Tech giant Apple is embedding itself in Australian schools, accrediting “Apple teachers” and awarding its most devoted schools “distinguished” status. | By Adam Carey adamlcarey education
Tech giant Apple is embedding itself in Australian schools, accrediting “Apple teachers” and awarding its most devoted schools “distinguished” status, in a move one expert says risks distorting established recognition of teaching expertise.
Prerequisites for achieving distinguished school status include that all students use Apple technology for learning, that the Apple platform is used in innovative ways, and that staff are proficient with devices such as iPads and Mac computers. “Apple, a for-profit entity and the world’s largest information technology company by total revenue, now stands to exert an unprecedented global influence on teacher professional learning and credentialing,” he said.
Six Apple distinguished schools in Victoria include three government primary schools, one government secondary school, one Catholic primary school and a government special school.Jacqui Luscombe, a senior teacher at Emmaus Catholic Primary School in Mount Helen, near Ballarat, said the school’s accreditation raised its profile in the region. Its staff, all of whom are Apple teachers, have been invited to present at technology conferences about how they use Apple for education.
Grade 5 and 6 students are creating podcasts this year, which includes script writing, while the preps are beginning to learn coding. In a promotional document, the college said its “strong IT backbone” had been a bonus during the pandemic.
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