Session 7: what might an ICT Policy for your school look like?
NOTE: Making it does not equate having the authority to implement it without administrative approval. Making it DOES mean you will develop a better understanding of what it entails, thus developing your understanding of what it entails.
Participants will examine components of an ICT Policy / investigate how to create one
Inquiry into
Guiding Questions
Below you can find the 8 domains of a school ICT policy
Extension: Use the eight PYP key concepts to structure your questions: form, function, causation, connection, perspective, reflection, responsibility.
Eight Domains of a School ICT Policy
Leadership and Management
Curriculum
Learning and Teaching
Assessment (of and with ICT)
Professional Development
Extended Opportunities for Learning
Resources
Impact on Student Outcomes
From: The Primary ICT and E-learning Co-ordinator's Manual, Book 1: A guide for new subject leaders by James Wright. Paul Chapman Publishing, 2007. ISBN-978-1-4129-3562-3
You may want to use the following resources for guidance
The guidelines for developing a school language policy can be adapted to help develop a school ICT policy
Essential_Conditions_2007
Bandung International School Language Policy
Inquiry into
- Components of an ICT policy in a PYP school
- The process of creating an ICT policy
Guiding Questions
- What components of an ICT policy are needed for your school?
- How do we go about creating and implementing a school ICT policy?
Below you can find the 8 domains of a school ICT policy
- Choose one of the areas you would like to explore
- Work with others who have selected the same area
- Create a list of guiding questions to support a school in the development of its' technology policy
- Draft notes for such a document
Extension: Use the eight PYP key concepts to structure your questions: form, function, causation, connection, perspective, reflection, responsibility.
Eight Domains of a School ICT Policy
Leadership and Management
Curriculum
Learning and Teaching
Assessment (of and with ICT)
Professional Development
Extended Opportunities for Learning
Resources
Impact on Student Outcomes
From: The Primary ICT and E-learning Co-ordinator's Manual, Book 1: A guide for new subject leaders by James Wright. Paul Chapman Publishing, 2007. ISBN-978-1-4129-3562-3
You may want to use the following resources for guidance
- PYP Scope and Sequence Documents
- ISTE NETS Standards
- IB Standards & Practices
- Essential Conditions
- IT Mission Statement
- Technology Integration Matrix
The guidelines for developing a school language policy can be adapted to help develop a school ICT policy
Essential_Conditions_2007
Bandung International School Language Policy
more food for thought
Transdisciplinary SkilsCould the skills in the National Education Technology Standards for Students (linked on left) be taught in subjects outside of technology? Are they transdisciplinary? Do these commonalities suggest something universal tying the PYP and best practices within technology integration together?
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