Development of general and specific teaching competencies through the educational use of ICT

The present paper organizes around the concept of didactic competence analyzed from the perspective of educational implementation of the new ICT tools. It presents the results of a large research regarding the development of certain general and specific didactic competencies, having as a support the virtual environment offered by the new technologies. Thus, the implications of the educational use of ICT on the profile of the didactic competencies of teachers have been explored. Our intention was that of testing a theoretical model for the development of the educational design and management competencies through the use of specific practical models of learning situations didactic design as well as of learning and classroom management. The practical models chosen are genuine through their innovative educational elements. Based on educational use of ICT these models illustrate some of the most important contemporary tendencies and findings in the field of teaching and learning theory and practice.