ICT IN EDUCATION LATVIA Mobility in Latvia 05052017
ICT IN EDUCATION LATVIA Mobility in Latvia 05/05/2017 - 09/05/2017 Project No. 2015 -1 -LVO 2 -KA 205 -000609
What is the meaning of “ICT”? ICT refers to all equipment, applications and services that involve communication. Computers, cellphones, televisions, radios and satellite systems are all part of ICT.
The Effectiveness of ICTs in Education üAnytime, anywhere. üAccess to remote learning resources. üICTs help prepare individuals for the workplace.
The use of ICTs help improve the quality of education üMotivating to learn. üFacilitating the acquisition of basic skills. üEnhancing teacher training.
Benefits for teachers ü ICT facilitates sharing of resources, expertise and advice üGreater flexibility in when and where tasks are carried out üGains in ICT literacy skills, confidence and enthusiasm. üEasier planning and preparation of lessons and designing materials üAccess to up-to-date pupil and school data, any time and anywhere. üEnhancement of professional image projected to colleagues. üStudents are generally more ‘on task’ and express more positive feelings when they use computers than when they are given other tasks to do. üComputer use during lessons motivated students to continue using learning outside school hours.
Benefits for students ü ü ü ü Higher quality lessons through greater collaboration between teachers in planning and preparing resources. More focused teaching, tailored to students’ strengths and weaknesses, through better analysis of attainment data Improved pastoral care and behaviour management through better tracking of students Gains in understanding and analytical skills, including improvements in reading Comprehension. Development of writing skills (including spelling, grammar, punctuation, editing and re-drafting), also fluency, originality and elaboration. Encouragement of independent and active learning, and self-responsibility for learning. Flexibility of ‘anytime, anywhere’ access (Jacobsen and Kremer, 2000) Development of higher level learning styles. Students who used educational technology in school felt more successful in school, were motivated to learn and have increased self-confidence and self-esteem Students found learning in a technology-enhanced setting more stimulating and student-centred than in a traditional classroom Broadband technology supports the reliable and uninterrupted downloading of web-hosted educational multimedia resources Opportunities to address their work to an external audience Opportunities to collaborate on assignments with people outside or inside school
Benefits for parents üEasier communication with teachers üHigher quality student reports – more legible, more detailed, better presented üGreater access to more accurate attendance and attainment information üIncreased involvement in education for parents and, in some cases, improved self- esteem üIncreased knowledge of children’s learning and capabilities, owing to increase in learning activity being situated in the home üParents are more likely to be engaged in the school community üYou will see that ICT can have a positive impact across a very wide range of aspects of school life.
The potential of ICT to support improvements in aspects of literacy, numeracy and science. üImproved writing skills: grammar, presentation, spelling, word recognition and volume of work. üAge-gains in mental calculations and enhanced number skills, for example the use of decimals. üBetter data handling skills and increased ability to read, interpret and sketch graphs Improvements in conceptual understanding of Mathematics (particularly problem solving) and Science (particularly through use of simulations)
Disadvantages of Using ICT for Education üICT equipment is expensive and needs trained staff to maintain it correctly ühardware can be unreliable leading to breakdowns which cause frustration üusing ICT means children can become dependent on computers and technology and not learn how to do things by hand üInternet can lead to children accessing unsuitable sites üplagiarism has increased as students find pre written work online leading to students gaining unfair results on coursework
School Management Software
E-class for students ü to follow the changes of lessons ü to see homeworks ü to communicate, read and write messages among students and teachers
E-class for teachers ü to put marks ü to communicate with parents ü to get the latest information about free class excursions, competitions, political issues ü to read information from Ministry of Education ü to control the absenteeism and attendance of students ü to introduce students and parents with hobby groups at school
Uzdevumi. lv (exercises) ü Assistant for students ü Companion for teachers ü Support for parents
ü Support teachers with their teaching ü Support learners with their learning ü Ensure that Moodle is open in every way, yet Moodle sites can be fully private ü Integrate everything needed for a course in a single platform ü Provide the most flexible toolset possible
Latvia in International Olympiad in Informatics üIn 2016 th summer in International Olympiad in Informatics Latvian student Aleksejs Popovs got the 1 st place. Another student from Latvia got the 3 rd place. üIn total, Latvia has got 70 medals in International Olympiads in Informatics. 7 of them are for the 1 st place.
ECDL programme üLatvia is the first country in the world to introduce the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) programme in the country’s general education programme. üSince the autumn of 2003, basic IT skills have been taught at the elementary school level, while applied skills to satisfy all ECDL requirements are taught at high schools.
“ICT technologies for quality of education” Programme lasted from 2007 to 2013. Objectives: üincrease teachers' knowledge and skills ümodernize ICT infrastructure üprovide the availability of electronic training materials
Computer Science üIt is planned that from 2018 in our Latvian schools the subject Informatics will be replaced by subject Computer Science and it will be taught from the first grade. ü Approximately 20% of comprehensive schools have started this project like a pilot project to teach children Computer Science from the first grade.
Informatics in our school üInformatics in our school has been taught since 1990 and now it is taught in 9 th form and 11 th form. üThe 12 th class students can choose IT exam as one of the optional exams to finish school and get secondary education.
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