MOTIVATING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO USE ICT

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MOTIVATING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO USE ICT

• Márta Korös-Mikis
• korosnem_at_oki.hu

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ICT in childhood

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INFORMATICS (ICT) in school
Subject
Application
All primary schools with Internet access by 2005
(Sulinet / School-net program)
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NCC 2003

• National Core Curriculum (amended in 2003)
• special emphasis on the mastery of information
  and communication culture
• acquisition of ICT skills at the earliest
  possible age
• first requirements at the end of the 4th grade
• motivating and training primary school teachers
• (Who will teach ICT? A specific teacher of
  informatics or a general primary school teacher?)

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The objectives of NIPE

• research and development activities to improve
  public education
• operating under the auspices of the Ministry of
  Education
• elaborating curricula, monitoring and developing
  teaching/learning methods
• complex development of pedagogical systems
• publishing activities New Pedagogical Review,
  books, website (www.oki.hu)

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CHILD INFORMATICS

• NIPE Workshop
• co-operation among innovative teachers
• exchanging information, getting to know each
  others work
• publication and program suggestions
• dissemination of the results, outcomes of RD
  activities
• initiatives for new projects
• SHARING EXPERIENCES FOR THE COMMON GOOD

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Model curricula

• Modify the local pedagogical programs according
  to the NCC 2003
• All schools have to develop special, local
  curricula for ICT (grades 1 to 4)
• How to develop or adopt curricula?
• Available model curricula on the web
• National Institute of Education www.oki.hu
• Ministry of Education www.om.hu, with curricula
  of different textbook-publishers

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Lesson plan samples for teaching with ICT

• Annotated multimedia guide for choosing the
  appropriate software
• Authors innovative primary school teachers
  from our workshop

Hungarian (mother tongue) Math Science and
Environment Arts Music Technology
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Playful ICT to develop childrens potentiality

• Collection of informatics games without computer
  
• Turtle-games, Logo-like games, labyrinths,
  puzzles, games for practicing directions ...
• Mooving games in the classroom or in the
  schoolyard

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Case studies

• Best practice collecting and publicising
  useful experiences accumulated in the course of
  ICT use

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ICT in special education

• The computer as an especially efficient means of
  complementing and developing diminished ability
• Case studies of multiple disabilities children
  (mentally and motoric problems)
• analysing software with suggestions to meet
  individual needs

Developmental Pedagogy (Review) http//www.mentor-
konyvesbolt.hu/
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Testing ICT knowledge

• ongoing analysis of and praise for childrens
  creations
• systemising ICT knowledge and its supervision in
  playful forms
• attention to talented pupils, preparing them for
  competitions

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ICT in teachers training

• Basic knowledge of ICT is acquired at Teachers
  Colleges
• 60-hour courses for ICT and methodology
• ICT is an increasingly popular subject
• Practice teaching in elementary schools

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MMM project

• communication via Internet (reading, writing,
  sending pictures)
• acquiring the basics of informatics
• getting to know other cultures, languages and
  customs
• accepting differences, acquiring tolerance
• EU -
• accession

www.mmm-ec.org (Cohens pedagogy)
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Infrastructural prerequisite of ICT

• computer in the classroom
• projector
• educational software
• teaching materials
• computers for individual or team-work
• accessories (printer, scanner, digital camera,
  )
• local network, Internet
• etc.

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Thanks for your attention!

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