By(i)tes 3.0

Launched in 2011 Jan.

STUDENTS

• C2015 student outcomes

TEACHERS

TEACHERS

BY(i)TES 3.0

Benchmarking Your ICT Practices

for Excellence in Schools

What is BY(i)TES?

A self-assessment tool to enable schools

to gauge their level of ICT

implementation to work towards

achieving excellence in using ICT for

learning and teaching

BY(i)TES 3.0

• mp3 goals

• MOE frameworks

– Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction

– Social and Emotional Learning

– Professional Learning Communities

– School Excellence Model

• C2015 student outcomes

Aligned with …

BY(i)TES 3.0

• School leaders are key in creating the conditions and putting systems and processes in place

• Teachers are key in creating ICT-enriched learning experiences to bring about learning outcomes

• Students are our key focus

Links Among the 3 Domains

•3 Domains – School LeadersStudentsTeachers

BY(i)TES 3.0

• 3 Domains

• 4 Sub-domains

• 14 Indicators

5 indicators in Domain 1

6 indicators in Domain 2

3 indicators in Domain 3

Domains, Sub-domains & Indicators

BY(i)TES 3.0

Levels of Attainment

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Each indicator has 4

levels of attainment

that reflect the

progress of a

school’s ICT

implementation

BY(i)TES 3.0

Scoring

The level of

attainment describes

the school’s prevalent

ICT practices that are

representative of

at least 50% of the

student and teacher

population.Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

BY(i)TES 3.0

Scoring

• The score of the sub-

domain is the average

of the scores of its

indicators.

• The score of the

domain is the average

of the scores of its

sub-domains.

•The overall BY(i)TES score is the average of the scores

of all three domains.

ACADEMIC CURRICULUM

Languages

Mathematics

Sciences

Humanities

PE, ART and Music

D & T and HOMEC

• Overall BY(i)TES score is computed according to the following:

• The score of the sub-domain is the average of the scores of its indicators.

• The score of the domain is the average of the scores of its sub-domains.

• The overall BY(i)TES score is the average of the scores of all three domains.

Each HOD-IP will score for his/her own department. The scores should be

roughly aligned to the total sum scores

• Overall BY(i)TES score indicates the level of the school ICT implementation.

•How will Byites be computer?

Achievement Band

Overall Score Range

Band Descriptors

Beginning Score < 2.0

•Not meeting mp3 outcomes. •Inconsistent implementation and integration of ICT-based practices and technologies.

Intermediate 2.0 ≤ Score < 3.0

•Approaching mp3 outcomes. •Consistent implementation and integration of ICT-based practices and technologies on a school-wide basis.

Progressive 3.0 ≤ Score < 3.5

•Meeting mp3 outcomes. •Sound integration of ICT-based practices and technologies with processes that enable scaling up of ICT integration to a higher level on a school-wide basis.

Advanced Score ≥ 3.5

•Exceeding mp3 outcomes. •Sound and systemic implementation that sustains school-wide integration of ICT-based practices and technologies that are research-based.

LMS Training sessions will be planned during assembly slot sessions.(1315 to 1430)

2 departments share 1 date.

3 sessions in all.

Overall view of LMS features (During Contact Time) – 35 mins

Department Training Session 1 – Exploring the Features (Assembly 1)

Department Training Session 2 - Planning and Creating (Assembly 2)

SOL and COL Training using Google Apps or LMS – on E-Revision Day

•ICT Learning Plans for Teachers

All teachers must continuously leveraged on the new LMS to support teaching and learning for 24/7.Usage details will be diseminated to HOD-IPS and discussed once a month.

•Summary of ICT Journey to be undertaken KICKSTART: E-Lessons for LMS must be crafted and submitted by 17th April (Fri)

All teachers will attend a workshop that introduced them to Byites 3.0 and be shown exemplars by fellow teachers + training for collaborative and self-directed learning.

All ICT Competencies plans must be submitted as evidences to:IP-HOD - for year end-work review (EPMS)IT-HOD - for biytes scoring and display on website (by the 1st Aug)

NZ Sharing Platform 4 Uploads and 4 Downloads to be spread across the year.

Department Tools and Evidences filed in by late August. (Short paragraph on how the tool is used across level, frequency in curriculum and how it promote SOL and COL. – submitted for Biytes

E-Revision Day

LMS

Department Tools

ICT Competencies

Plans

NZ Sharing

E-Learning Day

E-Learning Day for engaged learning.

Date will be proposed in July or August. (Tentative)

• Scoring in your department

Each IP department will score for their respective IP areas.

Students Use of ICT for Learning :

Subdomains 2.1 (2.1.1 to 2.1.5)

Teachers Create ICT Enriched Learning Experiences

Subdomains 3.1 (3.1.1 to 3.1.3)

A) ICT strands explicit in Department SOWs

B) Number of ICT sharing sessions with IT foxes in TTT.

Submit 150-250 words on :1) Overview of the

activities of your respective department.

2) Evidences will be pooled and

integrated as overall report for the school