Digital Vision

 

DIGITAL VISION FOR WEST TERRACE PRIMARY

Understanding and using technology in the 21st century is a vital part of virtually every aspect of daily life. It is in large part the school’s responsibility to prepare students for this reality and future. The key stage for this preparation is the classroom. Technology can empower productivity, promote efficiency, and create opportunities for transforming learning.  It is the vehicle to help us towards our goal of providing collaborative, data-informed instruction and adapting learning experiences to meet the needs of all learners. Therefore, every classroom must be equipped with diverse technologies to support dynamic teaching, learning and assessment. The use of technology in this primary school will be an amalgam with the primary curriculum thus promoting integration of the two. To this end cultivating an environment where all stakeholders learn, create, collaborate and innovate together.

We envision-

For All Stakeholders:

1. ·   Reliable and speedy online access to services and resources at anytime, from anywhere and by any device
2. ·       Secure systems that protect against threats
3. ·       Common digital platforms for communication, collaboration and innovation

 

For Students:

1. ·       Active engagement in learning in and out of school
2. ·       Use ICT to support new forms of learning
3. ·       Support of different learning styles through the use of technology
4. ·       Use technology in an ethical and responsible fashion
5. ·       Using technology to assist in self-directed learning
6. ·      Joy, satisfaction, passion and success in their education and lifelong learning.

 

For teachers

1. Technology to support all learning across the curriculum
2. Training in the proficient use of teaching, learning and assessment software and to integrate technology into the interdisciplinary curriculum which addresses student needs
3. Technology driven teaching-learning experiences which are underpinned by sound pedagogy
4. Fast and effective communication among staff
5. Greater ease in collaboration among educators

 

For Parents

1. ·       Provide timely, relevant online communication
2. ·       Access to school events and meetings and participation in the same using digital pathways
3. ·       Engage with their children’s learning using technology