ICT+Professional+Learning

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Teacher ICT Capabilities
APT Time release ||
 * **SAMPLE STRATEGIES** || **RESOURCES** ||
 * * Plan time in meeting schedule for staff to utilise the epotential continuum and bank of resources || __ePotential __ ||
 * * Encourage staff to set small goals using the ePotential journal and planning tools to develop their ICT skills in a selected area indicated by their ePotential survey results || ePotential ||
 * * Arrange for innovative users of ICT to model and support other staff in the use of ICT for powerful learning || Staff Meeting
 * * Research eLearning ideas in the ICT toolkit on the Hume eLearning wiki || ICT Toolkit ||
 * * Identify innovative users of ICT within your school to coach/mentor other teachers || Find someone who activity ||
 * * Facilitate a session in which all staff can explore the resources within the ePotential tool to gain ideas || ePotential ||

**//Learning & Teaching //**

 * **SAMPLE STRATEGIES** || **RESOURCES** ||
 * * Establish a student mentoring program to allow confident students to train students in other classes in using specific eLearning tools  || * Student Mentoring program outline ||
 * * ICT Professional Learning is linked directly to curriculum planning to improve eLearning integration into everyday teaching and learning || * [|Sample Unit Planner]
 * Teacher professional learning plans ||
 * * Staff use the epotential planning tool as part of their professional learning plan to set themselves small achievable goals || * ePotential ||
 * * Allow teachers who are more confident with ICT to model eLearning strategies and coach less confident teachers, **in the classroom and involving the students** || * Coaching program outline
 * Expression of interest form
 * Time release for staff / Staff APT ||

//Support & Cultural Change//
School intranet Staff meeting Assembly LCD Monitor / Display screen at school reception || PLT meeting agenda || Wiki || Blog Sharepoint || Curriculum Day ||
 * STRATEGY || RESOURCES ||
 * * Make a structured ICT component of your school's unit planner template || [|unit-planning-template] ||
 * * Create opportunities to celebrate and share innovative practice across the school || School website
 * * Encourage collegiate support and collaboration in PLT and staff meetings, by providing time for elearning mentoring, peer coaching and just in time support. || Staff meeting agenda
 * * Teachers share ideas, links, tech troubleshooting tips via an in-school online discussion forum || Sharepoint
 * * Teachers create screencasts / video tutorials for other staff demonstrating 'how-to' use a variety of ICT tools || Camstudio ||
 * * Create an easily accessible database or blog where staff post a summary of any ICT PD attended and supply support materials for other staff || Zoho Creator
 * * Conduct a survey according to staff interest/professional learning goals and offer differentiated ICT workshops in small groups to cater for different abilities || Staff meeting
 * * Facilitate a student mentoring program where teachers/technicians/students train up other students in general tech troubleshooting issues. Have 'Tech Crew' available on demand/on a roster/via an in-school yellow pages directory (listing tech crew names and their areas of expertise). Establish a tech crew e-mail address - help desk support. || 'Tech Crew' Coordinator ||