Category: Resource

Session Resources: Planning for Effective Digital Experiences

This page is for season resources from our Planning for Effective Digital Experiences session. This session explored planning for digital learning from both a documentation and a practical application point of view. 

Session Slides

You can view a PDF copy of the slides below. If you’d prefer the Keynote version please contact Kerry Abercrombie.

Additional Content

Our sessions tend to have a lot of live demonstrations within them. The remainder of the page outlines some of the digital tools covered in the session or signposting to some of the resources shown or mentioned in a format which can be easily revisited or passed along to colleagues who were unable to attend the session.

 

Planning for Digital Learning Document

Below we have embedded the new Planning for Digital Learning document. You can also access this in full screen here. As we mentioned in the session, this is only part one – part two which focuses on practical application is currently being created. 

 

Session Recording

Here is a recording of the session for those who wish to watch it again or who missed it. Please be aware that the session recording is edited to remove all discussion and task sections. This is to protect the privacy of our participants and ensure everyone feels comfortable speaking freely on mic and in the chat without worry that their comments will be made publicly available.

Session Resources: AI in Education – Differentiation and Accessibility

This page is for season resources from our AI in Education: Differentiation and Accessibility session. This session explored AI tools designed to help cater to diverse learner needs.

Session Slides

You can view a PDF copy of the slides below. If you’d prefer the Keynote version please contact Kerry Abercrombie.

 

Additional Content

Our sessions tend to have a lot of live demonstrations within them. The remainder of the page outlines some of the digital tools covered in the session or signposting to some of the resources shown or mentioned in a format which can be easily revisited or passed along to colleagues who were unable to attend the session.

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AI in Education: Guiding Principles and Support

All Falkirk Council education staff using or considering using AI in education should familiarise themselves with the AI in Education: Guiding Principles and Support information. 

Education Prompt Library

The education prompt library is a collection of pre-prepared, high-quality prompts covering a wide range of planning and preparation tasks and pedagogical approaches. Educators can browse the prompts, copy and paste their selected prompt directly into Google Gemini, then customise it to suit their specific context and needs. The education prompt library is an ongoing piece of work and will continue to grow over time. Prompts 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 are specifically related to differentiation or accessibility.

AI Teacher Tools – Starter Suite

Navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in education can be overwhelming for busy educators. Our starter suite offers a carefully curated collection of nine free AI-powered tools which have been assessed to ensure their educational value and ease of initial use. The hope is that this provides a practical entry point for teachers and establishments embarking on their AI journey. The document sorts the tools by educational function, gives an education focused use overview and provides quick guides for each tool.

Falkirk AI Teacher Network

Are you interested in exploring the potential of AI in education? Express your interest in joining our AI Teacher Network. By filling out this form, you’ll help us connect with like-minded educators and keep you updated on exciting opportunities, resources, and events. You will also have the opportunity to influence the use if AI in education within Falkirk. We’ll be in touch with details of how to join the Microsoft Teams space.

Which ‘Grade’ is That? Conversion Table

Here is that handy conversion table for use with AI tools which default to the US system.

Quick Guides

Below you can find the quick guides for the four tools featured in this session.

Google Gemini – Quick Start Guide

Gemini Quick Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do?

Google Gemini chatbot is a large language model (LLM) developed by Google. While Google Gemini describes a family of LLM tools integrated throughout Google Workspace, the Google Gemini standalone chatbot is available to all staff via Glow login to the Google Workspace tenancy operated by Glow/Education Scotland. Its ability to process and generate diverse information aims to create more natural and helpful AI interactions. Google Gemini is an 18+ product and is only available to staff users within Glow. It is designed to be multimodal, meaning it can understand and operate across text, code, images, and more.   

How do I get access? Staff can log into Google Gemini for free via their Glow account. Learners do not have access to Google Gemini via Glow as it is an 18+ product.

Diffit

Diffit Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do? Diffit is an AI-powered tool designed to help educators create differentiated learning materials quickly. It allows teachers to generate customised content at various reading levels based on a given text or topic. By adjusting the complexity of language, Diffit ensures that students with different abilities can engage with the same subject matter, supporting personalised learning and making lesson planning more efficient for teachers. 

How do I get access? Teachers can sign up for a free account on the Diffit website.

Pupils do not need to access Diffit.

 

Magic School – Quick Start Guide

Magic School Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do? Magic School is a collection of 70+ AI tools (Magic Tools) to help teachers with a variety of tasks including lesson planning, differentiation, planning group work, generating vocabulary lists, and so much more. It also has 40+ responsible AI tools that can be launched to students to allow them to explore generative AI while the teacher can monitor their interactions with and the outputs from the AI model. Tools for students include study habits, debate partner, multiple explanations and more.

How do I get access? Teachers can sign up for a free account on the Magic School website.

Pupils do not need accounts to participate in Magic School activities.

School AI – Quick Start Guide

SchoolAI Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do? School AI allows learners to explore a Large Language Model in a safe environment through ChatGPT powered experiences called Spaces. Teachers can choose from a library spaces, or create their own with custom instructions tailored to learners’ needs. Teachers can manage, moderate and steer as students interact with the machine and receive real time ‘insights’ as well as being able to access live conversations from the teacher moderation screen.

How do I get access? Teachers can access School AI by signing up for a free basic account on the School AI website.

Pupils do not need accounts to participate in School AI spaces.

Session Recording

Here is a recording of the session for those who wish to watch it again or who missed it. Please be aware that the session recording is edited to remove all discussion and task sections. This is to protect the privacy of our participants and ensure everyone feels comfortable speaking freely on mic and in the chat without worry that their comments will be made publicly available.

Session Resources: Accessibility – Reaching All Learners

This page is for season resources from our Accessibility Reaching All Learners session. This session explored accessibility tools built into iPad as standard which are available to all learners on Connected Falkirk devices. 

Session Slides

You can view a PDF copy of the slides below or download the PDF by clicking on the three dots and selecting ‘Download PDF File’. If you’d prefer the Keynote version please contact Mari-Jane Wilcox.

 

 

Additional Content

Our sessions tend to have a lot of live demonstrations within them. The remainder of the page outlines some of the digital tools covered in the session or signposting to some of the resources shown or mentioned in a format which can be easily revisited or passed along to colleagues who were unable to attend the session.

The images and videos below are from a Connected Falkirk iPad – if you don’t have some of these features it may be because you are running a different version of iOS please update your iPad software by going to General > Software Update.

Apple categorise their accessibility features through for main categories of need: visual, motor, hearing and cognitive. We have organised this guide by elements which may help specifically in learning contexts: reading, writing, focus and physical.

 

Reading

Writing

Focus

Physical

Reading

There are many features on the iPad that can make reading easier. From display settings to read aloud functions there are lots of ways to customise your device.

Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size

Display & Text size options allow you to change the display settings on your device, these settings are applied to objects like buttons, menus, colours, dynamic text and other elements of the core display. Please note they do not apply to third party app contents and interfaces.

The clickable graphic below gives more information on what some of the most useful options within Display & Text Size do. 

Display & Text Size
Bold Text Larger Text On/Off Labels Increase Contrast Colour Filters

Bold Text

Bold text makes the text always bold throughout the system (app tile names, menu items, etc).

Larger Text

Larger text allows you to use the slider to increase or decrease the text size of your iPad display. If the largest size is not big enough you can toggle on Larger Accessibility Sizes which will enable a further slider.

On/Off Labels

On/Off Labels are handy for seeing when toggles are on or off by adding an additional visual mark that doesn't rely solely on colour.

Increase Contrast

Increase contrast increases the colour contract between app foreground and background colours - the contrast makes text appear darker which some people find easier to read.

Colour Filters

Colour filters allow you to apply a colour filter to your screen. Once toggled on you can choose from different filters or you can select your own colour tint and adjust the intensity and hue. This is very useful for people who benefit from a coloured overlay in class. The setting is only applied to your own device so does not appear on screenshots or screen mirroring keeping the support discreet for the user.

Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content 

Spoken Content features give lots of options for users who benefit from hearing words and sentences spoken aloud. Please note that these features are designed to work with core apps, some third party apps may not allow these system features to be used.

Spoken Content
Speak Selection Speak Screen Highlight content Typing Feedback Voices Pronunciations

Speak Selection

This is one we think everyone should have switched on. When you select text on an iPad (by double tapping) a number of options appear above the text. Speak selection adds

Speak Screen

When speak screen is turned on users can swipe downwards from the top of the screen with two fingers to have the entire screen read to them. It also brings up a controller which allows for moving backwards and forward through the reading as well as speeding up or slowing down the pace.

Highlight content

Highlight context gives users several options for having spoken content highlighted as it is read aloud. You can choose from words, sentences or words and sentences as well as being able to customise highlight styles and colours. This can be really useful for people who like to follow along with a visual cue.

Typing Feedback

Possibly more useful for writing than reading. Typing feedback allows users to have what they are typing read back to them automatically, there are many options for the level of support the device can give.

Character Feedback reads each individual letter out as it is typed, with character hints toggled on it will also gives the phonetic alphabet version of the letter (i.e. "H - Hotel").

Speak Words will read the whole word back to the user either when they have pressed space at the end of typing the word or added a full stop to indicate the end of a sentence.

Hold to Speak Predictions allows users to tap and hold on predicted words to have them read out before they select them.

Voices

Voices allows you to chose which voice reads the spoken content. With iOS 16 there is now (for the first time) a Scottish accent - Fiona - on your iPad. This can be useful both for native English speakers who are used to Scottish accents and for EAL learners who are in the process of learning/acquiring English through Scottish friends and teachers.

Detect languages being toggle on is helpful this setting automatically detects text that is typed in a different language and will read it aloud in that language when Speak is tapped.

Pronunciations

Every now and again the pronunciation of a word isn't quite right. Users can adjust these by adding custom pronunciations for their iPad. Simply type the word that is being mispronounced and then type the phonetic way it should/could be said.

Writing

Dictation

One of the most useful features to help with writing is the in built dictation or speech to text tool which appears as standard on the keyboard every time it pops up. Users can simply tap the little microphone icon to the left of the space bar and speak what they want to be typed on the screen. This can be a big time saver when searching for information, making notes, writing reminders, etc. It is also useful for those who find spelling challenging. In using this tool, learners also get to practice diction, enunciation and clarity in their speaking.

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Accessibility > Spoken Content > Typing Feedback

The typing feedback tools in Spoken Content may also be useful in supporting writing. See the Spoken Content section above for more information. 

Focus

While not necessarily found in the accessibility menu, there are a number of tools available on iPad which can help with focus by making the screen easier to read or stripping away some of the on screen distractions. 

Reader in Safari

Safari is the default web browser on iPad and it comes with a built in tool called Reader which allows users to view a web page article in one page, formatted for easy reading and presented without ads, navigation or other distracting items. You can adjust font, font size and background colour for Reader.

To enable it look to the left of the web address bar at the top of the screen. Depending on which iOS you are using you will either see an AA button or a small rectangle with two lines underneath, tap on this button to Show Reader. If you don’t see any of the Reader options, tap the button again. To come out of Reader tap the Reader button and select Hide Reader.

This is what the older version of Reader looks like in iOS 17 or below:

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This is what the new version of Reader looks like on iOS 18:

 

Focus

Focus is a helpful feature on iPad (and iPhone) which allows users to put their device into a temporary mode which automatically filters notifications and apps on their device. There are three pre-set modes: do not disturb; work; and personal. Users can customise these pre-set Focus modes or create their own. Find out more about Focus features here.

The easiest and quickest way to enable Focus is to swipe down from the battery indicator in the top right hand corner to open your Control Centre. Focus appears as an option in one of the panels indicated by the word Focus, this panel will also tell you when a particular mode is switched on. Two switch focus on or off simply tap Focus and then tap the mode you want to activate/deactivate.

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Light Mode/Dark Mode

Often seen as an aesthetic choice, the option of light or dark mode can also help with reading by increasing clarity and reducing strain on the eyes. This option changes the screen display between Light mode which uses a light background with dark text (positive contrast polarity) and Dark mode which uses a dark background with lighter text (negative contrast polarity).

The ability to change between modes is found in Settings > Display & Brightness, where you can toggle between the two or set a schedule for when you want your device to move between the two options

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Night Shift

Another feature which can make the screen easier on the eyes is Night Shift. Night Shift automatically adjusts the colours of the iPad display to the warmer end of the spectrum. It can be set to come on at a specific time of day through the schedule toggle.

Find Night Shift in Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift

Physical

There are several features on the iPad which make it easier for people with physical or motor challenges. While some of these make use of external equipment such as switches, keyboards, trackpad and mouse, there are a few handy ones that make things easier for everyone.

Corner Gestures

A gesture refers to how you control the iPad and its apps this includes things like — tap, touch and hold, swipe, scroll, and zoom. Each of these gestures do different things and can do different things in different areas of the screen. For more information on gestures see here.

iOS 16 and above includes two corner gestures which can be very handy. Corner gestures are when you swipe from the corner of the screen towards the middle.

Swiping from the bottom left corner to the centre of the screen is a quick and easy way to take a screen shot for those who find it tricky to hold the home and power buttons at the same time.

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Swiping from the bottom right corner to the centre of the screen opens quick notes which allows users to make notes in a pane that appears over the top of their current view. This can be helpful for people who find moving between apps tricky or who find split screen makes things too small.

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Voice Control

You can turn on Voice Control via Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control if you wish to be able to control your iPad with your voice. This can be helpful for people who need or want to use their device hands free. When voice control is activated your iPad listens for commands and allows users to navigate and interact with their device using voice to tap, swipe, type, and more.

To turn voice control off you can go into Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control and toggle it off or you can simply speak the command ‘Turn off voice control’. You can find out more about Voice Control here.

Accessibility Assistant Shortcut

Looking for personalised accessibility suggestions? The iPhone & iPad Accessibility Assistant shortcut can give users personalised suggestions for accessibility tools.

Open the Shortcuts app, tap on Shortcuts for Accessibility in the Gallery, choose iPhone & iPad accessibility Assistant and tap Add Shortcut. This Shortcut will now appear in My Shortcuts. When you open it you will be asked to choose a category and then a specific condition, you can add as many as you like, once you’re done tap on Finished and the assistant will automatically generate and open a note with all of the accessibility features available to meet your needs.

Session Recording

Here is a recording of the session for those who wish to watch it again or who missed it. Please be aware that the session recording is edited to remove all discussion and task sections. This is to protect the privacy of our participants and ensure everyone feels comfortable speaking freely on mic and in the chat without worry that their comments will be made publicly available.

Session Resources: AI in Education – Exploring Planning and Preparation

This page is for season resources from our AI in Education: Exploring Planning and Preparation session. This session explored AI tools specifically focused on helping teachers create and organise learning materials.

Session Slides

You can view a PDF copy of the slides below or download the PDF by clicking on the three dots and selecting ‘Download PDF File’. If you’d prefer the Keynote version please contact Kerry Abercrombie.

Additional Content

Our sessions tend to have a lot of live demonstrations within them. The remainder of the page outlines some of the digital tools covered in the session or signposting to some of the resources shown or mentioned in a format which can be easily revisited or passed along to colleagues who were unable to attend the session.

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AI in Education: Guiding Principles and Support

All Falkirk Council education staff using or considering using AI in education should familiarise themselves with the AI in Education: Guiding Principles and Support information. 

Education Prompt Library

The education prompt library is a collection of pre-prepared, high-quality prompts covering a wide range of planning and preparation tasks and pedagogical approaches. Educators can browse the prompts, copy and paste their selected prompt directly into Google Gemini, then customise it to suit their specific context and needs. The education prompt library is an ongoing piece of work and will continue to grow over time.

AI Teacher Tools – Starter Suite

Navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in education can be overwhelming for busy educators. Our starter suite offers a carefully curated collection of nine free AI-powered tools which have been assessed to ensure their educational value and ease of initial use. The hope is that this provides a practical entry point for teachers and establishments embarking on their AI journey. The document sorts the tools by educational function, gives an education focused use overview and provides quick guides for each tool.

Falkirk AI Teacher Network

Are you interested in exploring the potential of AI in education? Express your interest in joining our AI Teacher Network. By filling out this form, you’ll help us connect with like-minded educators and keep you updated on exciting opportunities, resources, and events. You will also have the opportunity to influence the use if AI in education within Falkirk. We’ll be in touch with details of how to join the Microsoft Teams space.

Which ‘Grade’ is That? Conversion Table

Here is that handy conversion table for use with AI tools which default to the US system.

Quick Guides

Below you can find the quick guides for the four tools featured in this session.

Google Gemini – Quick Start Guide

Gemini Quick Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do?

Google Gemini chatbot is a large language model (LLM) developed by Google. While Google Gemini describes a family of LLM tools integrated throughout Google Workspace, the Google Gemini standalone chatbot is available to all staff via Glow login to the Google Workspace tenancy operated by Glow/Education Scotland. Its ability to process and generate diverse information aims to create more natural and helpful AI interactions. Google Gemini is an 18+ product and is only available to staff users within Glow. It is designed to be multimodal, meaning it can understand and operate across text, code, images, and more.   

How do I get access? Staff can log into Google Gemini for free via their Glow account. Learners do not have access to Google Gemini via Glow as it is an 18+ product.

NotebookLM – Quick Start Guide

NotebookLM Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do?

NotebookLM is a specialised mini-LLM (Large Language Model) from Google. Unlike LLMs like Gemini, ChatGPT and Copilot, Gemini interacts only with the content you provide. You can upload up to 50 sources, including web links, YouTube videos, and various file types (PDF, .txt, Markdown, audio, images). You can use NotebookLM to question, summarise, and interact with your materials in the chat, or utilise the “studio” to create new assets, even generate downloadable AI podcasts. It’s like having a dedicated AI research assistant focused solely on your specific documents.

How do I get access? Staff can NotebookLM  via their Glow account. Learners do not have access to NotebookLM via Glow at the moment.

Magic School – Quick Start Guide

Magic School Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do? Magic School is a collection of 70+ AI tools (Magic Tools) to help teachers with a variety of tasks including lesson planning, differentiation, planning group work, generating vocabulary lists, and so much more. It also has 40+ responsible AI tools that can be launched to students to allow them to explore generative AI while the teacher can monitor their interactions with and the outputs from the AI model. Tools for students include study habits, debate partner, multiple explanations and more.

How do I get access? Teachers can sign up for a free account on the Magic School website.

Pupils do not need accounts to participate in Magic School activities.

School AI – Quick Start Guide

SchoolAI Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie

What does it do? School AI allows learners to explore a Large Language Model in a safe environment through ChatGPT powered experiences called Spaces. Teachers can choose from a library spaces, or create their own with custom instructions tailored to learners’ needs. Teachers can manage, moderate and steer as students interact with the machine and receive real time ‘insights’ as well as being able to access live conversations from the teacher moderation screen.

How do I get access? Teachers can access School AI by signing up for a free basic account on the School AI website.

Pupils do not need accounts to participate in School AI spaces.

Session Recording

Here is a recording of the session for those who wish to watch it again or who missed it. Please be aware that the session recording is edited to remove all discussion and task sections. This is to protect the privacy of our participants and ensure everyone feels comfortable speaking freely on mic and in the chat without worry that their comments will be made publicly available.

AI in Education: Education Prompt Library

Looking for some help with AI prompting for education? Visit our new education prompt library. Designed to help you boost your prompting to get better outputs and save valuable time.

The education prompt library is a collection of pre-prepared, high-quality prompts covering a wide range of planning and preparation tasks and pedagogical approaches. Educators can browse the prompts, copy and paste their selected prompt directly into Google Gemini, then customise it to suit their specific context and needs. 

The education prompt library is an ongoing piece of work and will continue to grow over time.

 

Click the image below or use the link to visit the education prompt library: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/promptlibrary/ 

Falkirk Digital Learning Leadership Week

Digital Learning Leadership Week (26th to 30th May 2025) is focused on developing and enhancing digital learning leadership across our education establishments in Falkirk. Through a series of events, including digital partners and guest speakers, we’ll explore strategies, approaches and tools to help us meaningfully integrate technology into teaching and learning to improve learning outcomes and experiences for children and young people.

This week is about creating the time and space to collegiately discuss, explore, share and develop the ways in which we can lead the leverage digital tools effectively, to improve educational outcomes for our students and equip them with the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to thrive in an ever-changing, fast-paced digital world. From strategic school leadership level, to classroom based leaders of learning – there are events for everyone over the course of the week.

What’s on?

Google Discovery Day: Leading Digital Learning

Time: 10am – 3pm • Location: Forth Valley College

Audience: Senior leadership/digital leads in all sectors

Description: Join Canopy and Google for Education to explore how school leaders can effectively lead digital learning in their establishment to improve student outcomes. The session emphasises strategic and pedagogical approaches and innovative uses of technology. Hear inspiring stories from local schools who have successfully implemented digital learning strategies, overcome challenges and are having an impact on learners and learning. Explore how to leverage technology to enhance teaching and learning, and ultimately, drive student success.

Your school does not have to be actively using Google Workspace for Education to attend, the session focuses on leadership of digital learning. Lunch is provided at this event.

Day Overview:

This full day workshop aims to equip school leaders with strategies and frameworks to effectively lead the consistent and meaningful use of digital learning tools in their schools, particularly in relation to Google Workspace use on iPad. Sessions will have a Google focus, but strategies shared could be applied in any school setting. The day will be split into four parts consisting of:

Your Reality – Usage, Impact & Potential: Participants will reflect on their school’s current usage of digital tools, identify barriers to best practice, and potential for improving provision.

Defining Success – Powerful and Effective Workflows: This section focuses on agreeing upon core workflows that support school priorities and balancing consistency with pedagogical freedom. We will introduce Google’s Gemini AI tool in this session. 

Leading the Change – Supporting Staff & Embedding best practice: Practical strategies to support staff in adopting and embedding Google Workspace effectively will be discussed, including the use of Google tools for leadership and planning professional development.

Learning from the Field – Effective Leadership in Practice: Participants will hear real-world examples of leading Google Workspace implementation from local peers in a Q&A panel format.

Sign up here.



 

Teaching and Learning Using Google on iPad

Time: 10am – 3pm •  Location: Grangemouth Town Hall

Audience: Classroom teachers, faculty heads and SLT in all sectors.

Description: Join Canopy and Google for Education in this professional development day for classroom teachers who lead learning in their classroom every day. Focused on enhancing your teaching and learning using Google Workspace tools. Find solutions to your questions about AI, digital pedagogy and practice. Discover tips and tricks to reduce your workload using Google tools to maximise productivity and lead change in your setting from the ground up.

Your school does not have to be actively using Google Workspace for Education to attend but this session does focus on Google tools, please ensure you have logged into Google Workspace via Glow (including checking you have access to Google Gemini) and accepted the terms and conditions prior to attending this session. This session is perfect for those already using Google Workspace who wish to delve deeper into the tools or those who are interested in using Google Workspace to get hands on and discover what is possible. Lunch is provided at this event.

Day overview

Today is all about maximising impact using Google Workspace and your iPad in the Classroom. Join us for a practical, hands-on workshop focused on getting the most out of Google Workspace and iPads in your classroom. This day is designed for teachers who want to enhance learning, save time, and create inclusive learning environments using technology. Here’s what you can expect:

Session 1: The Connected Classroom – Mastering Google Classroom on iPad:

  • Learn to navigate the Google Classroom app on the iPad efficiently.
  • Discover how to create and manage assignments using the iPad, incorporating photos, videos, and annotations

Session 2: Engaging Learners – Dynamic Formative Assessment & Feedback with Google on iPad:

  • Explore using Google Forms for quick quizzes, exit tickets, and feedback.
  • Learn to provide timely, effective feedback using iPad annotation tools and Google Docs/Slides features.

Session 3: Inclusive Practice – Supporting Every Learner with Google on iPad Accessibility:

  • Learn to leverage Google Workspace and iPad accessibility features to support students with diverse needs.
  • Discover how to adapt assignments and materials for differentiation.
  • Explore tools like Google Keep and Calendar to aid organization for learners.

Prerequisites: Please bring your iPad with the necessary Google apps (Classroom, Drive, Docs, Slides, Forms, Keep) installed and logged into your Glow/Google Workspace account.

Sign up here.

Adobe x Falkirk: Adobe Creative Educator and AI Tools in Express

Time: 4pm – 5.30pm • Location: Online

Audience: Educators in all sectors.

Description: Calling all creative teachers! This session is for our classroom teachers who value creativity, imagination and self expression in the classroom. Explore Adobe Express and find out how it can be used to encourage and inspire creative projects where learners can show what they know, explore ideas and tell their stories. Get to grips with exciting built in AI features including AI image generation. Become a certified Adobe Creative Educator Level 1 and become a creativity leader in your school. All Falkirk teachers have access to Adobe Express via Glow on iPad (app) and desktop (browser) – make sure you have logged in prior to the session.

Sign up.

Heads of Establishment Conference: Digital Leadership

Time: 9.15am – 2.30pm •  Location: Forth Valley College

Audience: Head Teachers and Heads of Centre in ELC, primary and secondary.

Description: The focus of this Heads of Establishment Conference is digital leadership. Join Dan Fitzpatrick – educational strategist, author and international keynote speaker on artificial intelligence in education – for a morning keynote on navigating the changing landscape of education. Learn the “Three Box Solution” to drive innovation and develop future-ready leadership skills.

Participate in hands-on workshops with Dan Fitzpatrick and our local Digital Learning Team focused on AI leadership as well as time to collaborate with colleagues on the Agile Leadership work we are currently exploring with Dr. Simon Breakspear. 

The afternoon culminates in a session with Professor Steve Munby – a world-leading authority on leadership and on system reform –  focusing on building future-ready schools. 

No sign up required. Confirm attendance in line with usual practices for HOE Forum.

Prep the machine: writing AI prompts for teachers with Dan Fitzpatrick

Time: 3pm – 4pm • Location: Larbert High School

Audience: Classroom teachers in primary and secondary (limited spaces)

Description: Looking to level up your prompt engineering and truly leverage the power of an AI assistant? Join educational strategist and author of “The AI Classroom,” Dan Fitzpatrick, for this intimate and interactive workshop on crafting powerful AI prompts. Learn the PREP framework to get the most out of AI tools. Discover how to write prompts that generate engaging lesson plans, personalised learning materials, and innovative assessment tasks. This hands-on session will equip you with the skills to effectively integrate AI into your teaching practice. Don’t just use AI, master it and lead the way with prompt engineering in your school. Limited places available.

Sign up here.

The AI Classroom with Dan Fitzpatrick

Time: 4:15pm – 5:15pm • Location: Larbert High School

Audience: Classroom teachers, faculty heads and SLT in all sectors.

Description: Ready to ride the AI wave instead of being wiped out by it? Join educational strategist Dan Fitzpatrick, author of “The AI Classroom,” for an inspiring session on revolutionising learning with artificial intelligence. Discover how AI can free up educators to focus on critical thinking, understand its disruptive potential, and learn practical ways to harness its power today. Explore advanced AI and its implications for education. This isn’t just about tech; it’s about transforming the learning experience. Sign up now and prepare your students for the future.

Sign up here.