ICT in School Leadership

Creating a Shared ICT Vision for Your School

• Recommended time: 120 minutes

• Sub-unit Competency: National ICT in Education Priorities and Developing A Shared School ICT in Education Vision
  

  What are the national priorities when it comes to ICT in schools and is your school moving in this direction? Also is everyone within the school community on board with the adoption of ICT into teaching and learning and school administration? 

  In this sub-unit we will review the Rwanda ICT in Education Policy (2016) to ascertain what the Ministry of Education has in mind for ICT and your school as well as consider a process to construct a 'shared' ICT in education vision for the school. Also what ARE the potential benefits of using technology for students, teachers, administration, parents, management and the wider community.
  

• Activity 3: National ICT in Education Priorities

  Before we get started let us establish what are the Rwanda national priorities in terms of ICT in Education?

  1. Access the Rwanda ICT in Education Policy (2016) below. 
  2. Read and reflect on the policy objectives, p.5-6. Take particular note of Objective 3 which mentions 'school leaders' specifically. What role are you expected to take? Then review p10-15 and determine where you, as a school leader, are expected to make a contribution to implementing the policy.

  
  
• Ministry of Education, Rwanda. (2016). ICT in Education Policy File

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• 3. Why worry about having an ICT in Eduucation vision for your school? Watch the video below where local headmasters outline what contribution their school communities have made in developing the school vision and technology plan.
     
     

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• Activity 4: What exactly are the potential benefits of using ICT in school?

  What is all the fuss about? What are the percieved advantages of using ICT in Education? This is something we need to understand before we can convince others.

  1. Access the video on Benifits of using ICT in Education.

  
  
• IICD. (2014). ICTs in Education - Video Page

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• Activity 5: Developing a shared School ICT vision
  

  1. Access the reading below; 'How can a School Build a Shared Vision for ICT Use?'
  2. Read and reflect on the process described on p54-59.

  
  
• Chapter 5: How Can A School Build a Shared Vision for ICT Use? File

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  3. We use the forum below, entitled 'Vision Creation Simulation, to work together as a class and simulate the discussions you might experience when you try this at your school. We will pay particular attention to identifying 'destination', 'purpose' and 'core values' as discussed on p.59
  4. Finally see if you can draft a vision statement and then look at examples generated by others in the class and provide feedback.

  
  
• Vision Creation Simulation Forum

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