Ministry of Education Adapting the Educational System to the 21 st Century: Plan & Policy Cheshvan 5772, November 2011 State of Israel Ministry of Education.

Ministry of Education Adapting the Educational System to the 21st Century:

Plan & Policy

Cheshvan 5772, November 2011

State of IsraelMinistry of Education

Reasons for Adopting The 21st Century Skills

• Gap between Israel and OECD countries

• International standards for incorporating ICT

• Gap between the environment and the school

• Maximizing Israel’s technological potential

• Need to improve the quality of the teaching process

Adapting the educational system to the 21st Century is a national priority

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Technology Facilitating New Pedagogy

Improving teacher skills Adapting teaching to heterogeneous classes students Immediate feedback Increasing interest and attention of students Ongoing daily communication with parents

Utilizing technology to improve the quality of teaching-learning process

VisionThe educational system will prepare students for the challenges of the

21st century and will improve the scientific and technological capabilities of the State of Israel

Goals New pedagogy - teaching 21st Century skills Reducing the educational and digital gap Improving the quality of teaching Strengthening the connection between school, community and

families

Vision and Goals

Guidelines of the National Plan

Adapting Curriculum

Digital Content

Infrastructure and

Maintenance

Professional Development

of Teachers

Evaluation

1. Work plan

2. Computerized Pedagogical Management

3. Integrating Technology within TLE (Teaching-Learning-Evaluation) processes

4. Collaboration and Communication

5. Educational School Portal

6. Safe Internet

Inputs - Outputs - Results

1. Equipping Budget

2. Operating budget (ICT coordinator, technician, Internet, digital content)

3. Assimilating budget (professional development and guiding)

1. Work plan

2. Computerized Pedagogical Management

3. Integrating Technology within TLE (Teaching-Learning-Evaluation) processes

4. Collaboration and Communication

5. Educational School Portal

6. Safe Internet

Inputs - Outputs - Results

1. Equipping Budget

2. Operating budget (ICT coordinator, technician, Internet, digital content)

3. Assimilating budget (professional development and guiding)

The National Plan: Deployment & Progress

Total High school Junior high schools Elementary schools

Center Regions

Periphery Regions

Center Regions

Periphery Regions

Center Regions

Periphery Regions

200 0 0 0 0 0 200 2011

1,000 0 0 0 0 300 500 2012

1,900 0 0 0 200 700 0 2013*

2,700 0 300 500 0 0 0 2014*

3,400 700 0 0 0 0 0 2015*

*Depends on future decisions concerning the scope and time table of plan

Annual plan: Schools in the First Stage

Second Semester

• Producing reports from Pedagogical Management program

• Computer and Information skills

• Safe internet

• Communication (students, teachers, staff, home)

First Semester

• Integrating ICT in teaching

• Use of Pedagogical Management Program

• School Portals

• Integration

• Impressions from visits in schools

Annual plan: Schools in the Second StageFirst Semester

School work plan

Disciplinarian guidance

ICT guidance

School professional development

courses

ICT professional development

coursesPrincipals' professional development courses

School coordinator

Submitting school work plan and receiving approvalSecond Semester

Assimilation Integrating ICT in teaching

Pedagogical managementSchool portals

The ICT Cycle

National ICT Infrastructures

• Educational Digital Content Portal

• ICT (computer and information) skills

• Digital text books

•Computer devices for students

Thank You