Information and Communication

Technology Integration in New Zealand

Ellen BlevinsCECS 5800Summer 2000

Did you know that New Zealand... Has 3.5 million people Is the size of Japan Has annual temperature variations of 20 degrees Has unemployment of 3-5% Is an independent democracy and belongs to the

British Commonwealth Member Has two main islands with volcanoes, geysers,

glaciers, beaches, rivers, lakes, and mountains

The Philosophy

Did you know that in school in New Zealand that…

School is year round Lunches are not prepared Students begin on their 5th birthday Students must wear a summer hat Students learn to swim in school Math is the only elementary text Classes take frequent camp trips Class ratios are 1-24 to 1-38

Technological Knowledge and Understanding Technological Capability Technology and Society

The Strands

Knowledge and Understanding The use of and operation of

technologies Technological principles and

systems The nature of technological

practice Strategies for the communication,

promotion, and evaluation of technological ideas and outcomes

Capability With reference to identified needs and opportunities Identifying needs and opportunities

Generating, selecting, developing, and adapting appropriate solutions

Managing time, human and non-human resources to produce technological outcomes, products, systems,and environments

Presenting and promoting ideas, strategies, and outcomesEvaluating designs, strategies, and outcomes

Technology and SocietyUnderstanding the ways beliefs, values,

and ethnics of individuals and groupsPromote or constrain technological

development and influence attitudesUnderstanding the impacts of

technology on society and the environment

In the past,present, and possible future and in local, national, and international settings

Essential Learning AreasSkills that Link

Technological Skills

Communication Numeric Information Problem solving Self management Social Cooperative Physical Work Study

Academic Skills

Language Mathematics Science Social Studies The Arts Health Physical well-being

Form Partnerships

Schools Businesses Government

The Implementation

Did you know that in New Zealand…

Schools self-govern with a Board of Trustees No money is spent on hardware schools are still equipped Majority of technology budget goes to fund

professional development Teacher sabbatical entitlement after 10 years

Achievement Objectives

Years 1-3…….four technological areas Years 4-6…….five technological areas Years7-8……..six technological areas Years 9-10……six technological areas

Teaching and Learning are most effective

…. when context matches the individual preferred learning styles

… when educators make choices about learning environments, and learning experiences based on strategies drawn from a broad knowledge base

Teaching Enable teachers to become learners as

they learn to use and teach technology Provide a platform for cross-curricular and

integrated approaches to learning Access to up-to-date and appropriate

sources Enable interaction with peers in local,

national, and international networks

Learning Provide opportunities for authentic, independent,

and collaborative learning Provide access to a wide range of changing and

developing information sources Enable active participation and the application of

knowledge in authentic contexts Enable learners to focus on inquiry, problem

solving, and synthesis and other higher order thinking skills

Provide opportunity to focus on information acquisition skills

ICT Education Includes Understanding Wider competence range Wider confidence range Generalization across contexts Integration knowledge Authenticity Understanding Reflection

Types of Professional Development

Just in case Just because Just in time Top-down

Individual Group Whole school Bottom-up

It ain’t what you got that matters, it is what you do with it…

Mae West