Nandu News Reporter Yang Xiaotong What does the transformation of information technology courses “from 0 to 1” mean? From "Information Technology" to "Information Technology", what educational philosophy does the course name change reflect? What new challenges and new expectations will information technology courses under the guidance of the new compulsory education curriculum standards bring to schools and teachers?
html On August 23, the "Compulsory Education Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition) Series Training Activities" of the Curriculum and Textbook Research Institute Basic Education Curriculum Reform Country Garden Education Experimental Base was officially launched. The first training event, the Information Technology Special Session, was held at Guangdong Country Garden School . Xiong Zhang, leader of the National Compulsory Education Information Technology Curriculum Standards Development Group and Dean of the School of Information at the University of International Business and Economics, and Lin Zhong, core member of the National Compulsory Education Information Technology Curriculum Standards Development Group and Director of the Information Technology Editorial Office of the People's Education Press, attended the event to give speeches. Academic report, and jointly discussed the development direction and teaching methods of information technology disciplines under the guidance of new curriculum standards with Foshan , district teaching and research staff, and participating teachers.According to reports, in order to further promote the transformation of the new curriculum standard concept into educational practice, Bright Scholar Group invited core experts in the development of the new national curriculum standards in various disciplines to organize a series of training activities. This information technology special session is the first in the series of training activities. In the future, special training sessions on compulsory education curriculum plans and mathematics, English and other subjects will be carried out.
From focusing on technical operations to focusing on information technology literacy
Curriculum changes and challenges under the guidance of the new curriculum standards
Liu Jinhua, deputy director of the Education Bureau of Shunde District, Foshan City, said in his opening speech that Professor Xiong Zhang and Director Lin Zhong came to Shunde in person Targeted comments and guidance on the school's information technology curriculum practice are concerns, incentives and spurs for Shunde education. He hoped that teachers in Shunde would embrace the general trend of national curriculum reform, learn new curriculum standards, and grasp new changes; formulate new measures and implement new teaching; solve new problems and achieve new results. The
seminar opened with Professor Xiong Zhang's keynote speech on "Information Technology Curriculum Construction and Education Digitalization". He mentioned that the "online society" is coming quietly, and we must develop sensitive information awareness, scientific computational thinking , and suitable digital learning and innovation capabilities, and internalized information social responsibility. Professor Xiong Zhang said bluntly: "In today's society where information technologies such as networks, data, and algorithms are pervasive, without information technology courses, there will be no all-round development of students." In addition, the information technology discipline from 0 to 1, from comprehensive practical activities to Separating it into an independent discipline and changing from "information technology" to "information technology" are the requirements of the development of the times. It means that the focus of information technology subject education will shift from practical practice to quality education, and information technology teaching must be more responsible for cultivating students. The spirit of exploration and responsibility for innovative ideas.
Professor Xiong Zhang delivered a keynote speech "Information Technology Curriculum Construction and Education Digitalization"
Director Lin Zhong delivered a keynote speech "A Brief Discussion on the Design of Information Technology Curriculum for Compulsory Education", analyzing the information technology learning content of each stage of compulsory education in an in-depth and simple way , a detailed analysis of the six logical main lines of the information technology course "data, algorithm, network, information processing, information security, artificial intelligence " as well as the content modules and interdisciplinary themes of each academic stage. In the speech, Director Lin Zhong mentioned that students in modern society are "information natives". Under the guidance of the new curriculum standards, schools and teachers must pay attention to students' digital life experiences to teach students how to establish "partners" with information technology. "relation. Director Lin Zhong also emphasized that the "Compulsory Education Curriculum Plan and Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition)" was officially promulgated. This is only the first step in a new round of curriculum reform in basic education, and more importantly, it is still being implemented in schools.
Director Lin Zhong delivered a keynote speech "A Brief Discussion on the Design of Information Technology Curriculum for Compulsory Education"
Regarding the transformation of information technology courses "from 0 to 1" mentioned by Professor Xiong Zhang, Liu Liangxin, an information technology teaching researcher at the Education Development Center of Shunde District, Foshan City, accepted During the interview, the reporter said that the transformation of information technology courses “from 0 to 1” is mainly reflected in two aspects: First, With the rapid development of digital technology and digital economy , students' information literacy has become a key link related to the country's digital development and national security. Therefore, information technology has been separated from comprehensive practical activities and has become an independent course. The subject status A fundamental change has occurred; second, the teaching of information technology courses has changed from knowledge and skill-oriented to literacy-oriented, and the teaching concept has undergone a fundamental change. Talking about the challenges faced by information technology teaching, Liu Liangxin said: “The biggest challenge currently faced is that some teachers’ teaching concepts are still stuck in the stage of teaching knowledge and skills in the past. Teacher training needs to be strengthened. In addition, the current supporting resources also need to be strengthened. It is not sufficient. In short, the implementation of the new curriculum standards has a long way to go.”
Interdisciplinary learning methods help curriculum reform
Let students develop core competencies in information technology
In the afternoon, the participants visited the STEAM Education Center of Guangdong Country Garden School. The school offers design and technology courses from the fourth grade of primary school, and is equipped with nearly a hundred 3D printers and laser cutting machines . According to reports, the school has opened system maker courses, covering primary schools, junior high schools, and high schools, including Lego EV3, VEX robots, Arduino programming, APP Inventor mobile phone programming, DJI drones, etc. Through a series of gradient courses, students can prepare for the arrival of the era of artificial intelligence, grow from maker experiencers to maker learners, and ultimately grow into a true "maker."
Professor Xiong Zhang and Director Lin Zhong visited the STEAM Education Center of Guangdong Country Garden School
In addition, Guangdong Country Garden School, Guangzhou Phoenix Chinese and English School, Heshan Country Garden School respectively created smart campuses, built robot experience centers, artificial intelligence laboratories, Technological innovation Laboratories, smart classrooms, the development of STEAM education, and the development of school-based information technology courses were reported. When giving targeted guidance, the two experts pointed out that the information technology courses under the guidance of the new curriculum standards focus on cultivating students' four core information technology Literacy, thereby affecting all aspects of students' daily lives, should not just teach students "hard knowledge" such as programming and algorithms.
Li Yong, information director of Guangdong Country Garden School, said that before the introduction of the new curriculum standards, the school had already applied and explored big concepts, interdisciplinary, and project-based teaching in practice. These teaching methods were proposed in the new curriculum standards, which further strengthened the school’s continued confidence in this teaching model. Song Haitao, director of the Resource Center of Guangzhou Phoenix Chinese and English School, also said in an interview with reporters that Guangzhou Phoenix Chinese and English School has also implemented interdisciplinary training methods for a long time. During the specific implementation process, it will further improve the evaluation and evaluation and improve students’ information technology core. Literacy.
Cheng Shengjin, senior vice president of Bright Scholar Education Group and principal of Guangdong Country Garden School, said in his concluding speech that the national curriculum plan and curriculum standards are the basic compliance for schools to carry out educational and teaching activities, and serve as curriculum reform experiments of the Curriculum and Textbook Research Institute of the Ministry of Education. Base, at the end of 2021, Guangdong Country Garden School, under the guidance of the Curriculum and Textbook Research Institute, included the training of new programs and new curriculum standards into the annual work plan of the experimental base. On May 23 this year, new plans and new curriculum standards were iteratively launched. Guangdong Country Garden School took the title of "Creating the Panorama of "New Quality Education" in the New Wave of Curriculum Reform" to explain why it changed, accurately identify changes, and scientifically The three major aspects of contingency expound the intention, logic and method of the new round of curriculum reform.
Principal Cheng Shengchen delivered a concluding speech
This training activity provided practical new teaching ideas for schools and teachers at all levels in Foshan City. Facing the opportunities and challenges brought by new plans and new standards, Foshan Education will be based on national policy guidance, face real problems, gain insight into new trends, open up new paths, and achieve development.
Editor: Yang Xiaotong
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