Teachers in South Africa

Plak is 100% free of charge. It is a Google Maps Web application for South Africans to locate places of interest (Hopefully it'll also become a useful resource for tourists planing trips to South Africa). It also allows those who are logged in, to place Plaks on the map of South Africa.

Wouldn't you like to be an expert? To intuitively know the right answers? Enter the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition, which shines a light on how we develop and master skills, helping us understand how we progress from novice to expert, including all the steps in between.

The Peer Coaching Programme is designed to develop leaders in ICT to serve as peer coaches for colleagues. As coaches, these teachers will assist their peers in identifying ways to enhance outcomes-based teaching and to offer their learners engaging learning activities supported by ICT integration. In doing so, peer coaches will help their colleagues to develop the necessary skills and teaching and learning strategies needed to integrate ICT into teaching and learning.

This lens focuses on some of the requirements, and provides guidelines, to those of you who are contemplating homeschooling in South Africa.