National standards for educators

Digital Skills for Scottish Educators This guidance was developed to support the development of digital skills for all Scottish educators, including Early Learning and Childcare, school and Community Learning and Development sectors. It is based on the UK essential digital skills framework. View the Digital Skills for Scottish Educators guidance with this link View the UK essential digital skills framework with this link   The Community Learning and Development (CLD)

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Assessing learners’ understanding

Challenge and Enjoyment Progression Depth Personalization and Choice A young person’s progress should be assessed in ways and at times appropriate to that person’s learning needs. Judgements made about this learning should be based on evidence from a broad range of sources, both in and out of school, and by reference to a learner’s progress over time, across a range of activities > choosing assessment methods that are fit for

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Managing the digital classroom

If you have the option, confidence or need to use a digital classroom app, such as Teams or Classroom in Glow, then it is worth knowing the features and functions that support management. Like the physical classroom, having a well-prepared space with easy-to-access resources makes it easier for learners to use. Assignments is the most effective way to create learning, attach files and organise distribution and collection from learners. [embedyt]

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Accessibility

Challenge and Enjoyment Personalization and Choice Relevance   5. Every child and young person is entitled to personal support to enable them to gain as much as possible from the opportunities which Curriculum for Excellence can provide Supporting children and young people in their learning involves a range of people– parents and carers, nursery teachers and nurses, primary teachers, secondary teachers, support staff, college staff, psychological services, Skills Development Scotland,

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Engaging and creative activities

Challenge and Enjoyment Personalization and Choice Relevance Enrichment of learning through exploration of different contexts may, in some circumstances, also be an effective way of meeting very able pupils’ needs at some points all are entitled to take part in activities which will engage and motivate them, nurturing their talents and enabling them to develop the skills they will need for life and for work.   Planned learning should be

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Making resources for lessons

Challenge and Enjoyment Depth Personalization and Choice Relevance Enrichment of learning through exploration of different contexts may, in some circumstances, also be an effective way of meeting very able pupils’ needs at some points Progression in learning will depend on learners having adequate opportunities to use higher order learning activities and develop breadth of learning through practice and application across a range of contexts, rather than on rapid movement through

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