technological plan for education the Portuguese framework for ICT

technological plan for education the Portuguese framework for ICT in education and the the Magellan initiative (e.escolinha) for primary school children Teresa Evaristo teresa.evaristo@dgidc.min-edu.pt technological plan for education framework Lisbon Strategy Education and Training 2010 Program Making Europe the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world Developing skills for a Knowledge Society ICT as a basic tool for learning and working Technological Plan National Strategy for Sustainable Development Reinforcing the qualifications of the portuguese people Higher quality in the education and training system An inclusive Information and Knowledge Society Reinforcing ICT skills technological plan for education diagnosis Technology Contents Training • Insufficient IT equipment • Broadband internet connection with limited speed and coverage • Insufficient and nonstructured local area networks • Equipment safety concerns • Insufficient technical support • Digital pedagogical contents scarce and disperse • Collaborative platforms with limited usage and functionalities • School management barely digital • Teacher training not focused on the use of ICT in education • Lack of skills oriented for digital management of non-teaching staff • Lack of an integrated system to certify ICT skills Technological Plan for Education Technology Contents Training Technological Kit Computers, video projectors and interactive whiteboards School Portal ICT Competencies Training and Certification Simplex School School management platform High-speed broadband Internet Institutional Portal of the Ministry of Education Electronic Assessment ICT Internships Internet in the Classroom Local Area Networks ICT Academies School Card School S@fety Transversal Projects Technological Support Centre for Schools e.escola, e.professor, e.oportunidades Fund for inclusion in education e.escolinha technology technological kit summary To make the teaching / learning process increasingly more interactive To reinforce IT equipment in the classroom: Interactive whiteboards, computers connected to the Internet and video projectors Concept Goals 5 students per computer in 2008/2009, 2 in 2010 1 videoprojector in every classroom in 2010 1 interactive whiteboard in every 3 classrooms in 2010 Status  Adjudication of the winning proposals in the international tender (HP, Epson, Promethean)  Contract signing in early December 2008 Contents school portal and simplex school summary To create a portal for school communities with content sharing, distance learning and collaborative tools To create an electronic platform for school management Concept To facilitate the availability of quality digital educational contents online Goals To develop interactive teaching/learning methods To generalise the use of students’ e-portfolio To increase efficiency in management and communication between agents in the teaching community To improve access to school information Status  School Portal (stage I) to be released in December 2008  Simplex School (stage I) to be released in February 2009 digital educational contents summary Concept To provide quality digital educational resourses, making them universally available at the school portal Goals To certify and make available quality digital educational resoures To stimulate the market for the production of digital educational resources under quality guidelines established by universities Status  Strategic study concluded.  Request for proposals in preparation training ICT skills training and certification summary To create a modular, progressive and subjectoriented ICT skills training and certification system for teachers and non-teaching staff Concept To generalise ICT skills training and certification Goals To promote the use of ICT in teaching and school management Status  Model developed with the Universities of Lisbon, Évora and Minho  Model premises based on best practices identified in existing international models  Training and certification beginning in the 1st quarter 2009 Transversal projects fund for inclusion in education summary Concept To complement the traditional funding formats for ICT in education, in order to support projects that promote innovation and social cohesion Goals To help bridge the digital divide To promote continuous innovation in ICT in education projects Status  Creation of the legal basis for a foundation underway one 2 one initiatives in education e.escola, e.professor and e.oportunidades initiatives summary To provide lower and upper secondary school students, teachers and adults in adult education programmes with the opportunity to aquire laptops and broadband Internet connection at exceptional prices. The programme is co-funded by mobile telecommunication companies through the Information Society Fund Concept Goals To generalise the use of computers and Internet in the teaching/learning process Status  Undergoing  More than 200.000 computers delivered to teachers, students and adults in adult education programmes e.escolinha initiative summary Concept To provide primary school students with the opportunity to acquire laptops and broadband Internet connection at exceptional prices. The programme is co-funded by mobile telecommunication companies through the Information Society Fund Goals To generalise the use of computers and Internet, starting at very early ages, at school and at home and to maximise their use in the processes of teaching and learning To introduce the first computer into homes through the youngest members of families providing equal opportunities in the access of Information Society Status  Undergoing  More than 480.000 computers to be delivered throughout 2008/2009 e.escola and e.escolinha initiatives integrated approach Technology Contents Training • To increase and generalise the pedagogical use of computers and the Internet • To make available specific digital contents for educational purposes, adapted to every teaching level • To stimulate the digital contents market to create specific educational contents • To provide specific training for teachers and to certify their ICT skills • To provide training and follow-up for families in schools • To guarantee access to high speed Internet connections at home, in all classrooms and all school spaces e.escolinha initiative the strategy The equipment supply is managed by the Ministry of Transports and Communications and by the Mobile Phone Companies The pedagogical dimension of the programme is managed by the Ministry of Education who selects the specific software, the internet access control and the education digital resources that are accessible or installed in the laptop Companies, publishers and authors offered free access to several resources Actors The laptop is a personal computer it belongs to the child and not to the school. Rationale Its integration in the classroom is not mandatory but it depends on the teachers strategy We assume that 6-10 year old child, their families and teacher are the programme targets Priority actions aimed at Promoting the credibility of the programme by demonstrating its educational potential on helping children to develop XXI century skills and by promoting democratisation in the access of information Society tools Public opinion • INFORMATION: The laptops are being distributed with three booklets that make a short presentation of the laptop, its utility as a learning tool and special care that has to be taken in its use and in internet use. One booklet to the child, another to parents and educators and one on the management of the parental control tools. (also available at http://www.eescolinha.gov.pt ) "E Escolinha – Guide for Parents and Educators“"E Escolinha – Guide for Students“ “E Escolinha - Parental Control Guide Public opinion • INFORMATION: Lisbon International Conference on the Future of Learning December 12th where all projects within the Technological Plan for Education are to be discussed on an academic level. A TV series of 60 second informative spots to pass on public television after the news (probably early morning) to deliver formative messages to the population on the use of ICT and specially Internet. The aim is to create awareness of the benefits of ICT in education and also about the rules of a safe use of the internet. Teachers • TRAINING Primary teachers formal and informal training on the use of ICT in the classroom and also on the use of the Magellan laptop. Informal in service training: workshops to be organised in each school by the school ICT coordinator and by the manager of the school library (3 sessions of 2 hours). The structure of the workshop and its materials are online and the access is open. Workshop eescolinha Teachers • TRAINING Formal in service training: inclusion of specific training on the use of ICT in primary schools classrooms in the training and skills certification scheme that is on implementation under the Plan. It holds credits for career development but it´s not mandatory. Teachers /Education Community • INTEGRATION IN ONGOING INICIATIVES Integration on specific Plans that are being implemented for teachers related to specific subjects, such as portuguese, maths and experimental sciences. These plans involve teachers training, productions of teaching materials to use in the classroom in ICT support. Integration of the Magellan on the strategy of the National Plan to Promote Reading. We are negotiating with publishers and authors the possibility to have free digital books. These will be available on line and are free. eBook “Joaninha vaidosa” Teachers /Education Community • INTEGRATION IN ONGOING INICIATIVES Integration of the Magellan on the strategy of the School Libraries Network as a resource for the promotion of information literacy. The 2009 internet safety EU funded project will be directed to teachers, parents and primary schools students. It is going to be an instrument of the strategy. Parents • Information and Training We are preparing some resources with information for parents to be worked by the classroom teachers with the parents on their evaluation meetings. It´s formative and informative aimed at the development of a sort of team work between school and families. Parents • Information and Training Partnership with the parents association confederation to develop regional workshops for parents association on the use of ICT in education, Internet and the Magellan. The idea is to develop contents for parental training to be used by the parents associations. Regional authorities and Municipalities • Strategic Partnerships We will negotiate with 2 municipalities per region the development of an integrated approach to the use of ICT in primary schools involving specific investment (the PTE only involves basic and secondary schools as far as infrastructure goes). The idea is to promote a close monitoring in order to have evidence on good practices. Education Communities • Digital Resources Delivery Web based specific content delivery prepared for the children to use autonomously, for parents to use with their children, for teachers to use in the classroom and for children to use with their parents. Web 2.0 tools for social networking between the education community (specific for parents and teachers) and for schools. The idea is also to feed the communities with contests and projects related to the curriculum (the weekly reading, daily science). Underlying Principles • Partnership industry universities authors parents associations and other education stakeholders regional authorities teachers in service training centres • Integration with other political education measures Underlying Principles • Pragmatism the laptop is a tool as any other that teachers can use. We don’t hope to change all the classrooms of the country • Most Important we are providing tools for equal opportunities in the access of information, the most important asset in the XXI century. That is our political message. Site eescolinha Workshop eescolinha "E Escolinha - Guia para Pais e Educadores“ "E Escolinha - Guia para Alunos“ “E Escolinha - Guia de Configuração do Controlo Parental do Magalhães eBook “Joaninha vaidosa” In the Magellan PC we can find two operating systems Linux and Windows, in this last one it is possible to work with Magic Desktop. Operating System Image Software examples Openoffice, Tux Paint, GCompris... Linux Windows Office, Tux Paint, Clic Mat, Eu sei, Diciopedia... Magic Desktop Simple tools to draw, write and do maths