Infusing ICT across the curriculum
Examples of projects included in this area of the curriculum demonstrate the use of ICT across subject areas to work on real-world projects and to solve real problems. Some examples show how, within a particular course, ICT can help students integrate several subject areas, such as mathematics, science, and art. Other examples show larger projects that cut across several subject areas or illustrate how a number of schools can integrate ICT in community or global projects.
ICT specialization
This area of the curriculum is designed for students who plan to go into professions that use ICT such as, for example, engineering, business, and computer science, or for students who plan to advance to higher education. Content covers the use of advanced tools and techniques for the ICT specialist. Specific units include basic and advancing programming, planning information systems, designing process control systems, and project management.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS
In the same way that a model proves useful in developing a curriculum structure for schools, the model is similarly useful in planning for the professional development of teachers, which is so essential in the professional life of teachers when they begin to use ICT. The model depicted in Figure 2.1 that identifies approaches to ICT development helps provide a framework for professional development of staff in schools.
Emerging ICT skills and knowledge
In the emerging approach to ICT development, the focus is on the technical functions and uses of ICT and on the need for some knowledge and representation of the impacts of ICT systems as a whole. This approach often involves teachers' personal use of ICT, such as, for instance, the use of word processing to prepare worksheets, locating information on CD-ROMs or on the Internet, or communicating with friends and family by email. Here, teachers are developing their ICT literacy and learning how to apply ICT to a range of personal and professional tasks. The emphasis is on training in a range of tools and applications, and increasing teachers' awareness of the opportunities for applying ICT to their teaching in the future