Primary National Strategy and Education ICT 1 Embedding ICT Across the Curriculum Reduced version Primary National Strategy Conferences Autumn Term 2004

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Primary National Strategy and Education ICT

Embedding ICT Across the Curriculum

Reduced version

Primary National Strategy Conferences

Autumn Term 2004

Sarah Cook – Primary National Strategy Consultant

Ian Vardy – School Development Adviser ICT

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Primary National Strategy and Education ICTPrimary National Strategy and Education ICT

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Resources used at the “Embedding Conferences” are media rich and include links to other files and documents which cannot be included in this “reduced” version of the presentation. However the notes for slides are included and summarise the key points at each of the examples.

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Aim of this Conference:

“To explore with you the embedding of ICT across the curriculum – within the context of Excellence and Enjoyment and the developing Primary National Strategy.”

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• what does embedding look like in the classroom?

• what are the expectations on teachers and teaching?

• what will be the impact on learning and learners?

• what support is available to help schools build on and improve existing practice?

• what do teachers and schools need to do?

Embedding – yet another e-word!

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Hardware

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Planning

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Knight’s Templar First School, Watchet

Planning for Embedding

Example

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Embedding ICT in Practice… Year 2 Maths

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• Reflect on the current practice in your school.

• Identify examples of effective practice in terms of embedding ICT in learning and teaching across the curriculum.

• Share your current strengths with a group of colleagues.

• For each group identify two or three examples of effective practice to report back to the rest of the Conference.

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The changing policy context

NGFL: 1998- 2002 ICT in Schools: 2003-2006

Focus on Pedagogy – teaching and learning and whole school development

Focus on ICT infrastructure, connectivity and Professional Development

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Embedding ICT across the Curriculum

Developing Pupil

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Systems, networks, infrastructure, CPD

Teachers using ICT as part of

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“The evidence shows that ICT is used well to help the pupils extend their understanding in most areas of the curriculum. This is most pronounced in English where pupils regularly word process their work. However, it is also evident in subjects such as history and geography, where pupils, for example, have used the Internet to find information about topics such as rivers and the water cycle. In science, pupils have used ICT to support their work about the human body. There were also examples of pupils using ICT in art and design, design and technology and RE. ICT is well established in the pupils’ minds as a good method of helping their learning.”

OFSTED report effective practice…

A Somerset School during 2003-2004

“ICT is well established in the pupils’ minds as a good method of helping their

learning.”

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To see the significant improvements in the teaching of ICT matched by improvements in the use of ICT across the primary curriculum.

Why embedding?

ICT the subject

ICT in subjects

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To improve standards of teaching and learning by helping to embed the effective use of ICT across the primary curriculum.

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Ashcott Primary SchoolExample

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Impact for children

• ICT offers flexible approaches to learning that can be applied across the primary curriculum

• ICT can engage and motivate

• ICT provides access to new resources and alternative ways to support thinking

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• ICT to enhance particular aspects of teaching

• ICT as a medium for interaction

• ICT challenging existing ideas about pedagogy and subjects

Impact for teachers

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Meare Village SchoolExample

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Over refreshments….

• Reflect on the practice illustrated in the Meare Village School case study.

• What do you currently see as your school’s key areas for development in terms of embedding ICT across the curriculum?

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Support…

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Teachers using ICT as part of

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Embedding ICT across the Curriculum

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Developing Pupil

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A range of resources are available to support schools…

• National materials

• Somerset materials

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…from the National Agencies

• The Leadership Team Toolkit

• The exemplar materials on the Teaching and Learning CDs

• Hands on Support

• Strategic Leadership of ICT programme for Headteachers

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The Leadership Team Toolkit

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Learning and Teaching using ICT

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• A new programme to help teachers share good practice in the use of ICT in subject teaching from the DfES and the Primary National Strategy.

• A peer led programme of face-to-face support focussing on using ICT effectively to enhance teaching and learning using the equipment that teachers have access to in their own classrooms.

Professional Development through Hands on Support

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Aiming for improvement in three areas:

• an increase in the application of ICT in other subjects;

• an increase in the effective use of ICT across the curriculum, specifically to meet the learning objectives of other subjects;

• an increase in teachers’ confidence in the use of ICT as a tool for teaching.

Hands on Support

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Schools• spread good practice in using ICT in teaching

and learning;• develop new and existing collaborative links

between teachers and other schools;

Teachers • be confident and competent in their use of ICT

across the curriculum;• Enhance subject teaching using ICT; and• Sharing expertise with other teachers• Developing practice through collaboration with

colleagues

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Support… from the LEA

• The Mathematics Grid from Somerset

• The Literacy Grid from Somerset

• Progression in Phonics from Somerset

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1. Reflect on your current practice

2. Review and revise existing subject planning

3. Review the links between the development of personal capability in ICT (ICT the subject) and ICT as a tool for learning

4. Seek opportunities to embed ICT within the learning activities for children in all subjects

5. Explore the potential use by teachers to improve their teaching through the use of ICT

6. Review your existing resources and structures to improve efficiency and access to planning and resources

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Courses dates for Embedding ICT

Friday 5th November – Embedding ICT across the curriculum in Yrs 5 and 6

Tuesday 23rd November – Embedding ICT across the curriculum in Yrs 1 and 2

Friday 26th November – Embedding ICT across the curriculum in Yrs 3 and 4

Friday 19th November – Self-Evaluation of ICT for schools

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What happens next?

• examine the resources provided from this conference

• plan how to best introduce them in your school and make them available to all staff

• consider what training and support needs you will require and make a “HoS” plan

• develop an embedding action plan and prioritise your actions over the next two terms

• look out for further “embedding ICT events” during the year – including Summer Term conferences

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Dates and venues of update conferences

7th June Brent House

9th June Long Sutton Golf Club

10th June Wessex Hotel, Street

16th June Mendip Lodge Hotel

17th June Wellsprings Leisure Centre

Half day Events

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With particular thanks to…

Paula Ashton – Meare Village School

Angela Spence – Knight’s Templar First School WatchetClare Brooks – Ashcott Primary School

Julie Crinson and Katie Brooks – Milbourne Port Primary School Helen Morley – Misterton First School

Chris Partridge – Wincanton Primary School

Denise Flagg – Ilchester Primary School

Maria Richards – Milverton Primary School

Selina Shaw – Norton Fitzwarren Primary school

Julia Briggs – St Bartholomew’s First School

Zoe Charlton – Merriot First School

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…and the headteachers, staff and pupilsof the Pilot Schools…

Meare Village School

Knight’s Templar First School Watchet

Ashcott Primary School

Milbourne Port Primary School

Wincanton Primary SchoolIlchester Primary School

St Bartholomew’s First School

St Benedict’s Primary Stratton on the Fosse

Kilmersdon Primary School

Abbas and Templecombe Primary School

Documents

Primary National Strategy and Education ICT 1 Embedding ICT Across the Curriculum Reduced version Primary National Strategy Conferences Autumn Term 2004