Section 6: Implementing Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum

This part of the document talks about developing Policy for Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum. Manitoba schools are required to implement ICT in grades K-8, beginning in 2006-2007 school year. Schools apparently, are expected to report on the progress of each student's literacy with ICT along the developmental continuum. Each school division is to develop a three year plan to implement Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum in a way that reflects the needs of thier community and the culture of thier school division/school. All K-8 classroom teachers are responsible for the development , assessment, and reporting of student literacy with ICT. I think that most teachers need supports to do so. I don't think I have seen this yet, at least not in our community school. Maybe through use of internet and for research purposes, but I don't know about the ICT, because I haven't seen it. I even asked some teachers if they knew about ICT Across the Curriculum, and they replied, "No, should I?". I guess our school leaders need to be provided with this information regarding ICT. If ICT is being implemented into schools, then we have yet to see this at our community school. ICT is supposed to add value to teaching and learning, and move students to higher levels of critical and creative thinking.
Perhaps we need to see the instructional strategies, classroom management and professional use of ICT in action in order to wake up our Director of Education. The school Board as well, since this would be beneficial to the present education of our children in our community.