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ICTEV Study Tours Eastern Region Primary Schools Download Registration Form

Location: Various schools
Date: Friday, 21st May, 2004
Times: 9.00am- 3.30pm
Cost: ICTEV Members $150 GST inclusive Non Members $180 GST inclusive

This outstanding day study tour in Eastern Region is being offered by the ICTEV. The tour will commence at Mount Waverley North Primary School, and participants will travel by bus to the other venues. The bus will return participants to the first venue. Lunch is included.
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Working classroom observations will be highlighted at each stop. Detailed discussion of each school’s particular program will be initiated by the host and practical information given as to costs, suppliers, and what to implement as well as to avoid. This is an excellent opportunity for teachers to see first hand the integration of ICT into the classroom programs.

Stop One: 9.00 – 10.45 am Mt Waverley North Primary School - Marcus Avenue Mount Waverley 3149
Host: Garry Martin
Mt Waverley North Primary School has been developing interesting programs and projects involving ICT, with a special emphasis on the Environment and Sustainability through Science and Integrated Studies in both Early and Middle Years. As a member of a Phase One Innovation and Excellence Cluster, many of the school's initiatives are now being pursued within the context of the Thinking Oriented Curriculum. The tour will provide visitors with first hand experience of the "Frog Bog", a $25,000 fresh water environment - and see how students have captured its ecological profile through the use of ICT resources. Likewise, the work of students produced with support from the Computers in Science (CIS) program and the integration of the Kahootz 3D simulation software will also be explored. Finally, the way that ICT across the curriculum is delivered through the uses of the school's intranet will be explained.

Stop Two: 11.15 - 1pm Milgate Primary School Landscape Drive Doncaster East 3109
Host: Randal Symons
In this tour Randal will discuss his role and responsibilities. as part of the school’s organisational structure. He will then describe the Organisation within rooms the ‘Budget’ and Turn over plan. He will further provide details on the Network Organisation, Intranet and student/staff – access; Webquests and Websites for various subjects as well as supporting units of work Skill development. Professional Development is also a highly regarded activity for staff development and teachers will be interested in how this is implemented. Other aspects to be covered in this visit are: LOTE – Mandarin; Library: Bibliotech; Early Years School; Website and Webpage Managers; WebPages – student and classes; My Mail – My Internet – email address and access to the internet; Notebook program and making the best use of Technical Support.

Stop Three: 1.30 - 3.15pm Anderson Creek Primary School Drysdale Road Warrandyte 3113
Host: Lyn Regan
Anderson’s Creek Primary has integrated ICT across the full range of the primary school curriculum. Through a team approach ICT skills are developed within the curriculum and not taught in isolation. Strategies for professional development of teaching staff and our use of our intranet and network will explain why we do not have a specialist computer teacher and how classroom teachers have become empowered to employ computers to assist in the delivery of student outcomes across the curriculum. Anderson’s Creek Primary provides an integrated curriculum that is supported by team planning within the whole school framework. The integration of ICT within the curriculum has been a major focus at Anderson’s Creek Primary and has been supported through staff professional development, a strong eLearning team and team teaching and planning of curriculum. Our program reflects our philosophy that students must be in control of the technology and not merely respond to “educational games” software packages.

ICTEV - ICT in Education Victoria formerly CEGV - Established 1978
Tel: 03 9349 3733 Fax: 03 9349 5356
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