{"id":1571,"date":"2020-05-20T08:15:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T08:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2020-05-20T08:15:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T08:15:59","slug":"st-marks-east-renfrewshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/myexampleblogversion2\/2020\/05\/20\/st-marks-east-renfrewshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Pupil and Parental Engagement at St Mark\u2019s Primary School, East Renfrewshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Increasing Pupil and Parental Engagement at St Mark&#8217;s with Twitter<\/b><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"960\" data-height=\"1000\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StMarksPrimary1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by StMarksPrimary1<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In St. Mark\u2019s, we have been working hard to increase parental engagement and maintain relationships with our families during school closure. Twitter has been a great tool for us to celebrate the achievements of our pupils and stay connected to our families. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teachers have shared examples of good work that has been submitted on Google Classroom and we have t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">weeted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> them from our school account to celebrate their success. Mr Hutcheson used examples of tweets from parents in his virtual assembly to highlight the excellent work that was taking place at home to all pupils. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PE, STEM and art challenges set by teachers on Google Classroom have been some of our most popular tweets, the creativity and enthusiasm of our pupils has been exceptional. We have also set a variety of challenges for our pupils and families and have observed a noticeable increase in engagement with these over time. The most recent Getty Museum Challenge has been fantastic and has again highlighted how creative our pupils and staff are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StMarksPrimary1\/status\/1258025524682686470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/myexampleblogversion2\/uploads\/sites\/9784\/2020\/05\/04115857\/st-marks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/myexampleblogversion2\/uploads\/sites\/9784\/2020\/05\/04115857\/st-marks.png 590w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/myexampleblogversion2\/uploads\/sites\/9784\/2020\/05\/04115857\/st-marks-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Feedback from parents\/carers regarding the use of Twitter to stay connected with our learners has been extremely positive and, in some cases, has helped to increase engagement with Google Classroom. Sharing examples of their learning in this way has helped to motivate pupils to attempt more activities and has had a positive impact on their confidence and enthusiasm for learning.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Increasing Pupil and Parental Engagement at St Mark&#8217;s with Twitter Tweets by StMarksPrimary1 &nbsp; In St. Mark\u2019s, we have been working hard to increase parental engagement and maintain relationships with our families during school closure. 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