Incidental training- a way to go for ICTPD
I have had a headache for the past few weeks and its beginning to annoy me. Ever since I came back from Learning@School07(http://centre4.interact.ac.nz/spaces/space.php?space_key=1738) I’ve had a headache.
When you’ve had an experience like that it takes some time to fully digest what has been said. With my “not so popular” run down to the staff last week I sort of came to an impasse. I’ve reached a stage now that I sense I have very little real impact for change. My footprint in and on the school is minimal. The need in our community to educate ourselves for providing the meaningful, rich educational experience for our kids is huge, but without fundamental change in attitude and direction this ‘Net-Bust’ generation are going to be left out in the cold. It’s going to take massive amounts of time, PD and commitment from the schools and businesses for our kids to succeed.
All that, by way of preamble for my most recent observation. ICTPD is essentially a sub-priority. Lip service is paid as is various amounts of money but there is always a greater priority, whether it be NUMPA,
Reading, Writing, AtoL. All of these are noble topics for PD but then so to should technology. We are a long way from the digital classroom being the norm, working digitally, training digitally. If our staffs are to be expected to be up skilled then really, quality focus needs to be paid to ICTPD taking the number one spot, even if it is just for a year.
I long to hear the words of a principal be:
“Ok, this year everything else is on ‘tick over mode’, top priority is for you to fully integrate technology into your classroom teaching.”
How long can you hold your breath for? I can’t hold it for THAT long.
