Focus first on the areas for improvement Focus first on the areas for improvement and see whether any changes in school and see whether any changes in school policies and actions can make the ICT policies and actions can make the ICT integration and applications more effectiveintegration and applications more effectiveUse the 10 key areas as the guidelines Use the 10 key areas as the guidelines and directions of thoughts in developing and directions of thoughts in developing the ICT action planthe ICT action plan

Leadership Role of the PrincipalLeadership Role of the Principal

Make an overview of the schoolMake an overview of the school’’s ICT s ICT situation from a macroscopic point of viewsituation from a macroscopic point of viewConsult the ITED Team on suggestions for Consult the ITED Team on suggestions for improvementimprovementPropose changes in schoolPropose changes in school’’s ICT policies s ICT policies with consensus reached with the ITED with consensus reached with the ITED TeamTeamWrite up Write up the ICT action the ICT action planplan and explain it and explain it to the ITED Teamto the ITED Team

Leadership Role of the PrincipalLeadership Role of the Principal

Empower the ITED Team to implement the Empower the ITED Team to implement the detailsdetailsSupport and supervise the implementation Support and supervise the implementation of the ICT action plan enforced by the of the ICT action plan enforced by the ITED TeamITED TeamAssist in the evaluation on the Assist in the evaluation on the implementation of the ICT action planimplementation of the ICT action plan

Key Areas of Concern in PlanningKey Areas of Concern in Planning

Clear school vision in ICT integration in Clear school vision in ICT integration in teaching and learning disseminated to all teaching and learning disseminated to all teachersteachersSet up longSet up long--term and shortterm and short--term targets in term targets in ICT applicationsICT applicationsConcerns related to sustainable ICT Concerns related to sustainable ICT developmentdevelopment

ShortShort--term Targetsterm Targets

Staff development on sharing ideas Staff development on sharing ideas related to the applications of ICT in related to the applications of ICT in teaching and learning among various teaching and learning among various subjectssubjectsIdentify key uses of ICT within subjectsIdentify key uses of ICT within subjectsExplicit incorporate these uses in their Explicit incorporate these uses in their schemes of workschemes of work

LongLong--term Targetsterm Targets

Explore new ways of applying ICT in Explore new ways of applying ICT in teaching and learningteaching and learningReRe--design curriculum for better ICT design curriculum for better ICT integrationintegrationFeasibility study of potential adoption of Feasibility study of potential adoption of new ICT technologiesnew ICT technologies

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

Peer sharing and observation on ICT Peer sharing and observation on ICT applicationsapplicationsSuccessful stories on new ICT integration Successful stories on new ICT integration ideasideasChange in school culture with acceptable Change in school culture with acceptable school policies, new hardware and school policies, new hardware and software supportsoftware support

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

Evaluate the success criteria in ICT Evaluate the success criteria in ICT applications in school including student applications in school including student learning through ICT and make necessary learning through ICT and make necessary adjustmentsadjustmentsElevate the expectation with higher Elevate the expectation with higher challenging taskschallenging tasksSolicit parentsSolicit parents’’ support in ICT applications support in ICT applications