Thank-you Computing Teacher, Deborah Blackburn, for sharing at our Teach Meet how she has been using Nearpod with her classes!
Category Archives: News & Updates
Renfrewshire Teach Meet – Using Spheros! #TeachMeet
We held a fantastic Teach Meet on 8 June. We will be sharing videos from the presenters between now and the end of term.
The first video is from Inchinnan Primary and is all about using Spheros with the iPads. Well done! Thanks Mrs Hunter for sharing!
Glow Competition – It’s time to Glow #ItsTimeToGlow
Teachers – help us find out more about how you and your learners use Glow by completing our form by 30 June. To thank you for taking part you’ll be entered into a free prize giveaway with the chance to win Glow goodies for your class in the new school year.
Reflect for Learning check-ins #GlowScot #MicrosoftEdu
Reflect for learning polls are now available in Glow! They are a great way for learners to reflect on their learning using OneNote Class Notebook.
Find out more here: https://t.co/0T45LowLtx
Read aloud and Dictate on iPad! #AppleEdu
Want to know how to turn on some of the iPad accessibility features? Check out our bite-sized video below!
Google for Education May EDU in 90 #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspaceEdu
Check out the latest Google Edu to hear about the Anywhere School and resources for teachers.
Chromebook Accessibility Tools to read aloud text #Chromebook #GoogleforEdu
Learners can adjust the settings on a Chromebook to read selected text aloud. Follow our quick video guide below to find out how quickly they can enable it!
Google for Education Certification #GCEScotland #GoogleForEdu #GooglePD #GoogleCE #GoogleCertifiedLevel1 and/or #GoogleCertifiedLevel2
We are delighted to let you know about Scotland’s Learn with Google Programme. This fully-funded programme will enable each school’s Digital Leader and Digitally Literate Educators to support their colleagues at school to become Google for Education Level 1 and Level 2 Certified Educators.
Building your Personal Learning Network (PLN) will be a highlight of this programme, and we would love for all participants to share that they are taking part and meet others who have already joined the programme.
Check out the information here and go on, get involved – you know you want to!
Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert #MIEExpert #TeamMIEEScotland
The next round of applications to become a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert is now open. To help you, check out this step-by-step guide of what is required. Go on, you know you want to!
MIEE Nominations 22-23 – New application support
Ready to join the #MIEExpert community? Self-nominations are open now until July 7th. 🏃
Check out the blog to learn more about Microsoft Educator Programs: https://t.co/hKgs9oxVMo #MicrosoftEDU pic.twitter.com/cGEypX2TGi
— Microsoft Education (@MicrosoftEDU) May 18, 2022
Practitioner Enquiry and Digital Learning #EdScotTLP
As part of the Digital Learning Offering for next session, I have met with Education Scotland’s Professional Learning and Leadership team to see how we could undertake practitioner enquiry with a focus on Digital Learning. We have agreed that this will be part of the Educator Leadership Programme and will be open to early years practitioners and post-probation classroom teachers. This is a short video to give you some information.
Those Renfrewshire staff who wish to undertake a Digital Learning practitioner enquiry should apply via the Educator Leadership Programme here having confirmed the dates with their Head. The closing date for applications is Monday 13th June. The website provides all the details of what the programme entails and the options but here are some key points:
Enquiry Cycle 1 takes place from September 2022 to February 2023
- Induction session: 6 September
- Touchpoint twilight 1: options 1/2/3 November
- Touchpoint twilight 2: options 18/19/20 January
- Sharing the Learning session: 2 February
Enquiry Cycle 2 takes place from February 2023 to June 2023
- Induction session: February (as part of Sharing the Learning session)
- Touchpoint twilight 1: options 14/15/16 March
- Touchpoint twilight 2: options 16/17/18 May
- Educator Leadership Programme summit: w/b 5 June (this may be in person).
I will be holding an information session for all interested staff on Tuesday 31 May at 4 pm. If you are interested, please use the link sent to your Glow email.
