technological plan for education the Portuguese framework for ICT in education
technological plan for education framework
Lisbon Strategy Education and Training 2010 Program
Technological Plan
Making Europe the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world Developing skills for a Knowledge Society ICT as a basic tool for learning and working
Reinforcing the qualifications of the Portuguese people Higher quality in the education and training system
National Strategy for Sustainable Development
An inclusive Information and Knowledge Society Reinforcing ICT skills
Technological Plan for Education
Technology
Contents
School Portal
Technological Kit Computers, video projectors and interactive whiteboards
Training
ICT Competencies Training and Certification
Simplex School School management platform
Electronic Assessment
Institutional Portal of the Ministry of Education
ICT Internships
High-speed broadband Internet
Internet in the Classroom Local Area Networks
ICT Academies School Card
School S@fety
Transversal Projects one 2 one initiatives for teachers and students Technological Support Centre for Schools
Technology technological kit for schools
Concept
To make the teaching / learning process increasingly more interactive To reinforce IT equipment in the classroom: Interactive whiteboards, computers connected to the Internet and video projectors
Goals
5 students per computer in 2008/2009, 2 in 2010 1 videoprojector in every classroom in 2010 1 interactive whiteboard in every 3 classrooms in 2010
Contents School portal
Concept
To create a portal for school community with content sharing, distance learning and collaborative tools
To facilitate the availability of quality digital educational contents online
Goals
To develop interactive teaching/learning methods To generalise the use of students’ e-portfolio
www.portaldasescolas.pt
To create an electronic platform for school management
To increase efficiency in management and communication between agents in the teaching community To improve access to school information
Contents digital educational contents
Concept
Goals
To provide quality digital educational resourses, making them universally available at the school portal
To certify and make available quality digital educational resoures To stimulate the market for the production of digital educational resources under quality guidelines established by universities
Training ICT skills training and certification
Concept
To create a modular, progressive and subjectoriented ICT skills training and certification system for teachers and non-teaching staff
To generalise ICT skills training and certification
Goals
To promote the use of ICT in teaching and school management
TEACHERS TRAINING
Formal and informal training on the use of ICT in the classroom: Informal in-service training: workshops organised in each school by the school ICT team and by the school library coordinator. Formal in-service training and skills certification scheme that is on implementation. It holds credits for career development but it is not mandatory.
“one 2 one� initiatives in education
e.escola, e.professor and e.oportunidades initiatives
Concept
To provide lower and upper secondary school students, teachers and adults in adult education programmes with the opportunity to aquire laptops and broadband Internet connection at exceptional prices. The programme is co-funded by mobile telecommunication companies through the Information Society Fund
Goals
To generalise the use of computers and Internet in the teaching/learning process
e.escolinha initiative summary
Concept
Goals
To provide primary school students with the opportunity to acquire laptops and broadband Internet connection at exceptional prices.
To generalise the use of computers and Internet, starting at very early ages, at school and at home and to maximise their use in the processes of teaching and learning To introduce the first computer into homes through the youngest members of families providing equal opportunities in the access of Information Society
Underlying Principles
• Partnership industry universities authors parents associations and other education stakeholders regional and local authorities teachers in service training centres • Integration with other political education measures