ICT in Hungary Dr Mrta KrsMikis Hungarian Association

ICT in Hungary Dr. Márta Kőrös-Mikis Hungarian Association of Teachers for Informatics CEDEFOP – Sollentuna (Sweden), 5 -9. May 2014.

Hungarian inventions Rubic’s cube (E. Rubik) Biro – ball-pen (L. Bíró) safety matches (J. Irinyi) Hologram (Gábor Dénes)

Education in the 21 th century

The Hungarian Education System

Current state of ICT in education • NCC (National Core Curriculum): obligatory subject „Informatics” ( = computer technology and library) • Informatics (ICT) as a subject: min. 1 -2 lessons per week • The first curricular requirements appear in the end of 6 th grade (age 12) • + applications in other subjects • Aim: activities to develop children’s ability, digital key competences (EU)

Conditions for the application of ICT: • Since 1998: all secondary schools have full and free access to Internet + multimedia computer rooms with PCs – SULINET Programme (School-Net) • Since 2005/06: all schools have Internet access – SULINET Express (launched 2002) • Since 2012: 40% of classrooms with interactive whiteboards

Informatics (ICT) SUBJECT? APPLICATION?

Hungarian Association of Teachers for Informatics non-profit organization, national legal entity • • Teaching information technology for adults; In-service trainings, related scientific activity and research; Safeguarding of teachers’ and the profession’s interests; Facilitating the exchange of information among educational institutions; • Participation in the National Talent Program (www. tehetsegprogram. hu), • Providing information to and facilitating the exchange of experience of professionals working in the field • Our target groups: teachers, school heads, consultants, educational researchers, people responsible for teacher-trainings and professors at pedagogical departments of universities. www. isze. eu

Our activities • Organizing events (lectures, conferences), • Designing and launching accredited in-service trainings for adults; • Publishing of curricula, syllabi, books, digital training materials, tutorial programs and distant learning materials related to teaching; • Organizing ICT competitions for students • Support for underachievers, enriching ICT • Mentoring – operating a National Student Mentor network • Ensuring the standard of school education and teacher inservice training regarding ICT, • Collecting, designing and distributing teaching materials on methodology

Our new manuals: Child Informatics Workshop

Our online review: Inspiráció

Photos from our teacher training courses co-operative methods, constructive pedagogy

Digital World - project 2014: Hungarian Competition for teachers to obtain „best practice” http: //www. mediasmart. org. uk/ - Digital Adwise

Dissemination: My plans after the study-visit: • expand cooperation between the teacher's association of EUcountries • presentations at conferences, • organization of workshops (target groups: teachers, students, educational researchers, responsibles of teacher-trainings), • planning new in-service trainings, • publications in educational reviews and on the web, e. g. in our review: Inspiráció (Inspiration) I would like: • to exchange best practices of participant countries, • to set objectives for future collaboration of schools and communities.

Mobile technology: school whithout walls Thanks for your attention!