Introduction to Disciplinary Literacy Webinar

Introduction to Disciplinary Literacy Webinar : 28/1/21, 4-5 p.m.

Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools recommends prioritising ‘disciplinary literacy’ across the curriculum. Disciplinary Literacy is a subject specific approach that supports raising attainment and closing the gap via enriched literacy practices across the curriculum. This introductory session highlights research on what works in vocabulary and comprehension teaching for subject disciplines, teaching pupils to read, write and think in subject appropriate ways

Please sign up via CPD Manager or contact CLjadam@glow.sch.uk to arrange a date for your school or department.

FV&WL Nurture Wee Blether

Forth Valley & West Lothian invite you to Wee Blether Number 3 – Fostering feelings of school community during a pandemic, on Wednesday 25 November 2020, 16:00–17:00.

This is an opportunity to share how we have been using nurture principles to support children and young people, families and the wider school community.  Please see the flyer for more details.

Follow this link to register through EventBrite

Nurture flyer

 

Wee blether about how Microsoft Teams has been used across the curriculum

Join educators from across Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative for a wee blether about how Microsoft Teams has been used across the curriculum. Share what’s worked for you and your learners

Are you teaching using Microsoft Teams? Are you wondering how others are using the features of Microsoft Teams with their learners?

Then why not join in a chat with colleagues doing likewise from other schools in Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative (Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling and West Lothian) – share what’s worked for you and your learners, and hear from others.

Join educators from across FVWL RIC for a wee blether on how Microsoft Teams has been used across the curriculum. Share what’s worked for you and your learners. The conversations will be facilitated by Education Scotland and FVWL RIC digital officers. There are different sessions for educators to choose depending on whether your pupils are first level, second level, third level or fourth level, so you can join in whichever sessions suit you.

A Glow login is required to join these sessions. They will take place on Glow, in the FVWL Webinars Digital Learning and Teaching channel in Microsoft Teams. Just sign up at the link below for your choice of session, and joining details will also be sent to you to confirm your place:

First Level Teams Wee Blethers – Monday 9 November 4.30pm-5.30pm – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/126305125029
Second Level Teams Wee Blethers – Thursday 12 November 4.30pm-5.30pm – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/126314781913
Third Level Teams Wee Blethers – Monday 23 November 4.30pm-5.30pm – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/126315088831
Fourth Level Teams Wee Blethers – Thursday 26 November 4.30pm-5.30pm – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/126315475989

 

Reciprocal Reading Programme

The RIC Reciprocal Reading programme gained Education Scotland endorsement before the summer break:

https://professionallearning.education.gov.scot/learn/programmes/reciprocal-reading/

An online version of this programme has been running since August 2020 and many schools across FVWL are participating.

Programme Outline

  1. Online meeting via Teams: Introduction to Reciprocal Reading & Improvement Methodology (1 hour).
  2. Consolidation: video – Dr. Kylie Bradfield, Stirling University (1 hour)
  3. Reciprocal Reading in Practice: videos & questions for consideration (1 hour).
  4. Approaches: read the article by Kelley Stricklin then consider suitable approaches for your class (1 hour).
  5. Online meeting via Teams to discuss progress & introduce “Think Alouds” (1 hour).
  6. Think Alouds: read the paper then prepare your own modelling lesson (1 hour).
  7. Implementation in school using teacher confidence and learner engagement forms to track progress
  8. Online discussion via Teams to discuss progress (1 hour).

Please contact Dr Janet Adam for further details: CLjadam@glow.sch.uk

Welcome to Iain McGhee, our new FV&WL RIC Development Officer

I am delighted to be taking up this post with the Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative (RIC).  I’ve come from a secondary background, originally as a Modern Studies teacher in Kilmarnock and Glasgow before spending the last 15 years at Senior Management level in Alloa Academy.  Although my experience has been largely based in the secondary sector I’ve always been a strong believer in the importance of lifelong learning and fully appreciate the great work that early years and primary practitioners do on a daily basis in developing our children.

I hope that working together we can continue to create a genuinely collaborative organisation that is able to meaningfully support educators at all levels across the RIC in our drive to raise attainment, create equity and provide the best possible opportunities for our children and young people.

Iain McGhee

FV&WL RIC Development Officer