Welcome and Minister’s Speech
Speaker: Paul Heinrich, Chair, Naace Board of Management
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Keynote: Ministerial Address
Speaker: Jim Knight, MP
Twitter stream of Q&A (read from the bottom):
twm2912 @DowningStreet @jimknightmp just made a very useful contribution to #naace2009 especially in engaging with us thro twitter. Thanks.
billgibbon @jimknightmp #naace2009 - hope to see you again in 2010!! thanks.
theokk Many thanks to @Naace for facilitating and also especial thanks to @jimknightmp for engaging on twitter #naace2009
theokk Many thanks to @Naace for facilitating and also especial thanks to@jimknightmp for engaging on twitter #naace2009
Naace @jimknightmp #naace2009 Thanks 4 your time again, it has been positive here.
PaulSpr @jimknightmp #naace2009 Thanks for your conference input. Did you change your picture specially for our event?
NeilAdam @jimknightmp brill - thanks Jim - much appreciated #naace2009
Naace #naace2009 Angela McFarlane: lack of interation in use of digital tech hampers development
NeilAdam #naace2009 lack of time in many curric models that fails to give time for iterative process over longer pieces of work
jimknightmp #naace2009 must love you and leave you - that was a great test of typing spelling and thinking. Next time..
dughall Very much enjoying the Q&A with @jimknightmp at #naace2009
grumbledook #naace2009 jk: but there are examples of LEPs not promoting innovation. have enough lessons been learnt?
jimknightmp @jonathanmoss #naace2009 we are getting there - got to go now….
jimknightmp @theokk #naace2009 more twittering teachers please
jimknightmp @billgibbon #naace2009 there is room for both - strategic infrastructure plus local flexibility within that constraint
billgibbon #naace2009 shame Angela started so quickly when JK is still answering twitter questions
jimknightmp @ChrisPadden #naace2009 that is where we need to go but we had to minimise risk in a very rapid procurement - watch this space!
jonathanmoss #naace2009 Good 140 chars neither can I, but r we prepared 4 the change needed?
jimknightmp @theokk #naace2009 no expert but I hope we are moving away from airless ICT suites and into devices in classrooms for the whole curriculum
theokk @jimknightmp #naace2009 re CPD what about informal personal CPD ntwks, Teachmeet, MirandaMods, teachers seem to prefer to top down models?
Naace #naace2009 Angela McFarlane: The Reality of the Knowledge Society (began with Morse in the 19th Cent)
jimknightmp @twm2912 #naace2009 not quite sure what you mean but I think it is more coincidence - expertise in schools please
jimknightmp @John_Howarth #naace2009 the ultimate measure is how well it works in practice - so far the LEPs have secured great value and innovation
jimknightmp @haveringict #naace2009 as long as it can be justified as capital not revenue then I think so
billgibbon @jimknightmp #naace2009 how does the local spend conflict with recommended aggregation policies?
jimknightmp @grumbledook #naace2009 we are in reasonable shape in primary but there is a challenge to keep fresh and current enough too engage secondary
ChrisPadden @jimknightmp #naace2009 The alternatives being considered to replace SATs are paper-based. Why isn’t the DCSF consulting on tech solutions?
jimknightmp @deerwood #naace2009 home access is the natural follow on from computers for pupils and is now up and running
theokk @jimknightmp #naace2009 in your opinion, how might schools best spend that money in an ICT context?
jimknightmp @LordLangley #naace2009 hmmm teachers must get a certain amount as part of ITT but CPD is then delegated to schools and up to heads
twm2912 #naace2009 Thank contrib to conf - Is there a strategic plan to “manage out” LA expertise with curriculum IT or is phenomenon coincidence
John_Howarth Will the Minister explain to delegates how #BSF ICT Managed Services will be measured in relation to innovation? #naace2009
haveringict #naace2009 thanks for that Jim - re: £400M can it be spent on ANYTHING ict and is it ringfenced?
jimknightmp @jonathanmoss #naace2009 in 140 characters! it must involve and engage more hence the importance of ICT
grumbledook #naace2009 how is ICT comparing against other subjects that embed skills.English-literacy. Are they having a dip I’m uptake at ks5 too?
deerwood @jimknightmp #naace2009 CfP has been grezt in addressing digital divide. Can we build upon this work
jimknightmp @dave_moran #naace2009 yes but it could go further. The new extended project at A Level can do a lot but I want more!
LordLangley The training of teachers is essential. Is there a government statutory minimum level of ict training input for institutions? #naace2009
jimknightmp @billgibbon #naace2009 the £400 million that goes straight to schools as an advance from 2010-11 can be spent on ICT
jonathanmoss #naace2009 Can u articulate how personalised learning will affect pedagogy?
Naace @jimknightmp #naace2009 in what ways do you see Naace contributing further in the next 12 months?
jimknightmp @haveringict #naace2009 as I said to Paul we are OK and that is reinforced by the announced £900 million today for schools
dave_moran #naace2009 does our asessment system allow schools to fully engage with the new techs?
billgibbon @jimknightmp #naace2009 news today about local purchasing - how will this affect our agenda
haveringict #naace2009 hi jim, how can we ensure that we keep investment high, with the economic situation facing us?
jimknightmp @PaulSpr #naace2009 the downturn adds uncertainty everywhere but educational funding is well insulated and we should remain confident
PaulSpr @jimknightmp #naace2009 You mentioned the downturn. Do you see it as a threat to progress in educational ICT ?
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Keynote: 5 year olds never could programme the video - Challenging the myth of the digital native
Speaker: Angela McFarlane, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
The appropriation of digital technologies is sometimes seen as the preserve of the young. Possibly even less helpfully, much rhetoric proposes that all young people not only use digital technologies but do some with relish and a high degree of proficiency. Implications for education are said to be profound. There is little doubt that these technologies are indeed changing the ways we access, use and share information and how we communicate and build relationships. The extent to which all young people do any of this well is a more contested area. This talk will share findings from a number of research projects that suggest effective use of technologies are far from spontaneous and that assumptions of digital naturalisation risk the alienation of many young people.
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Keynote:The challenge for proper education: dare we tackle it?
Speaker: Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
The start of the 21st Century offers challenges for those involved in education. Can schools adapt to a different future? What would ICT offer? This session will chart developments in schooling and emphasis upon certain types of learning. It will point to some future possibilities….with a few examples.
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Masterclass 1: Using the right tools to breakdown the classroom walls
Sponsors: 2 Simple Style
With 2Simple’s new tools, this session led by 2Simple’s Max Wainewright creatively embraces current issues such as motivation and learning for a purpose in our primary schools. 2Simple will give you an insight as to how their simple-to-use tools can release powerful learning outcomes to learners everywhere via technology which offers both local and global audiences. In this session you will get hands-on exploration time so bring a laptop with you.
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Masterclass 2: Educational Content Mashups - Fostering greater engagement
Sponsor: Magic Studio
With Learning Platforms in place, many Local Authorities and Schools are now looking at how to drive engagement with digitally native pupils and increasingly web aware teachers. However, current publishing models for education content are failing to adequately keep pace for a truly read/write educational web.
In this session, the team behind the interactive content network, Magic Studio, will showcase how they are bringing content from museums and commercial publishers into the classroom in a mashable, constructive manner.
Interactive learning resources created by teachers and pupils will be showcased and discussed. The session will also provide insight into how Nottinghamshire Local Authority is using Magic Stu-dio to leverage existing investments in Learning Platforms to drive greater engagement, collabo-ration and resource sharing.
Masterclass 3: The next generation of assessment
Sponsor: GL Assessment
In light of the Government’s announcement to suspend KS3 National Tests, GL Assessment will examine how assessment is changing. As well as covering the assessments teachers will be ad-ministering in the future, the session will highlight the benefits of using technology to administer tests and analyse results. It is a must-attend for schools looking for guidance on new ways to assess pupil progress, as well as those looking to implement e-assessment successfully.
Schools in the future will be designed to better facilitate e-learning: a sound, stable IT infra-structure and more open learning spaces will allow the technology to work at its optimum level. This will also encourage new approaches to delivering and administering assessment, partly so that schools can deliver truly personalised learning and partly to deliver a new curriculum which may require ‘multi-site’ learning and assessment (take, for example, the Vocational Diplomas).
GL Assessment will be on hand to demonstrate e-assessment in practice and show how schools and local authorities can implement e-assessment in their settings.
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Masterclass 4: Writing success anytime, anywhere
Sponsor: Crick Software
This session will be presented by John & Ann Crick, both former teachers. The presentation will draw on the experiences of real students to show the benefits of using online software.
Today’s students are used to being able to access applications from any computer at any time. They use sites such as Facebook, You Tube and online chat as part of everyday life. Having edu-cational applications delivered online is therefore a natural way for students to work and offers numerous benefits for both students and teachers.
Online tools allow students to work on their documents on any computer. In addition, web 2.0 tools enable students to establish an online dialog with their teachers. These concepts will be illustrated with the innovative WriteOnline, recognized by the worldwide Java community as this year’s most innovative education project using the Java platform (The Duke’s Choice Awards).
The presentation will also demonstrate how students of all abilities benefit from software devel-oped using Universal Design principles. This includes reluctant Writers and English language learners. All attendees will receive a complementary 28 day login for WriteOnline.
Masterclass 5: Changing the way your school works
Sponsor: FrogTrade Limited
All learning platforms produce some efficiency in the ways teachers and pupils work. But the real impact comes when the platform enables teachers and pupils to themselves design and build systems in the platform to engage others. It is the control of visual design, structure of the sys-tem and of how users interact with it that matters. Immediate feedback enables refinement of the systems; the buzz of discussion around the school as to whose departmental website, tutor group or pastoral site is best causes rapid re-versioning. A positive spiral of creation with passion and engagement with enjoyment drives positive changes of attitude right across the school.
Ofsted’s report on Attleborough school puts it well - “Students are delighted with the virtual learning environment, which is having an outstanding impact on the school’s work. It has opened up state of the art learning for students as well as for parents and the wider community, has transformed the culture of the school and given a new slant and impetus to learning in the broadest sense.”
This impact is now being seen in many schools using Frog - the Masterclass is based on studies done by an independent consultant in 12 schools. All take different approaches but the central driver putting the schools on a faster improvement track is the same. The task now is proper evaluation and distilling the critical factors to make this replicable in all schools, which the class will discuss.
Masterclass 6: A world of learning beyond boundaries
Sponsor: Channel 4 Learning
Looking towards 2012 breaking down the constraints or timetables and classroom walls, thinking beyond traditional concepts of teaching tools and resources, to ensure that learning experiences are real, relevant and culturally enriched. Presenters: Dr Yasmin Bailey and Virginia Tattiogla, Expresso Group Knowledge Exchange
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