ICT DEPARTMENT

Liwa School Departmental Action Plan 2016-18

ICT Department (5-12)

Secondary School priorities 2016/18:

● To successfully implement standardized and benchmark assessments;

● 60%+ Very Good and above for formal Teacher observations;
● 60%+ of students reach international standards
● To implement opportunities to use IT to facilitate Very Good+ teaching and learning.

Goal set against the SEF When and how will you report to the Principal and SLT?
Goal 1: Securing Student Achievement

Departmental objectives Action that will be taken in Who will lead Who will Timeline Success criteria Evidence High
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1. Student Achievement Reviewing of the ICT HOD HOD Term 1 Curriculum map Curriculum Map
1.1.2 Attainment as curriculum and 30 Sept 2016 demonstrating student review
measures against national benchmarking against the learning outcome
and appropriate ISTE 2016 Standards distribution closely Unit Plan
international standards. mapped to the ISTE Example
standards.
Curriculum map
All ICT staff will familiarize All planning checked to HOD HOD Ongoing Learning objectives and - GR 9 - 12
themselves with ISTE 2016 ensure it is benchmarked student outcomes
Standards and apply these against the ISTE 2016 outlined in the SOW and Standards
in their practice. Standards lesson planning Tracker (9 - 12)
benchmarked against
standards. Example lesson
plans (9 - 12)
Example Exam
benchmarked to
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Goal set against the SEF When and how will you report to the Principal and
Goal 2: Ensuring student progress SLT?
Departmental objectives Action that will be taken Who will lead Who will Timeline Success criteria
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1.2 Progress
1.2.1 Progress of
students, including those
with special education
needs, against their
starting point and over
time.
Term 1 All teaching staff will have Data analysis
Analysis of student data Baseline data of current HOD HOD Aug – Oct students’ data on prior example
and prior attainment to set practice is collected and 2016 learning and will set
a baseline for all students key areas for learning target grades (CG Link to more
and where possible setting improvement are and EOYG) evidenced in examples
a baseline test identified. their context
documentation.

Staff (and students)
knowledge learning targets
and the expected end of
cycle grade.
(Cycle 2 – Grade 6 -Grade
9)
(Cycle 3 – Grade 10 – Grade
12)
(Cycle 3A – Grade 10 -
Grade 12)
#determine that expected
rate of progress
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All ICT teachers are aware HOD HOD Ongoing All students aware of both
and inform their students CG and EOYG when Example target
about their individual questioned during sheet
learning targets. observations etc.
CPD provided to teaching HOD HOD End of Oct All staff setting learning
staff on target setting and 2016 targets and measuring
monitoring progress. progress against baseline. Unit plans
example
Expected learning outcomes
outlined in the SOW. Link to shared
drive
Centralized
Centralized progress HOD HOD Nov 2017 Centralized tracking system trackers links
tracking during and after - OngoinG on the department’s shared
each unit of study. platform.
Emails sent to
Grade assessment data HOD for Mini T2
shared with HOD on Google grade analysis
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Drive. HOD Grade
Staff and students’ analysis
knowledge of current Students made aware of Teacher HOD Ongoing Learning conversation with Parents evening
progress and next steps. their current working underachieving students records
grade. and parental involvement. Logs in social
Phone log and meeting notes services record
in teacher folder. book

1.2.2 Progress in Lesson

All teachers demonstrate Dept. CPD to explore how HOD HOD Oct 2016 Planning for progress in
progress in lesson and use teachers can monitor and lesson. Evidence of progress
this to monitor individual evidence progress in in lesson and progress over
students’ progress against lessons and progress over time.
the expected progress. time. Data analysis
groups
1.2.3 Progress of
different groups of Analysis of student HOD / Grade HOD School Evidence of progress for all Link to shared
student. progress both at class and teacher reporting groups. Data Analysis groups folders
Progress of the different grade level in comparison cycle Data analysis
groups monitored and to school and national link to shared
tracked. expectations. drive

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Goal set against the SEF When and how will you report to the Principal and
Goal 3: Extending students’ skills SLT?
Departmental objectives Action that will be taken Who will lead Who will Time line Success criteria
in the department this within the monitor this
department within the
department
1.3 Learning Skills
1.3.1 Students Implement a system for Grade teacher HOD Jan 2017 - Peer and self-assessment Example
engagement in and both self and peer Ongoing embedded in students peer/self review
responsibility for their assessments within the learning. Evident in planning
own learning. assessment framework for and lesson delivery. DIRT Example 2
All teachers engage the new curriculum.
students in the assessment DIRT class
process providing trackers example
opportunities for both self
and peer assess. Jan 2017 - Evidence of teacher
Evidenced reflection on Grade teacher HOD Ongoing feedback and students’
learning and students given response to feedback. Book scuitity
opportunities to respond to WWW/EBI and DIRT tracker
teacher feedback to achieve
next steps.
Explicit sharing of all task The success criteria will be Teacher HOD Ongoing Evident in all lessons.
success criteria and the use shared for all learning (Lesson obs/Learning
of these in all assessments outcomes. Evidence of walks)
to judge the level of how these have been met
attainment of the intended will determine
learning. achievement of the
intended learning.
Goal set against the SEF When and how will you report to the Principal and
Goal 3: Developing an assessment framework for the new SLT?
curriculum
Departmental objectives Action that will be taken Who will lead Who will Time line Success criteria
in the department this within the monitor this

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3.2 Assessment

3.2.1 Internal assessment

process All teachers design a Grade teacher HOD Dec 2017 SOW and assessment for each Link to SOW on
Develop a rigorous rigorous assessment for with from - Ongoing unit of study. shared google
assessment framework their SOW clearly guidance from drive
benchmarked against both benchmarked against HOD.
national and international standards.
standards.

3.2.2 External, national Curriculum and HOD HOD Sept. 2016 Revised curriculum and
and international assessments will be SOW.
benchmarking. benchmarked against the
Curriculum will be ISTE Standards as well as
benchmarked again the other relevant Link to
national standards. international standards centralised
such as theUAE K-12 trackers
computer science
standards.

3.2.3 Analysis of Development of a HOD HOD Nov 2017 Centralized tracking system
assessment data to centralized tracking implemented and in use by
monitor students’ system to record student Dec 2017.
progress. progress after each Use of Dept. Google Drive
assessment cycle as well
as after each unit of study.
Progress data will be Updated
regularly interrogated to curriculum map
track individual students’ annotated
progress as well as the
prioritized groups.

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3.2.4 Use of assessment Periodic review of the ICT Team HOD May 2017 Feedback on units and
information to influence units of study with revision if needed.
teaching, the curriculum outcomes determined by (WWW/EBI)
and students’ progress the assessment
Continuous curriculum information. Inclusion of new/emerging
review. Assessment information technologies in the
used to monitor students’ curriculum.
progress as well as
teachers’ performance.
Plans based on the 2016-17 SWOT and the Dept. SEF When and how will you report to the Principal and
SLT?
Departmental objectives Action that will be taken Who will lead Who will Time line Success criteria
in the department this within the monitor this
department within the
department
Implementation of Ongoing review of the IT All Teachers HOD 2017 – Updated curriculum maps Updated
future ready curriculum to embed ongoing and SOW. Clear process of the curriculum map
curriculum emerging technologies curriculum review with annotated
incorporates 21st such as VR, Simulations WWW/EBI for the different
Century Skills for and Robotics. units of study.
deeper Learning,
Collaborative, Relevant,
and Applied Learning
and more Personalized
Learning

Aligning the K-4 ICT Joint planning with the K-5 HOD, Middle Sch HOD Sept. 2017 Updated SOW for Elementary
curriculum with the coordinator to benchmark and Elementary Dec 2017 that has been benchmarked
Middle and High school standards. Review SOW Coordinators against the ISTE 2016
to ensure progression and align standards to Standards.
and smoother learning ensure progression.
transition.

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More opportunities for Each grade to plan for a Grade Teacher HOD Jan 2017 – Cross curricular project SOW
curricular curriculum cross curricular project ongoing and evidence of student Website
planning/projects with either Arabic/Islamic. work. Example (Cross
curricular)
Implementation on an Use of Google classroom Grade Teacher HOD Sept. 2017
integrated eLearning and apps in all lessons to – Ongoing Student work, lesson Student’s Work
platform that offers not only enhance learning resources and learning
opportunities for but facilitate extended walks/observations.
blended learning. learning experiences.

Opportunities for joint Grade 4 and 5 Teachers to Grade 4 and 5 HOD Oct. 2017
coaching and peer be paired up for peer teachers – Ongoing Observation notes and
observation involving support and learning. meeting minutes.
teachers from Junior
and Middle school.

Developing skills for All teachers to include a All teachers HOD Dec 2017
Global collaborator collaboration aspect to the SOW and lesson plans.
with an introduction unit planning so we begin
to collaborative to develop this important
21st century skill.
digital technologies.

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