People
Background
Effective ongoing professional development for teachers was endorsed in Learning in an online world as one of the highest priorities for the school sector to support the integration of ICT in teaching and learning. Quality professional learning programs and policies to support pedagogy are critical to ensuring integration of ICT into the school curriculum and teacher practice. Priorities for the ICT in Schools Taskforce include ongoing strategic work with
a) Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and the Teacher Quality and Educational Leadership Taskforces to progress recommendations of key reports Making Better Connections- The Models of Professional Development for the Integration of ICT into Classroom Practice; and Raising the Standards - A Proposal for the Development of ICT Competency Framework for Teacher;
b) the Student Learning and Support Services Taskforce , the Performance Monitoring and Reporting Taskforce and the Teacher Quality and Educational Leadership Taskforce to support the development of a national pedagogy statement that articulates principles and pedagogical strategies for Learning in an online world.
c) the Performance, Monitoring and Reporting Taskforce Advisory Group for the Student ICT Competencies Project.
Commonwealth Reports
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Raising the Standards: A proposal for the development of an ICT competency framework for teachers
Commonwealth of Australia Department of Education, Science and Training, 2002 -
Making Better Connections: Models of teacher professional development for the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into classroom practice
Commonwealth of Australia Department of Education, Science and Training, 2002
About MCEETYA ICT in Schools Taskforce
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Organisation Websites
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