In response to the question, “How prepared are you to teach with ICT’s in the classroom”, I’d have to say that though I have the desire to learn, I know that my skill levels are quite low. Growing up in a developing country, we were probably a couple of generations behind Australia in terms of technology. The main teaching tools were the black-board and chalk, while students submitted hand-written assignments even in year 12, and still used printed encyclopaedias. I got my first lap-top and mobile phone in the gap-years just before I came to Australia to start university, and my first smart-phone two years later. So while this will certainly be a journey of learning and growth, I embark on it feeling exceedingly under-equipped.
To rate my current readiness, with zero totally unprepared, and ten being totally prepared, I looked at the following documents: The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) ICT Elaborations, and the Australian Curriculum ICT general capabilities. Using the thirty-seven ICT elaborations for graduate teacher standards mentioned in the AITSL, I assessed whether my current knowledge met the standards or not. I found that, out of the thirty-seven elaborations, I only met the standard for thirteen of them. I used this score of thirteen out of thirty-seven to give me a score out of ten. Thus, I gave myself a 3.5 out of 10 on the scale of preparedness.
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