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 A key ingredient in the implementation of any school initiative is a relevant and ongoing Teacher Professional Learning (TPL) program. Teacher Professional Learning, like any learning experience, is not a "one-off" experience, but rather an ongoing activity that confirms current understandings and builds new knowledge.
This is particularly important when considering the impact on learning of the new and emerging technologies that are rapidly adopted by our students.
Not only do teachers need to be aware of a range of available ICT options, but there is a real need to understand the nature of their students' interaction with these technologies, and to choose appropriate options to support the curriculum in their particular environment and circumstances.
The truly successful integration of ICT in the classroom also depends to a large extent on teachers' personal use of these technologies, and the subsequent adaptation of these technologies to support the school learning environment.
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| Getting Started - TPL |
- Useful documents to start the TPL planning process in your school.
- ICT Planning - Process Overview (pdf)
 A flowchart outlining a suggested overview of the school ICT planning process, setting the Curriculum component in the context of the whole-school planning process.
ICT Implementation Matrix (pdf) Where is your school in the ICT planning and implementation continuum? Where are you aiming to be after the implementation of your plan?
Professional ICT Skills Review (pdf) Do you make use of current technology to support learning outcomes in your classroom?
Personal ICT Skills Review (pdf) Plan your PD by identifying your personal technology expertise.
TaskTracker List and track the progress of the tasks that are to be achieved to implement your school plan.
Things That Make a Difference Some thoughtful discussion about support for teachers integrating ICT in the school curriculum.-
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- ACOT 2
- Discussion about six design principles for the 21st century high school.
See also:
Original ACOT Research
- (Archived via WayBack Machine)
A series of documents and reports on the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow project. The TPL model: Discover, Adopt, Adapt, Apply, Invent.
Teacher PD in ICT- Discussion about effective PD to assist teachers in using ICT in the classroom.
Things That Make a Difference- Some thoughtful discussion about support for teachers integrating ICT in the school curriculum.
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- Leading School Change (pdf)
- This paper describes the process and results from research undertaken to develop a framework for leading a change in ICT practice for schools and teachers. (Western Australia)
- Planning Good Change
- Jamie McKenzie discusses how school leaders might orchestrate a cycle of invention, implementation, testing and adaptation.
- Powerful Learning Practice
- An interesting long-term, job-embedded professional development program that immerses educators in 21st Century learning environments.
Making Ideas Happen- Tips for creative leaders to turn new ideas into successful projects.
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- Learning Objectives
- Bloom's Taxonomy (Wikipedia)
Background info about the development and the classification of cognitive learning objectives.
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
- The use of ICT in the curriculum provides a great opportunity for our learning environments to explore higher order levels of thinking - analysing, evaluating, creating.
Learning Styles- Learning Styles (Wikipedia)
Definition of, and theory behind, learning styles.
Learning Styles Chart
Are you a visual learner, an auditory learner, or a kinesthetic learner? Use this chart to help you determine your learning style.
Overview of Learning Styles
By recognizing and understanding learning styles, we can implement classroom strategies better suited to individual learners.
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- Some useful background reading....
Assess Your Learning Style
- How do you (and those who are learning with you) prefer to learn? Discusses Fleming's four learning styles.
Bellingham Schools- Student learning is at the heart of efforts in the Bellingham School District. It is their belief that student learning is improved with the use of ICT.
- Darling Downs ICT Planning
- some of the documents and links on this page (eg - the School ICT Index) may be useful in developing an ICT plan for your school.
Developing a School Technology Plan - Some useful reading about planning for the integration of technology in the school curriculum. (US)
Doug Woods' Blog- Some thoughful discussion about implementing ICT change in schools. (UK)
Educator's PLN- Stacks of videos discussing a wide variety of topics related to education.
Evaluating School Technology- How can you be sure that your school's technology plan will benefit student learning and achievement? (US)
From Now On- Published by Jamie McKenzie. Huge collection of articles which examine various aspects of the implementation of technology in a K-12 environment.
Learning2Go- A "mobile technology" project running at schools in the UK.
Maine Learning Technology Initiative- Information and research reports from the University of Maine, relating to the 1:1 laptop program implemented in Maine schools. "the evidence indicated that using their laptops in this fashion helped them to become better writers in general, not just better writers using laptops."
Maximise- Provides a wide range of ICT and PD advice for schools, based on the assumption that all school planning must be curriculum driven. (UK)
McKinsey Report (pdf - 9.5 Mb)- McKinsey studied 25 of the world's school systems, including 10 of the top-performers, and examined what these high-performing school systems have in common, and what tools they use to improve student outcomes. (2006)
Michigan Schools ICT Planning- Includes planning goals and checklists for each grade level.
OfCom - Media Literacy Report- Review of access to, understanding of, and creative use of media 'devices' within various population demographics in the UK. (Office of Communications)
Pathway to the Knowledge Society- Relevant readings and resources. (Aust DEST)
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Links and information about the TCO of school technology. (Published by the Consortium for School Networking.)
TechPlan Toolkit- Offers practical help to teachers and administrators in the development and implementation of ICT plans that promote more powerful student learning.
Ten Essential Elements- Ten steps to ensuring a successful school technology environment.
Wazza's Teachers' Lounge- Links to a variety of on-line resources which support the integration of technology in the classroom.
Where2Now- Some thoughts on school ICT planning for the use new and emerging technologies.
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