In this Guest blog post, Claire McVittie, Teacher of English from St Kentigern’s Academy in West Lothian, Forth Valley and West Lothian shares on how she has created a OneDrive page for English specialists to share resources and ideas.
As a Teacher of English, it’s safe to say that my skill set does not rest in technology. However, I am always keen to learn how to use it both inside and outside of the classroom in order to best support pupils and colleagues. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with staff who are always willing to share resources. I am a big believer in working together in order to learn about different teaching styles and different approaches. This said, given that there was only twelve of us in the department, our resource bank was somewhat limited.
I was becoming increasingly interested in how much time Teachers of English could save, if only we worked together from a shared bank or resources. On Sunday 11th September, I decided to do something about this, and created my OneDrive page (which I recently synced up with Teams). The OneDrive page/Teams page is a safe place where people can share ideas, resources and expertise. I need to add people through their Glow email address – feel free to get in touch if you’d like me to add you.
Currently, the page has 1,398 members; teachers ask to join daily and, most importantly, it gets people sharing resources. I am always impressed with the different resources I find on it and I am very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to upload their own work – we all know how long it takes to produces high-quality resources!
Given the current climate, teachers are working harder than ever to ensure that our young people are receiving the best possible support in so many different areas. I am delighted to see that my OneDrive page is being utilised and is supporting people during these unprecedented times and can’t wait to watch it grow.
Claire McVittie
Twitter: @missmcvittie
Email: claire.mcvittie@westlothian.org.uk
Instagram: @st_kents_english
