Scope of the Programme

The programme is intended for all teachers, principals, board members and ancillary and/or support staff from ten schools in Napier/Hastings and the surrounding rural community. There is:

• One "lead" school, Tamatea Intermediate School;
• Two "exemplar" schools, Port Ahuriri and Taradale Intermediate Schools;
• A group of schools that could be future lead schools (ie level one schools who will typically have some teachers using ICT (often DTP) to enhance teaching and learning;
• A group of schools just starting out, (ie level two schools who have typically some ICT resources and one or two teachers who are attempting to use ICT in the classroom).

Programme Details

This programme provides leadership and professional development in four strands:

1. Management This strand focuses on increasing administrative efficiencies and ICT leadership. Personnel involved: Principal, BOT, Ancillary and Support Staff, Lead Teachers.
2. Teachers This strand focuses on improving skills and confidence of teachers in using ICT and the increasing the use of ICT in teaching programmes. Personnel involved: Lead Teachers, and class teachers.
3. Students This strand focuses on increasing levels of information literacy and improving learning outcomes for students. Personnel involved: Lead teachers, class teachers and, to some extent, students.
4. Infrastructure and Technical Support This strand focuses on developing appropriate policies and sustainable long term plans as well developing systems and strategies for technical support of ICT's.

John Phelps Model for ICT Professional Development - "Your teachers, your classrooms, your pupils and your equipment"

Three years ago John Phelps began trialling a model of teacher development based in the teachers own classroom using the equipment and software that the teacher had at the time and having the teacher and students learning together. Each year since the model has been added to and refined. It has become accepted as an innovative and very successful and cost effective way of providing teacher development. (Note the strong emphasis on the direct support for teachers in the classroom).

The "Your teachers, your classrooms, your pupils and your equipment" model has at present the following acknowledged outcomes:

• Improved skills and confidence of teachers in using ICT
• Increased use of ICT in learning programs (we place special emphasis on linking to the curriculum in the class program.)
• Improved learning outcomes for students
• Increased levels of information literacy shown by students.