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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
Partners in Learning
Access to
technology
and skills
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Transform
education
through 21st
century skills
development
Enable jobs
and
economic
growth
Global programme in 112 countries, reaching over 10 million teachers world
wide
In South Africa:
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… since 2005
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… working in collaboration with partners and DoBE (National and Provincial) to assess needs and roll
out localised programmes
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… including access to software and tools; teacher training on ICT integration (almost 25 000 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
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… and now focussing on support for pre-service teacher training
Teachers are most motivated to innovate and adopt
new practices when they are in pre-service / year 1 of
teaching
3 years
25% leave*
5 years
50% leave*
Commitment
to 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
The current opportunity for ICT in education lies in
encouraging teachers to integrate technology
directly into teaching and learning
Most educators are
using technology for
productivity purposes
Stage 1: Digital
Literacy
Stage 2:
Productivity
To support learning
outcomes, technology
must be integrated into
curriculum and
pedagogy
Stage 3: ICT
aligned with
Curriculum and
Pedagogy
Stage 4:
Pedagogy,
Curriculum and
Communities
supported by ICT
International Advisory Committee for Pre-Service
Advisor
Affiliation
Country
Dr. Ian Gibson
Macquarie University College of Education
Australia
Dr. Deirdre Butler
St. Patrick’s’ Teaching College
Ireland
Tim Tarrant
Head of ICT at Training and Development Agency
UK
Dr. Chris Dede
Harvard University School of Education
US
Dr. Stephen Kerr
University of Washington College of Education
US
Dr. Gajaraj
Dhanarajan
Director, Institute for Research and Innovation
Wawasan Open University
Malaysia
Pierre Saurel
Professor of ICT and Intellectual Property
France
Pre-Service Teacher Programme Elements Address Key
Barriers to Adoption of ICT by Teachers
Key barriers
are lack of….
Microsoft PreService
Programme
addresses
them with…
ICT Skills to
Support
Pedagogy
Online
Content
Modules
Workshops
Mentors &
Collaboration
Skills
Peer
Coaching
adapted
for PreService
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
Two focus areas:
Deans and Faculty
• Strategic Planning Workshops &
Toolkit
• Online course modules to
complement curriculum:
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking,
Assessment, Organisation
Pre-service teachers
Pre-Service Teacher Training –
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Workshops
Online training
Project work
Access to tools and applications
Participation in innovative teacher
communities and forums
Deans and Faculty
• 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
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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
Pre-service teachers
Scenario-based content framework: Modular approach allows
faculty to select, customise and use the pieces required
Introduction
Scenarios/
Skills
Case Studies
Lessons
Creativity
(in progress)
Our Environment
Critical Thinking
(in progress)
Global Health
Collaboration
(in progress)
Human Rights
Assessment
(in progress)
Cultural Diversity
Organization
(in progress)
The Media
Whitepapers:
Case Studies:
PDFs that include
educator scenarios,
tools, and examples
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
How-Tos
Examples
Incorporation of modules into pre-service teacher training
Key elements:
Full day hands on workshop for teacher students and faculty
Pre-service students and faculty learn how to incorporate 21st 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, online 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.
Online module
www.cpd21.com
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
To summarise….
• 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
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modelling use of the pre-service teacher training courseware
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opportunity to adopt, customise and collaborate to contribute content to the
pre-service TT courseware
Thank you
[email protected]
www.partnersinlearningnetwork.com
www.school.za/PILP