hi keith,<br>
<br>
it looks good on paper and thanks for your lateral thinking<br>
<br>
I think it would fall down in practice. The expectation is that all ICT teachers are or become super teachers:-<br>
1. they keep up with new developments in ICT, a curriculum area developing faster than any other due to Moores law<br>
2. they be expert in cross curricular methodologies, the c-word (constructivism)<br>
3. they work harder - as well as preparing and teaching their own
lessons they also teach the teachers how to use ICT and integrate it<br>
<br>
Reality check: When I walk down the corridor past a computer room I
sometimes see a teacher sitting at the desk out the front. That teacher
is never an ICT teacher. In those classes there is more damage to
computers (mouse balls stolen, key boards rearranged, I can even report
a case where all the RAM was stolen) than in classes where there is an
ICT teacher in charge. <br><br>
"I'm from the government I'm here to help you". <br>
<br>
Now tell me about the government that is going to inservice all the ICT
teachers in the skills listed above, to give them all a teaching line
off for the extra work they are doing, to setup a certified career
pathway with extra pay (something like the Advanced Skill Teacher
pathway in SA which several years after introduction has still not got
past AST1). And then you will have my complete attention.<br>
-- <br>
Bill Kerr<br>
<a href="http://billkerr.blogspot.com/">http://billkerr.blogspot.com/</a><br>
<a href="http://users.tpg.com.au/billkerr/index.htm">http://users.tpg.com.au/billkerr/index.htm</a><br>
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<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/23/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Keith Richardson</b> <<a href="mailto:keithcr@fastmail.fm">keithcr@fastmail.fm</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Last night I had a dream. And in that dream I saw how we might avert the<br>demise of our beloved area of study - ICT.<br>Death by VELS - feared by some, ignored by many - is a stark reminder<br>that we must remain vigilant and be prepared to act when necessary.
<br>Here is my attempt to 'see' a possible future in which both can survive<br>- VELS and ICT.<br>I await your response.<br>Keith.<br>Keith Richardson<br>Leibler Yavneh College<br>Elsternwick Ph (03)9528 4911<br><a href="mailto:keithcr@fastmail.fm">
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