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Learner Digital Literacy professional learning programme

This is Digital Learning, Teaching and Assessment is a professional learning programme to support teachers evaluate their use of digital and develop their practice.

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Information about the course

Why this course?
This is Digital Learning, Teaching and Assessment is an ongoing programme of professional learning aiming to support teachers make more effective use of digital in and out of the classroom to enhance learning and teaching.

How it works?
It runs once per term and three times per year. There are currently three sessions in the programme.

It is designed to meet level 3 of the Kirkpatrick model and requires evidence of a change in practice. It is suggested that  a very simple, time-efficient micro-enquiry is carried out. This should demonstrate a change made as a result of the learning and the impact of this in on a group of learners or educators.

What it covers?
Attendees will be required to participate in online discussions using chat, whiteboards and discussion features. They will consider aspects of planning, teaching and assessment and feedback and the use of digital to enhance these.

Attendee requirements:
Attendees should be digitally with online platforms, such as Microsoft365 and Google Workspace, or devices such as laptops, Chromebooks or iPads. Certifications such as Apple Teacher, Microsoft Educator or Google Teacher are recommended prior learning.

Attendance at all sessions is required for validated certificate of completion.

What does the training cover?

Learner Digital Literacy COURSE
Everyone Can Create COURSE

Digital School Award (Scotland)

Digital Schools Awards is a national awards scheme to promote, recognise and encourage a whole school approach to the use of digital technology in schools.

The Digital Schools Award Scotland (DSAS) programme helps schools assess progress and recognise excellence in the use of digital technology at nursery, primary, special education and secondary level while providing practical support and encouragement.

Discover how the digital schools award framework can support your setting to lead digital learning, teaching and assessment.

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Validation for DSAS

 

Catherine Cunningham is a DSAS validator. Here she shares an overview of the purpose and structure of the award framework and criteria.  Catherine provides helpful advice and top tips from starting your journey in registering for the award through to the validation visit and what to expect.

Advice from DSAS schools

Tullialan Nursery School, Fife

Amanda Sloper (Depute Headteacher) shares how the framework helped transform the culture and how digital is now embedded across the early level curriculum.

Fintry Primary, Dundee

Jayne Mays (class teacher and digital leader) shares her insights and top tips into how the DSAS framework supported practitioners embed digital learning across the primary curriculum. 

Braes High, Falkirk

Ian Vosser (digital leader) explains the approaches taken to, and impact of, embedding digital literacy across the high school.

Level 4 Resources for Cyber Fundamentals and Internet Safety

Education Scotland have collaborated with Girvan Academy in South Ayrshire to produce a set of resources that combine the SQA level 4 units in Cyber Security Fundamentals and Internet Safety.  These resources reinforce our belief that every learner should have the knowledge and skills to use the internet and online services safely, allowing them to spot potential risks and recover from any potential harm, they face while using online services. 

The following teaching resources have been created:

 

Assessment evidence  

The assessor will use the portfolio approach to generate evidence that learners have achieved these units. 

A learner must complete the Getting Started with Online Accounts booklet, one of the relevant ”Getting Started with Chromebook/iPad’ booklets (depending on what device they have set up), and then the assessor must complete an observation checklist for every learner:

  • Assessor answer booklet  
  • Observation checklist  
  • Learner profile  

 

The teacher answer booklet and prior verification certificate can be downloaded from the SQA secure site.

Cyber First Aid Box launches

Cyber First Aid Box *NEW RESOURCE*

The Cyber First Aid Box is designed to support families recover from online harms.

Designed in partnership with Decode Cyber Solutions and Education Scotland’s Digital Skills team – it is a free resource available to everyone. 

Clicking on the image or link will open a new browser tab to the Cyber First Aid Box website. The site will ask a series of questions to help families determine the best response to a harmful online incident, including how to approach the subject with children & young people, possible solutions, and the first steps to recovering from it.

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Open the Cyber First Aid box