Name of School:
Scoil Mhuire, Coole, Co. Westmeath
Date of completion:
14.11.2010
Timeframe for e-Learning Plan:
2010 - 2013
Contents
Section 1
Introduction (background information)
Section 2
Overview (priorities, targets, tasks)
Action plans (detailed target and task breakdown)
Section 3
Conclusion
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E-Learning budget
ICT policy checklist
Sign off and date
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Section 1 - e-Learning Plan Introduction
Overall vision and mission statement of school (from whole school plan)
In Scoil Mhuire, An Chúil, all members of the school community are united in wishing to provide a holistic education for all the children that attend our
school. The challenge before us is the training and development of all of the child’s faculties: academic, physical, artistic, musical dramatic and spiritual.
We regard education not merely as the accumulation of facts, but as the development of skills and a critical faculty. Recognising the multiplicity of
learning styles, and the child’s innate desire to learn, we aim to provide opportunities for all our children, across a wide variety of academic, sporting and
aesthetic areas.
We wish our school to be an inclusive school, serving the entire community, including those children with special educational needs whose parents wish
them to attend our school. We will advise and support them to the best of our ability. We have a Catholic ethos, but welcome all children of our
community, of all faiths and none. We will respect their beliefs, and expect respect in return.
We wish our school to be a partnership between the Board of Management, staff, parents and children, and we will consult with all of the members of
our community when devising policies, in so far as is practicable.
We wish our school to be an open and welcoming place, where parents, children and teachers respect each other and realise each other’s importance in
the leaning process. We will endeavour to foster and encourage good manners and tolerance for the views of others.
We wish our school to be progressive. We will endeavour as a staff to keep abreast of the latest educational research and teaching methodologies,
selecting those which in our professional views best serve the furthering of our school vision. We welcome suggestions and constructive criticism from
parents, children, management and outside professionals.
This is the shared vision of the Scoil Mhuire community, based on consultation with parents, staff, students and management.
e-Learning vision statement
In Scoil Mhuire we are united in our willingness to learn new skills and develop e-learning skills among the school community. Each teacher has a firm idea of the skills
that we would like the classes under our care to develop. We wish to develop further the already positive attitude to e-learning that exists in our school. It is our
intention that all children leaving the school will have developed basic file management, internet searching, image manipulation and e-mailing skills. It is also our
intention that staff will further develop their knowledge of, and use of ICT in their lesson planning and daily teaching. As a school, we occupy a place between initial
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and e-enabled on the Roadmap. It is our hope that this plan will put us firmly between the e-enabled and e-confident stages. At the moment, our aims for the children
are as follows:
Infants: Child should be enabled to:
 Switch laptops and desktops on and off in the correct manner.
 Use a mouse correctly for
 locating, selecting and activating.
 Open and close documents
 Perform some basic word-processing e.g. using the Shift+key combination for capitals
Rang 1-3: Child should be enabled to:
 Develop further word-processing skills e.g. text formatting
 Save a document
 Select text, cut, copy and paste text.
 Import images from the computer and the Internet.
 Develop their game playing skills through engaging in carefully selected educational games.
 Launch a web browser.
Rang 4-6: Child should be enabled to:
 Open, close and save files in folders
 Create and name folders
 Use a spreadsheet to create data representations (graphs and charts)
 Put together a project using presentation software, with images and visual/sound effects
 Use internet search engines to obtain information
 Create and send e-mails
 Independently type, edit and print documents
 Take photographs using a digital camera and upload them to a computer
 Navigate social networking sites and the online environment safely
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Overview of existing school resources
Completed e-Learning audit
Completed e-Learning Roadmap
e-learning audit
 All mainstream classrooms are equipped with a teaching laptop, short-throw projector with speakers and wireless.keyboard and mouse.
 All classrooms are equipped with two desktop computers
 The school is completely networked for broadband access.
 All classrooms have an inkjet printer
 Learning support room has two laptops
 Office has a desktop computer, used mainly for school administration.
 We have a visualise and a digital camera, shared between classrooms
 Each classroom has a selection of software titles
e-learning roadmap
On completion of the roadmap, we found ourselves placed roughly half-way between the Initial and e-enabled stages (see map in staffroom). It is our hope to move
ourselves fully into the e-enabled stage, and move towards the e-confident stage.
Overview of planning process
Who is involved (e-Learning team)?
All staff are members of the e-learning team. Work will be coordinated by the Principal and the IT Co-ordinator.
Timeframe within which e-Learning Plan was drawn up
This plan covers the years 2010 – 2013
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Section 2 - e-Learning Plan Overview
PRIORITIES
TARGETS
Leadership and Planning
Target 1:
Task 1: Hold a planning meeting for e-learning
11 November 2010
Draw up a statement of the
school’s e-learning vision
Task 2: Draw up a draft plan based on feedback from the 23 December 2010
meeting
Develop an e-learning vision
for the school
TASKS
TIMEFRAME
Target 2:
Task 1: Develop and administer a questionnaire on e- 30 November 2010
Obtain input from the school learning for parents
community
Task 2: Develop and administer a questionnaire on e-learning 30 November 2010
for pupils
ICT in the curriculum
Teachers plan the integration
of e-learning into their own
planning process in a
structured way
Target 1:
Task 1: Clearly show how e-learning has been integrated into 23 December 2010
Some element of e-learning to classroom planning
be integrated into each
Task 2: Use e-learning each week as part of teaching and 23 December 2010
teacher’s weekly plan
learning process
Target 2:
Task 1: Show where e-learning activities have been used in 23 December 2010
Show evidence of e-learning the Tuaraisc Mhíosúil
activities
Professional Development Target 1:
All teaching staff to receive
training in agreed areas of elearning during the course of
the school year
Task 1: Organise an e-learning group from among neighbouring 30 November 2010
All teachers to receive CPD schools (Whitehall, Castlepollard Parochial, Finea, Castletown)
training , in conjunction with
Task 2: Contact Athlone Education Centre to organise a course
15 December 2010
teachers from other schools
Target 2: Agree on content of Task 1: Consult with other schools
30 November 2010
training
Task 2: Agree content of course with Education Centre
15 December 2010
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Target 1:
Task 1: Fill out form and apply to NCTE for blogging site
e-Learning Culture
Develop and use a school blog To set up a school blog in
conjunction with Scoilnet
Task 2: Set up initial structure of blog
Target 2:
All teachers to make
contribution to the blog
ICT Infrastructure
Set purchasing priorities for
the school
11 November 2010
20 November 2010
Task 1: Provide some information about your classroom on 23 December 2010
a your blog page
Task 2: Upload photos of your class engaged in a school 23 December 2010
activity, or provide a sample of pupils’ work
Target 1:
Task 1: Decide which baseline purchases we will go for
Prioritise purchases for the (extra laptops for class use)
2010 – 2013 time period
Task 2: Decide which non-baseline items we will buy
(Digital camcorder, speakers for hall etc.)
01 February 2011
Target 2:
Task 1: Obtain quotes for a laptop trolley
Obtain secure storage for
computers
Task 2: Purchase a laptop trolley
01 February 2010
01 February 20100
01 February 2010
Note: There is no set number of required priorities, targets and tasks.
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Section 2 – Action Plans
Provide a detailed breakdown of targets and tasks.
Leadership and Planning
PRIORITIES: Develop an e-learning vision for the school
Target (What do we want to achieve?): To draw up a statement of the school’s e-learning vision
TASK
TIMEFRAME
REMITS
RESOURCES
SUCCESS CRITERIA
(What needs to be done?)
(When is it to be done by?)
(Who is to do it?)
(What resources are needed?)
(What are the desired outcomes?)
Draw up and publish a 3-year e- End of December 2010
learning vision and plan
Proinsias, in consultation with
Notes and comments from eNicola and other staff members learning meeting
e-learning template (from
NCTE)
Computer and printer
The policy will be drawn up,
printed and disseminated
among the staff
Agreed Monitoring Procedures: Principal will consult with staff as each task in the Agreed Evaluation Procedures: Plan will be reviewed at the end of each school
plan is completed, to see if we are happy that the relevant targets have been year to see how we are progressing, or if we need to change some things
completed
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Section 2 – Action Plans
ICT in the curriculum
PRIORITIES: Teachers plan the integration of e-learning into their own planning process in a structured way
Target (What do we want to achieve?): Some element of e-learning to be integrated into each teacher’s weekly plan
TASK
TIMEFRAME
REMITS
RESOURCES
SUCCESS CRITERIA
(What needs to be done?)
(When is it to be done by?)
(Who is to do it?)
(What resources are needed?)
(What are the desired outcomes?)
Mainstream class teachers will
incorporate an aspect of elearning into their weekly
planning
SET will use aspects of elearning when drawing up
targets for IPLP
Every month, beginning in
November 2010
All teaching staff
Laptop computers
Digital camera
Projector
Wireless keyboard and mouse
Printers
Pupils will have a weekly
exposure to e-learning activities
Agreed Monitoring Procedures: Teachers will account for their e-learning activities Agreed Evaluation Procedures: This aspect of the plan will be reviewed at the staff
in monthly report
meeting in May 2011
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Section 2 – Action Plans
Professional development
PRIORITIES: All teaching staff to receive training in agreed areas of e-learning during the course of the school year
Target (What do we want to achieve?): All teachers to receive CPD training , in conjunction with teachers from other schools (content of training to be agreed)
TASK
TIMEFRAME
REMITS
RESOURCES
SUCCESS CRITERIA
(What needs to be done?)
(When is it to be done by?)
(Who is to do it?)
(What resources are needed?)
(What are the desired outcomes?)
Contact local schools to set up
an e-learning group, agree on
possible dates and content of
training.
Contact Athlone Education
Centre to get a tutor for the
training
Between January – April 2011
Nicola
Phone
Teachers will acquire new skills
as a result of training
Agreed Monitoring Procedures: Nicola to consult with staff members regarding Agreed Evaluation Procedures: Success of this plan will be discussed at the May
suitable dates and content of training.
2011 staff meeting
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Section 2 – Action Plans
e-Learning culture
PRIORITIES: Develop and use a school blog
Target (What do we want to achieve?): (i) Set up a school blog, in conjunction with Scoilnet (ii) All teachers to make a contribution to the blog
TASK
TIMEFRAME
REMITS
RESOURCES
SUCCESS CRITERIA
(What needs to be done?)
(When is it to be done by?)
(Who is to do it?)
(What resources are needed?)
(What are the desired outcomes?)
Apply online for blog space
23 December 2010
(ncte.ie)
Complete and send request for
blog to NCTE
Set up blog pages for each
classroom
Each teacher to make an entry
on his/her blog page, with
images of some aspect of
classroom life, and/or a sample
of children’s work
Initial setup – Proinsias
Class contributions – all
teaching staff
NCTE website
Laptop
Blog address
Photos/ samples of work
Children will view their online
presence
Agreed Monitoring Procedures: Blog site to be set up by Proinsias, who undertakes Agreed Evaluation Procedures: Success or failure of this plan to be discussed at the
to view it every week
January 2011 staff meeting
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Section 2 – Action Plans
ICT infrastructure
PRIORITIES: Set purchasing priorities for the school
Target (What do we want to achieve?): (i) To establish purchasing priorities for 2010 – 2013 period (ii) To acquire a secure storage facility for laptops
TASK
TIMEFRAME
REMITS
RESOURCES
SUCCESS CRITERIA
(What needs to be done?)
(When is it to be done by?)
(Who is to do it?)
(What resources are needed?)
(What are the desired outcomes?)
Purchasing priorities to be
established
Quotes obtained through the
NCTE Framework process for
computers
Quotes obtained for nonframework items
Agreed items to be purchased
End of February 2011
All staff to be consulted
Phone
Proinsias to get quotes and buy NCTE Framework documents
equipment
NCTE website
Computer with broadband
access
Equipment will be purchased
and made available for
classroom use
Agreed Monitoring Procedures: Board of Management to ensure that correct Agreed Evaluation Procedures: Purchases to be discussed at March 2011 staff
tendering process is followed
meeting
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Section 3 - Conclusion
e-Learning Budget
List the digital technologies to be procured with costings - to assist you the NCTE has provided a list of ICT equipment suitable for schools and with associated
indicative pricing. This is available from www.ncte.ie/elearningplan
More laptops, laptop trolley, laser printer(s) digital camcorder, speakers, multimedia station
ICT Policy Checklist
Internet Safety
Completed
Acceptable Use Policy
Completed
Health and Safety
To be reviewed
Other ICT related policies and procedures including:
homework policy
Review
behaviour policy Review
anti-bullying policy Review
This e-Learning Plan has been written for Scoil Mhuire, Coole, Co. Westmeath and has been presented to and approved by the Board of Management.
Signed:
Date:
Chairperson of Board of Management
Signed:
Date:
Principal
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