Length: 1-2 days.

Contents:

1. Internet-enhanced Education - The Next Wave
   • Improve test results by motivating teachers to use ICT
     • Will ICT make teaching more cost-effective?
     • Will textbooks be needed?
     • How to develop teachers' capacity to reach national curriculum goals and satisfy local community needs?
   • Build reputation, admission, and help attract strategic partners by making student and teacher works and achievements public on the Internet.
2. Kidlink's Global Knowledge Network of Educators
   • Organized sharing and development of common knowledge
   • Free educational offerings, user support, and infrastructure
   • Curriculum Opportunities and Considerations
   • Privacy, safety
   • Strategic opportunities for principals...
3. Step-by-step implementation strategy
   1. Four simple questions : To set the tone, and take the first careful steps with any given class
      Required student registration. Workshop for teachers.
   2. The Who-Am-I? life training program : To learn the ins and outs of Internet -enhanced collaborative teaching and learning.
      Abstract; Contents brief; Curriculum, Workshop, Justification
   3. Art projects (visual, performance, music, etc.) : To apply newly acquired knowledge in educational art projects
   4. Teaching, Learning, Collaborating: Tapping The Kidlink Networking Opportunities
      Kidproj. KidSpace. Real-Time mentoring, online leadership development.
4. Brainstorm, discuss, investigate tentative goals and answers
   • Teacher/student development and motivation
   • Cross-curriculum teaching
   • Internet operations/administration
   • Opportunities and constraints
   • Models of cooperation.

Benefits to attendees: As a result of the workshop, the principals will be able to define strategic goals and implementation plans based on Kidlink's experiences (good and bad).

Preparation reading: Participants should study the contents of the registration workshop before the face-to-face workshop begins. Doing so is particularly important for participants with less experience in the use of Internet in their teachings.

Handouts: One page with links to relevant online resources.

Contact: Odd de Presno