1. ICT in Polish Schools JERZY DALEK Ministry of National Education and Sport dalek@menis.gov.pl

2. POLAND - EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT population39 mln Primary 7 – 13 yrs(6 grades) Lower secondary 14 – 16 yrs(3 grades) Upper secondary 17 – 19 yrs (3 grades)

3. POLAND - EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT Schools (total)30 800 Elementary19 000 Lower secondary5500 Upper secondary1800 Vocational4500 Students6 mln Teachers600 000

4. POLAND - EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT Centralized core curriculum Local detailed curricula Computers located mainly in Labs

5. Unequal access to education in Poland according to UNDP 1998 Report living far from large agglomerations and rather in the eastern part of Poland gives worse chances for higher educationliving far from large agglomerations and rather in the eastern part of Poland gives worse chances for higher education only 15% of young disabled Poles graduate any kind of secondary school.only 15% of young disabled Poles graduate any kind of secondary school.

6. young people living in villages or small towns account for 50% of all 19 - 24 year-old-youth but only for 2% of students 11% of primary school pupils in villages or small towns learn English as compared to 29% of pupils in cities.11% of primary school pupils in villages or small towns learn English as compared to 29% of pupils in cities.

7. Interkl@sa  Parliamentary Commission for Education  Ministry of Education  Universities  Local communities  NGO’s  Media  Private companies

8. 1990-1997 Low investments in ICT 1 US$ per student per year Autonomous computers in labs 107 students per computer in 1997 Educational reform

9. 1998 - 2001 More intensive investments in IT 3.5 US$ per student per year Internet in schools 35 students per computer in 2001

10. 2002 -..... New challenges Public – private partnership Standards of teacher training Multimedia information centers in libraries Educational content – web sites