On completion of this unit participants should:

Investigate and source digital versions of the Zambian curricula documents.
Determine what role for ICT has been envisaged by the national education authority as expressed within the official curriculum
Identify sixteen 21st century skills as defined by the World Economic Forum
Integrate at least two 21st century skills into their teaching and learning.

The Commonwealth Certificate for Teacher ICT Integration ( CCTI )has been developed to improve
teachers’ experience teaching in the classroom using a range of information and communication
technologies (ICT) appropriately, and increase school manager’s involvement in the ICT
implementation process in the school. It challenges school managers and teachers to constantly
reflect on what they do in their school and classrooms and how ICT can be integrated into their
evolving management and teaching styles.

This study unit provides an introduction to curriculum and assessments, based on the UNESCO ICTCFT competencies.

Teaching with technology is not always simple, especially if our aim is to improve the quality of the learning that is happening in our classrooms. Because technology is generally pretty expensive and takes quite a bit of effort of organise and care for, it makes sense that we would want to get our money’s worth by making sure that the end product – the quality of learning – is as good as it can be and keeps improving. Otherwise, why bother?

In this unit, we are going to learn about one of the most popular and useful frameworks to help us think about teaching well and effectively with technology. It is called the TPaCK framework. TPaCK is short for Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge.

This is the first unit in this course module on assessment. Therefore, this unit is going to 'set the stage', as it were, for the rest of the module. In this unit, we are going to take a closer look at what the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) say about assessment. Just by their name, one assumes they have some important things to tell us.

We are also going to look at the overall cycle of assessment. Assessment is not a once off event like a test or exam. That test of exam is just a part of the assessment cycle. We will go into more of the details of parts of the assessment cycle in later units.

Assessment is an essential process that provides information about what learners know and can do. In this unit you will learn about suitable summative and formative assessment strategies.

This is the second last unit in this module on assessment. In it, we are going to look at 2 separate, but related, parts of assessment. The first is how to set high quality exams and tests. The second is how to analyse the results of exams and tests to learn more about what your learners are struggling with. This is called error analysis.

Assessment is one of the most important parts of teaching. After all, it is the best way we have of knowing what our learners are learning. It is not necessarily the same as what we are teaching.

Doing assessment well (whether it is formative or summative), requires that we are clear about what we are assessing and what success looks like. If you area assessing a learner’s answer to a Math problem, this is relatively straightforward. What is correct and incorrect and quite clear.

But what if you are assessing a piece of creative writing, or a presentation, or a group project or a piece of art. In these cases, assessment is far more subjective. Rubrics are simple but powerful tools that help us with these kinds of assessment and help us to assess fairly and consistently.

As teachers, we are tasked with making education as engaging and effective as possible. Any tools that help us to do this are worth exploring and implementing in the classroom. This unit is going to focus on an interesting pedagogical concept called the “Flipped Classroom”.

A unit of study where participants should develop an understanding of the role rubrics play as an assessment tool as well as when and how they should be used. The objective is for participants to recognise the difference between low and high quality rubrics but also feel adequately prepared to begin creating rubrics.

The full course of the Rwanda ICT Essentials for Teachers Course. The materials covered include:
Unit 00: Orientation & Baseline Survey

Unit 01 - Hardware
'Describe and demonstrate the use of common hardware' is the competency of this unit

Unit 02 - Troubleshooting ICT
Demonstrate ability to perform basic maintenance and repair on hardware and assist in software troubleshooting.

Unit 03 - Educational Internet
Describe the functions and purposes of internet in the classroom and demonstrate the capability of using internet.

Unit 04 - Word Processing
Describe and demonstrate the basic tasks and uses of word processors, such as text entry, editing text, formatting text and printing.

Unit 05 - Record Keeping (Spreadsheets)
Use ICT to support class administration through the keeping of a digital class record system using a spreadsheet package.

Unit 06 - eMail & Social Media
Describe the functions and purposes of internet in the classroom and demonstrate the capability of using internet including e-mail, search, and social media functions in classwork.

This is a unit of study whose competency is to demonstrate how various ICT can be used in the curriculum and be used to improve assessment. The objectives are: Identify and understand the use of ICT to improve assessment and appreciate the support of digital tools to support assessment. Select digital resources and tools to support assessment.

This course has been developed to support the training of teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching practices. The materials, guides and activities are strongly aligned with the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT).
While the course embraces the role ICT can bring to the classroom it is also not held prisoner by the need for high end or sophisticated technology platforms. The course can be deployed in areas of limited or no connectivity via CD ROM or memory stick as most of the resources have been previously downloaded and collected. There are also web and paper based versions of the lessons and guides.
This course uses materials that are Open Education Resources (OER) or free to use for educational purposes, allowing the use and distribution, and in some instances the repurposing of the materials, at no additional cost. (See the Open License tab for more information).
But most importantly we hope the lessons are fun and engaging enough to introduce new possibilities and refresh the participant's passion for teaching and learning.

By the end of this unit, teachers should be able to:

Technology Literacy 2- (a) Matching a specific set of curriculum standards to a specific set of computer programs and applications and demonstrating how those standards are supported by those applications.

Deepening knowledge 2- (a) Identifying the main concepts and processes in the field of specialization of teachers, clarifying the function and purpose of the tools for the subject and how these tools can support students’ understanding of these main processes and concepts and their application in real life away from the classroom studying.

نهاية هذه الوحدة ، يجب أن يكون المعلمون قادرين على:

محو الأمية التكنولوجية 2- (أ) مطابقة مجموعة محددة من معايير المناهج مع مجموعة محددة من برامج وتطبيقات الكمبيوتر وإظهار كيفية دعم هذه المعايير بواسطة تلك التطبيقات.

تعميق المعرفة 2- (أ) تحديد المفاهيم والعمليات الرئيسية في مجال تخصص المعلمين ، وتوضيح وظيفة والغرض من أدوات الموضوع وكيف يمكن لهذه الأدوات أن تدعم فهم الطلاب لهذه العمليات والمفاهيم الرئيسية وتطبيقها في الحياة الواقعية بعيدًا عن الدراسة في الفصل الدراسي.

KICTCFT - The teacher must have deep knowledge of their subject's syllabus and the ability to apply it flexibly using ICT tools and resources. Specific Objectives: By the end of the unit you should be able to, 1] Access digital resources and use them to support learning 2] Evaluate a selection of digital teaching and learning resources in line with the set curriculum standards, 3] Use ICT Tools to develop lesson plans that align the digital resources to the teaching and learning goals as articulated in the set curriculum standards.

KICTCFT: The teacher to develop and apply knowledge of rubrics in assessing the syllabus. Specific Objectives: By the end of this unit you should be able to 1] Create rubrics and 2] Use rubrics in assessing the syllabus.

A unit of study for teachers to identify key concepts in specific subjects/learning areas that naturally align with personal development and provide examples for learners.

The latest version of the UNESCI ICT Competency Framework for Teachers published in 2018

UNESCO’s Framework emphasizes that it is not enough for teachers to have ICT competencies and be able to teach them to their students. Teachers need to be able to help the students become collaborative, problemsolving, creative learners through using ICT so they will be eff ective citizens and members of the workforce. The Framework therefore addresses all aspects of a teacher’s work:

Understanding ICT in Education
Curriculum and Assessment
Pedagogy
ICT
Organisation & Administration
Teacher Professional Learing

The Framework is arranged in three diff erent approaches to teaching (three successive stages of a teacher’s development). The first is Technology Literacy, enabling students to use ICT in order to learn more effi ciently. The second is Knowledge Deepening, enabling students to acquire in-depth knowledge of their school subjects and apply it to complex, real-world problems. The third is Knowledge Creation, enabling students, citizens and the workforce they become, to create the new knowledge required for more harmonious, fulfi lling and prosperous societies.

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