Peer Learning Activity (PLA)

Luxembourg, September 27 - 29, 2006

In Service Teacher Training - ICT

Pascale Petry

INSETT - Basics

• In Service Teacher Training (INSETT) is not compulsory

INSETT concerns: • About 9000 teachers, social workers, headmasters,…• Preschool education, primary school education, secondary and

technical secondary education, special education

INSETT responds:• to either personal or to local, regional or national needs.

INSETT is based on :• official guidelines, teaching programs and schedules as well as on

innovative pedagogical approaches

INSETT – Quality criteria

INSETT has to …

• focus on the school community and its needs

• be based on a scientific theoretical framework while clearly aiming at pedagogical practice

• promote communication between teachers and exchange as well as analysis of teaching practices

• offer a variety of didactical arrangements and aim at an active and well-considered transposition into teaching practice

• be based on adult teaching models

• correspond to gender-mainstreaming principles

School Quality

Personal professionnel development

Teaching development

Organization development

Framework of systemic school development

ICT

School Quality

INSETT – an instrument for developping school quality …

Basics

INSETT – Reference framework

Professional competencies to develop …

Reference framework of INSETT :

• organize and animate learning situations• manage and assess learning progress• develop means of differentiated pedagogy • involve pupils in their learning and work• team-working • participate in school management• inform and involve parents• contribute to the development of new pedagogical concepts or new teaching material• adopt new pedagogical concepts• use ICT and new pedagogical material• tackle with ethic and other professional problems• plan one’s own professional development

Concept of teaching

Teaching is …

• Associated with active learning (learning through active participation)

• Role of the teacher: facilitator in a dynamic teaching and

learning process

INSETT - Evolution

Année Nbre cours Nbre inscriptions

1994-1995 - 532

1995-1996 61 1322

1996-1997 58 1314

1997-1998 57 1210

1998-1999 92 1298

1999-2000 132 2155

2000-2001 147 2094

2001-2002 181 3255

2002-2003 217 3841

2003-2004 388 4293

2004-2005 582 8056

2005-20062006-2007

657?

10553 – Print version?– Online publication

INSETT – Evolution 2000-2006

2000 2006

ICT as a priority ICT as part of Media Pedagogy

• Technological competencies – Handling of ICT- related tools• Pedagogical competencies – Educational application of ICT-related tools• Reflexive competencies

www.focoweb.script.lu

Perspectives

Blended Learning … (technology as an educational servant)

• First steps in 2005-2006 (Educanet.ch)• Generalization: starting octobre 2006

Reflexiv practitionerCooperative learning and knowledge construction / socio-

constructivismeMultimedia learning environment

Synergy

Cooperation in a network …

• Schools• CTE (Centre de technologie de l’éducation)• INAP