[{"bbox": [130, 207, 939, 245], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# Appendix 2 ACTIVITY DETAILS – COMPONENTS 2 & 3"}, {"bbox": [130, 316, 775, 344], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## COMPONENT 2 – The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY)"}, {"bbox": [130, 362, 1143, 417], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Output 2.1: Digital competency integrated in training curricula of publicly-funded teacher-training institutions."}, {"bbox": [130, 481, 887, 509], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.1.1 ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT) revised and validated. (Y1)"}, {"bbox": [130, 526, 1143, 755], "category": "Text", "text": "This activity will include the review and finalisation of the ICT CFT (originally developed in 2015) in Y1 to ensure it reflects MoEY's current priorities regarding use of digital technologies in education and builds on existing efforts to develop teachers' digital competencies. It will also seek to build on the EU DigCompEdu best practice; and ensure to the extent possible based on available data, that gender sensitive approaches are embedded within the framework, and that it also encompasses the role of the school leader in supporting digital approaches within schools. Key stakeholders expected to be involved in the review process include TTIs, MoEY, Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE), the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and school leaders (both primary and secondary), EU JRC."}, {"bbox": [130, 773, 1143, 858], "category": "Text", "text": "Once the ICT CFT has been updated, TTI staff will be trained on the CFT by the relevant technical experts. After their training, TTI staff will conduct a review process to assess how to integrate the ICT CFT into the pre-service teacher training programmes."}, {"bbox": [130, 920, 1143, 948], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.1.2 TTI staff upgrade pre-service training programmes to at least foundational levels in the ICT CFT (by Y2/3)"}, {"bbox": [130, 966, 1143, 1108], "category": "Text", "text": "TTI staff, with the support of technical experts, will source and/or develop the associated curricula material (e.g. open educational resources). TTI staff will then revise and upgrade pre-service teacher training programmes to at least foundational levels as per the ICT CFT by Y2. Delivery of the ICT modules will include a blend of online and in-person methods. Formal certification will be considered under this component. Implementation of upgraded pre-service teacher training programmes will begin in TTIs from Y3."}, {"bbox": [130, 1170, 1143, 1226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.1.3 All ICT modules at TTIs include gender specific components that address diverse learning needs of boys and girls (Y2/3)"}, {"bbox": [130, 1245, 1143, 1358], "category": "Text", "text": "This activity will use available data to understand the specific barriers boys and girls face regarding access and use of digital technologies. The result will inform the review of the CFT so that all modules will include approaches on how teaching through digital technologies, as well as building digital competences, can draw in boys."}, {"bbox": [130, 1376, 1143, 1432], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Output 2.2: Increased number of teachers trained in digital competency (new/ in-service early childhood and primary teachers), with specific emphasis on diverse educational needs."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 39 of 42"}]