Primary Headteacher’s Meeting

October 4th, 2006 · 8 Comments
Uncategorized

Hi Ewan

Thanks for asking.

The IC3 is an internationaly recognised qualification made up with 3 modules.

Living on-line.
Computer Fundimentals.
Key Applications.

It is hoped that most if not all P7 pupils will have completed part of the work prior to coming to the Grammar and as a result will have reached a common standard.

This will hopefully smooth out any overlaps in the teaching of Computing, since both primary and secondary schools will be working together using the same coursework.

I will be attending our “Primary Head Teacher’s Meeting” on 9th November 2006. The main puprpose of the meeting is to give a presentation on the introduction of IC3 to the primary schools. The presentation will be carried out by Malcolm Knox of Prodigy Scotland.

While attending SETT I had a meeting with Malcolm who told me of a new qualification being offered, the ICT http://www.prodigyscotland.co.uk/News.cfm

I intend to offer the opportunity to take part in the qualification to a couple of 3rd year pupils and see how they get on.

Has any one any comments or advice they can give me regarding the above.

Create a free edublog to get your own comment avatar (and more!)

8 responses so far ↓

1 whereisab » Blog Archive » Getting into the habit :||: the digital home of andrew brown // Oct 5, 2006 at 4:25 am

[...] Richard Biggart was speaking about a similar thing the other day too. He is meeting with the local Primary Head Teachers to investigate using the IC3 standard to ensure that the secondary school is aware of the kids prior knowledge in the area of ICT. That sounds like a good example of joined up thinking to me - as a by product, the kids get an internationally recognised certificate in computing competence, and the teachers in the secondary don’t have to ‘re-teach’ (even though they should know they don’t have to!) [...]
2 Ewan McIntosh // Oct 5, 2006 at 11:54 am

Hi Richard (or is it still Mr Biggart ?!),
I haven’t heard of the IC3 qualification - a wee post on what it’s aims are and how one ‘teaches’ it would be welcome. It might be a useful way to reassure secondary teachers of prior student knowledge in ICT and stop some ‘reteaching’ of skills.
3 Richard // Oct 9, 2006 at 8:32 am

Hi Ewan

Richard will be fine.
I have put some more info on the front page, hope this helps.

I watched some of your presentation at SETT, could you give me some info as to the software I would require and any guidance.

Thanks
Richard
4 Ewan McIntosh // Oct 10, 2006 at 4:13 am

Thanks for updating your post. I don;t know which presentation you would have seen - I have seven If you want guidance on podcasting, which might have been the one I spotted you at, there is some good info on the Modern Foreign Languages Environment:
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/creativeteaching/podcasting/index.asp

There’s also info on blogging there. I did some podcasting with lesley Clark back in Feb or January so she might be able to help illustrate how a whole class worked using the tools.
5 Richard // Oct 10, 2006 at 8:38 am

Thanks for the info. It was your podcasting presentation. I will check out ltscotland.

I will keep you informed about IC3 and hoew it progresses.

Richard
6 Alastair Turnbull // Nov 7, 2006 at 6:23 am

Hi Ewan
Sounds great IC3, but never heard of it.

Liaison/cooperation across ages (pre-5,primary, secondary) is vital. We have a liaison committee for modern languages here in Helensburgh and Lomond (Argyll and Bute). Why not have one for ICT?….I will look into it. A scheme that will satisfy the needs of ICTacross levels/ages would be a boom.
7 gix teens nnr // Apr 14, 2007 at 8:19 pm

Well its this I answered
p.s ppgasirljq
p.p.s edyg8r7fh987erhfs8v
8 jkcagoh // May 13, 2007 at 12:13 pm

wishes unfulfilled dot Better for them and for the world in their
bianca butler gerard*
opened wide and the short figure of a grayhaired old man presented