EPICT is an initiative for the professional development of teachers in ICT which came out of Denmark. Our school is currently involved in a pilot program. The key aspects of this model include: a focus on up-skilling through pedagogy, working in teams and the development of reusable examples of teaching with ICT.
Participants reflect on their current integration of technology and work through professional readings and exercises before collaborating on the production of an assignment. The assignment must be authentic, that is one the teacher will actually use in the classroom, and include the rationale for integrating technology, a detailed lesson plan describing the student activities and ideally would be submitted with examples of the student response to the lesson(s). It is essential that the participants provide evidence of the reflective process with details of how they decided on the particular applications utilised as well as the pedagogical considerations such as the need for differentiation and catering for different learning styles.
In the short time I have been involved in the program I have found it to be professionally engaging and rewarding. I have already learned a lot about integrating technology more effectively and I am confident that this will become a model for professional learning at our school.
Here is a prezi which I used to present to teachers introducing them to the idea of EPICT.
http://prezi.com/134642/
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