Clear Water Bay School School Visit. Vision “schools with high quality ICT resources and a commitment to ICT as a means of enhancing teaching and learning.

Clear Water Bay School

School Visit

Vision

“schools with high quality ICT resources and a commitment to ICT as a means of enhancing teaching and learning have better achievement that other schools”

• Raised standards • Transformation of teaching and learning• New opportunities for learning• Personalized learning• Help children to achieve their full potential• Extend the school learning environment

The Team

• Marian Eastwood Principal

• Kevin Rae Deputy Principal

• Phil Stubbs Assistant principal (ICT)

• Rachel McMordie ICT Coordinator

• Edmund Ko ICT Technician

• Grace Chan Education Assistant

Where are they now?

• ICT rich environment• Every teaching area equipped with an interactive

whiteboard • Wireless network 100 laptops and 35 desktops• Digital cameras / video/ microscopes• Award winning applications• Rigorous new curriculum• An established online learning community• Laptops for teachers and learners scheme (and

software)• Cyber café and parent classes

Strategy

• 45 minutes of ICT teaching per week (minimum)– ICT suite 1 and 2 – Flexible learning

• Expectation that each child will then receive a minimum of 45 minutes per week to practice and consolidate these skills in the context of the wider curriculum.

• Support for digital divide

Strategies

• A Clear & comprehensive ICT Policy

• Scheme of work for ICT

• A planned approach to use ICT

• Assessment of students

• Track pupils’ progress

• Staff Development

• Home, School, Community sharing

ICT & The Wider CurriculumSetting children up for success• Teachers and learners make use of ICT

when appropriate.• ICT rich environment• ICT should never get in the way of learning• Choice and independence• ICT a requirement of planning• “not enough” laptops. Victims of own success• Innovation supported by team.• Influence of the CLC

ICT Curriculum

School tour

Learning Communities•Children in the same class

•Children and teachers across the same year group

•Children and teachers in other classes and year groups

•CWBS parents and carers

•Children and teachers in other ESF Schools

•Children and teachers in other parts of the world

•Experts from around the world