ICT in Hungary

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ICT in Hungary

• Dr. Márta Korös-Mikis
• Hungarian Association of Teachers for Informatics
  
• CEDEFOP Sollentuna (Sweden), 5-9. May 2014.

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Hungarian inventions
Rubics cube (E. Rubik)
safety matches (J. Irinyi)
Biro ball-pen (L. Bíró)
Hologram (Gábor Dénes)
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Education in the 21th century

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The Hungarian Education System
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Current state of ICT in education

• NCC (National Core Curriculum)
• obligatory subject Informatics ( computer
  technology and library)
• Informatics (ICT) as a subject
• min. 1-2 lessons per week
• The first curricular requirements appear in the
  end of 6th grade (age 12)
• applications in other subjects
• Aim activities to develop childrens ability,
• digital key competences (EU)

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Conditions for the application of ICT

• Since 1998 all secondary schools have full and
  free access to Internet multimedia computer
  rooms with PCs
• SULINET Programme (School-Net)
• Since 2005/06 all schools have Internet access
• SULINET Express (launched 2002)
• Since 2012 40 of classrooms with interactive
  whiteboards

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Informatics (ICT)
SUBJECT?
APPLICATION?
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Hungarian Association of Teachers for Informatics
- non-profit organization, national legal entity

• Teaching information technology for adults
• In-service trainings, related scientific activity
  and research
• Safeguarding of teachers and the professions
  interests
• Facilitating the exchange of information among
  educational institutions
• Participation in the National Talent Program
  (www.tehetsegprogram.hu),
• Providing information to and facilitating the
  exchange of experience of professionals working
  in the field
• Our target groups teachers, school heads,
  consultants, educational researchers, people
  responsible for teacher-trainings and professors
  at pedagogical departments of universities.
• www.isze.eu

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Our activities

• Organizing events (lectures, conferences),
• Designing and launching accredited in-service
  trainings for adults
• Publishing of curricula, syllabi, books, digital
  training materials, tutorial programs and distant
  learning materials related to teaching
• Organizing ICT competitions for students
• Support for underachievers, enriching ICT
• Mentoring operating a National Student Mentor
  network
• Ensuring the standard of school education and
  teacher in-service training regarding ICT,
• Collecting, designing and distributing teaching
  materials on methodology

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Our new manuals
Child Informatics Workshop
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Our online review Inspiráció
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Photos from our teacher training courses
co-operative methods, constructive pedagogy
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Digital World - project
2014 Hungarian Competition for teachers to
obtain best practice
http//www.mediasmart.org.uk/ - Digital
Adwise
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Dissemination

• My plans after the study-visit
• expand cooperation between the teacher's
  association of EU-countries
• presentations at conferences,
• organization of workshops (target groups
  teachers, students, educational researchers,
  responsibles of teacher-trainings),
• planning new in-service trainings,
• publications in educational reviews and on the
  web, e. g. in our review Inspiráció
  (Inspiration)
• I would like to exchange best practices of
  participant countries, to set objectives for
  future collaboration of schools and communities.

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Mobile technology? school whithout walls
Thanks for your attention!