The in-service teacher training programme was developed and adapted to UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT Version 3) and built by adapting and supplementing existing Open Educational Resources (OER). UNESCO ICT CFT consists of 18 competencies organized according to the six aspects of teachers’ professional practice, over three levels of teachers’ pedagogical use of ICT. The underlying idea is that teachers who have competencies to use ICT in their professional practice will deliver quality education and ultimately be able to effectively guide the development of students’ ICT competencies. Rwanda in-service teacher training programme focuses on competencies to integrate the appropriate ICT tools in a classroom setting and bring new experiences to Rwandan schools so that students and teachers have more exposure to an environment that grants them access to more valuable information. The in-service teacher training programme is designed to empower Rwandan school teachers to use ICT as an educational tool to enhance their teaching and learning.

A unit of study for teachers to understand how to use activities in the classroom in a way that will motivate learners, and help them to achieve worthwhile learning outcomes. The objective is for teachers to go about developing relevant and engaging learning activities.

Welcome to Kenyan ICT CFT Course particiants from the Cabinet Secretary, Prof. Jacob Thuranira Kaimenyi, of the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology

Simon Kavisi Introduces the KICTCFT Course on behalf of the Teacher's Service Commission (TSC)

This is a unit of Study from the Rwanda ICT Essentials for Teachers Course. Teachers should be able to explain how existing and planned national policies impact classroom practices and how their classroom practices correspond to and support policies related to ICT. So on completion of the unit teachers should know and understand existing and planned national policies related to ICTs in Education, identify how classroom practices correspond to and support national policies;
Demonstrate a determination to play a positive role in nation building.

This course is designed to provide teachers with the skills and competencies needed to both incorporate information and communications technology (ICT) in their teaching as well as to use it for their professional development.

The course covers a wide range of thematic areas, from basic computer use and maintenance (including hardware, software, applications and troubleshooting) through to internet, email, and social media in the educational context. Through the course, teachers will develop the skills to understand, evaluate and operationalize ICT within the context of related national educational policies, integrate ICT in education from a pedagogical perspective, manage learners’ project-based learning (PBL) activities in a technology-enhanced environment and even integrate ICT into the curriculum.

Mr Jaco du Toit, Advisor for Communication & Information, UNESCO Regional Office for East Africa explains the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers.

Online resources to support the face to face orientation workshop for the Kenya ICT CFT Course.

KICTCFT: Teachers have an in-depth knowledge of national policies and be able to design, modify and implement classroom practices that support these policies. Specific Objectives: By the end of this unit you should be able to:
1] Explain the principles of using ICT in education, 2] Analyze challenges of implementing the principles of using ICT in education, and 3] State solutions to the challenges of using ICT in education.

A unit of study for participants to find, summarise, and review appropriate resources available on websites. The objective is for participants to learn how to apply the skills and knowledge developed in order to search for educational websites and summarise the services available.

This unit from the Guyana ICT in Education for Teachers Course provides training so that teachers are able to identify key characteristics of classroom practices and specify how these characteristics serve to implement policies. (TL.1.a)

Grace Javier Alfonso, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) lectures on 'Teaching, Learning, Research and Extension Through ICT in the Digital Era'. She advocates Open, Distance e-Learning (ODeL), Learner-centered education, continuing professional development, lifelong learning and the sharing of open resources. Her lecture investigates OER and MOOCs and their significance for the Philippines.

The latest version of the UNESCI ICT Competency Framework for Teachers published in 2018

UNESCO’s Framework emphasizes that it is not enough for teachers to have ICT competencies and be able to teach them to their students. Teachers need to be able to help the students become collaborative, problemsolving, creative learners through using ICT so they will be eff ective citizens and members of the workforce. The Framework therefore addresses all aspects of a teacher’s work:

Understanding ICT in Education
Curriculum and Assessment
Pedagogy
ICT
Organisation & Administration
Teacher Professional Learing

The Framework is arranged in three diff erent approaches to teaching (three successive stages of a teacher’s development). The first is Technology Literacy, enabling students to use ICT in order to learn more effi ciently. The second is Knowledge Deepening, enabling students to acquire in-depth knowledge of their school subjects and apply it to complex, real-world problems. The third is Knowledge Creation, enabling students, citizens and the workforce they become, to create the new knowledge required for more harmonious, fulfi lling and prosperous societies.

By the end of this unit teachers should be able to:

Technological Literacy 1- (a) Defining the main features of teaching methods in the classroom and specifying how these features serve the implementation of educational policies.
Deepening Knowledge 1. (a) Understanding Education Policies This approach often requires teachers to have an understanding of educational policies so that they can develop lesson plans to allow implementation of national education policies and address high-priority problems.

بنهاية هذه الوحده يجب ان يكون المعلمون قادرون علي:

محو الأمية التكنولوجية ١- (أ) تحديد السمات الرئيسية لأساليب التدريس داخل قاعة الدراسة وتعيين الكيفية التي تخدم بها هذه السمات تنفيذ السياسات التعليمية.
تعميق المعرفة ١- (أ) استيعاب السياسات التعليمية المتبعة: غالباً ما يتطلب هذا المنهج أن يستوعب المعلمون السياسات التعليمية بحيث يمكنهم وضع خطط الدروس بما يسمح بتنفيذ السياسات التعليمية الوطنية ومعالجة المشكلات ذات الأولوية القصوى.