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were drawn from a pool of IT Teachers
at the secondary level or primary level
teachers displaying key competencies
indicating that they could deliver Basic
ICT training to their colleagues with
further training. This training was
conducted over a period of six weeks
for a total of 45 hours of face-to-face
interaction with an assigned trainer
and another 15 hours of independent
work. The course was competencybased
and teachers were required to
submit a physical portfolio comprising
8 key tasks to their trainers for grading
and certification by City & Guilds.
The completion of the Basic ICT
training was a prerequisite for the
Technology Integration Training
which all teachers need to complete.
The week of July 2-6, 2018 saw
approximately 90 teachers from
Regions Four (Hanover, St. James
& Westmoreland) and Region Six
(Clarendon & St. Catherine) being
trained over three days in the
Technology Integration content
covering:
• Getting Started
• ICT & Pedagogy
• Digital Citizenship
• Designing and Producing
• Communication and Collaboration
• Research, Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving.
Teachers were immersed in hands-on
activities which had them engaged
as content creators while they
explored different components of
the Technology Integration Training
manual. Having successfully completed
the three days of training, these
trainers were tasked to deliver an initial
two days of training involving the use
of existing technological tools (laptops,
desktops and smartphones) to their
colleagues for 12 hours. Teachers
were exposed to content covering ICT
& Pedagogy and Digital Citizenship
over days one and two respectively.
An additional four days of training
involving the use of tablet computers
is to be completed by all teachers from
Regions Four and Six in late August of
2018.
The training team will provide ongoing
coaching and support to the teachers
as they integrate technology into
their lessons. The team will also host
meetings with the Curriculum team to
discuss the operation of the project
in the schools. They will also be given
6 hours of troubleshooting training
to deal with issues relating to the
equipment they will receive.
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