What is Four in Balance? - PDST
What is Four in Balance? - PDST
What is Four in Balance? - PDST
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SupportWhere can teachers turn if they want more <strong>in</strong>formation about effectiveapplications? Figure 8.2 surveys the sources of <strong>in</strong>formation that teachersuse. It shows that teachers tend to turn to colleagues at school for help.They supplement th<strong>is</strong> by contact<strong>in</strong>g external sources, especially educationalpubl<strong>is</strong>hers, Kenn<strong>is</strong>net, and other partner schools.Source of <strong>in</strong>formationTeachers at own school 42Educational publ<strong>is</strong>hers30Kenn<strong>is</strong>net23Partnership with other school220 20 40 60 80 100% of teachersFigure 8.2: Teachers’ top four sources of <strong>in</strong>formation on computer use <strong>in</strong> the past year(TNS NIPO, 2010)8.2 LeadershipSchool managers are second only to teachers <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g how teach<strong>in</strong>g<strong>is</strong> organized and how well pupils perform <strong>in</strong> school (Barber, 2010). Weconsider what school managers do to achieve their school’s ICT objectivesby look<strong>in</strong>g at two <strong>in</strong>dicators:1. The presence of an ICT policy plan or other document sett<strong>in</strong>g out theirpedagogical v<strong>is</strong>ion of ICT2. How teachers categorize the school leadership68