back to learning, teaching and assessment home A well-crafted resource should be considered an important part of learning. Resources should be structured to convey meaning clearly with concise, bulleted text, alongside meaningful images or data representations and with lots of ‘white space’ on the screen. When presenting new information or ideas, educators should keep it …
back to learning, teaching and assessment home Using assessment to check learner understanding can be a useful starting point in a lesson. Checking understanding at the start of a lesson can support progression and coherence – that lessons take account of prior learning. Working with learners to develop learning intentions and success criteria makes clear …
back to learning, teaching and assessment home Flipped learning is a strategy where educators share learning resources and content with learners before thy attend class. This allows learners to engage with the content, adults to support them if required and means a more equal starting point in the classroom. Below are some examples of how …
back to learning, teaching and assessment home Managing your learning space or classroom is an important aspect of engaging learners. Ensuring learners know where, and how, to access resources gives them agency to learn independently. Managing the paper, pens and textbooks in a physical learning space is as important as managing the online space, such …
Exciting new resource created by young people for young people. Education Scotland supported North Ayrshire youth work to work with young people to create cyber resilience comics. You can read them here:
Cyber Scotland Week 25 – Scratch Code Along Recap and Resources Create a strong password generator using Scratch as part of Cyber Scotland Week 2025! In this session, you and your class will learn to use lists and random numbers to generate and store random strong passwords using three random words as advised by the National Cyber Security Centre. …
When you think of loose parts, do you ever consider light up resources? Small, inexpensive, battery operated torches, touch lights, string lights? The Thrive Outdoors Loose Parts Play Toolkit explains the origin and theory of loose parts, making reference to Simon Nicholson’s research from 1971; The Theory of Loose Parts: How NOT to Cheat …
Sharing our reading with you…… The two-year Toddlers, Tech and Talk study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, was conducted by researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in collaboration with Lancaster, Queen’s Belfast, Strathclyde, and Swansea universities. The study examined how technology, such as Amazon Alexa and Ring doorbells, influences early talk and …
Course Objectives: Build awareness and understanding of AI in education (AI Essentials) and the potential threats associated with AI (AI Safeguarding) as well as adopting a strategic, purpose-driven approach to AI use in schools (AI Strategy). Drop-in clinics will provide follow-on support as participants begin to apply what they have learnt to their real-life contexts. …
