Microsoft Partners in Learning Pre-service Teacher Programme A strategic ICT integration guide for leaders of teacher education institutions Angela Schaerer Academic Programme Manager April 2010

Global programme in 112 countries, reaching over 10 million teachers world wide In South Africa: … since 2005 … working in collaboration with partners and DoBE (National and Provincial) to assess needs and roll out localised programmes … including access to software and tools; teacher training on ICT integration (almost teachers trained to date); communities for best practice and sharing through the Innovative Teacher Forum and Partners in Learning Network; holistic approach to innovative schooling … and now focussing on support for pre-service teacher training Partners in Learning Access to technology and skills Transform education through 21 st century skills development Enable jobs and economic growth

Teachers are most motivated to innovate and adopt new practices when they are in pre-service / year 1 of teaching Source: Ingersoll, R.M. (2001). Teacher turnover and teacher shortages. American Educational Research Journal, 38. Kavita Mittapalli, doctoral dissertation “What Makes Public School Teachers Stay, Leave or become Non-teachers? An In-depth Understanding of their Personal Characteristics, Beliefs and Perceptions 2008, George Mason University. * US data Commitment to Teaching 5 years 50% leave* 3 years 25% leave*

Stage 1: Digital Literacy Stage 2: Productivity Stage 3: ICT aligned with Curriculum and Pedagogy Stage 4: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Communities supported by ICT Most educators are using technology for productivity purposes To support learning outcomes, technology must be integrated into curriculum and pedagogy The current opportunity for ICT in education lies in encouraging teachers to integrate technology directly into teaching and learning

International Advisory Committee for Pre-Service AdvisorAffiliationCountry Dr. Ian GibsonMacquarie University College of EducationAustralia Dr. Deirdre ButlerSt. Patrick’s’ Teaching CollegeIreland Tim TarrantHead of ICT at Training and Development AgencyUK Dr. Chris DedeHarvard University School of EducationUS Dr. Stephen KerrUniversity of Washington College of EducationUS Dr. Gajaraj Dhanarajan Director, Institute for Research and Innovation Wawasan Open University Malaysia Pierre SaurelProfessor of ICT and Intellectual PropertyFrance

Key barriers are lack of…. Pre-Service Teacher Programme Elements Address Key Barriers to Adoption of ICT by Teachers ICT Skills to Support Pedagogy Online Content Modules Workshops Mentors & Collaboration Skills Peer Coaching adapted for Pre- Service Up to Date/relevant ICT Resources MS (and other) products and tools with support for how to use them in teaching Communities of Practice Partners in Learning Network & Forums Microsoft Pre- Service Programme addresses them with…

Pre-Service Teacher Training – Workshops Online training Project work Access to tools and applications Participation in innovative teacher communities and forums Two focus areas: Deans and FacultyPre-service teachers Strategic Planning Workshops & Toolkit Online course modules to complement curriculum: Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Assessment, Organisation

Provide a set of tools for the needs and situation analysis of the state of ICT use in teaching, learning and administration in pre-service teacher training institutions By doing so, the institutions will be better positioned to develop a strategic plan (long term planning towards the organisation’s vision & mission) to build their capacity for ICT integration in education. 6 strategic dimensions: 1.Vision and Philosophy 2.Programme: Curriculum, Assessment & Practicum 3.Professional Learning of Deans and Teacher Educators 4.ICT Infrastructure, Resources and Support 5.Internal and External Communication and Partnership 6.Research & Evaluation Deans and Faculty

Pre-service teachers Scenario-based content framework: Modular approach allows faculty to select, customise and use the pieces required Introduction Scenarios/ Skills Creativity Critical Thinking Collaboration Assessment Organization Lessons Our Environment Global Health Human Rights Cultural Diversity The Media Case Studies (in progress) How-Tos Examples Whitepapers: PDFs that include educator scenarios, tools, and examples Case Studies: 1-pg PDFs that illustrate educator success stories within the classroom Lesson Plans: Word docs with 2 primary school lessons + 2 secondary school lessons How-Tos Examples How-Tos Examples How-Tos Examples How-Tos Examples

Full day hands on workshop for teacher students and faculty Pre-service students and faculty learn how to incorporate 21 st century skills, specifically communication, collaboration, critical thinking and technology literacy skills into high quality teaching and learning. Pre-service teachers will leave workshop with tools and skills they can use in teaching pracs. On-line follow-up module After the workshop, participants independently complete an interactive, on- line module reinforcing what they learned in the workshop. Participation in communities of learning Join an on-line community of innovative teachers eg Partners in learning Network, who share best practices and resources for using technology in the classroom to strengthen teaching and learning. Follow-up student projects Transfer what was learned in the workshop to R-12 setting. Key elements: Incorporation of modules into pre-service teacher training

Topic 1: Collaborative Learning Topic 2: Collaboration and 21st Century Skills Topic 3: Collaboration Strategies Topic 4: Project Based Learning Topic 5: Assessment of Collaboration and Project Based Learning Topic 6: Collaboration Tools in the Classroom Topic 7: Tools for Peer Collaboration End of Module Quiz Online module

This programme is being piloted across the world and in South Africa in 2010 A day seminar will be held for Deans of Schools of Education alongside the WW Innovative Education Forum in October 2010 to introduce the Teacher Education Institution (TEI) Toolkit From 2011, Microsoft and our partners will be supporting interested Universities/Teacher Training institutions in running workshops on: using the TEI toolkit, evaluating current status and planning implementation for moving along the continuum modelling use of the pre-service teacher training courseware opportunity to adopt, customise and collaborate to contribute content to the pre-service TT courseware To summarise….

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