{"id":2,"date":"2020-01-15T21:34:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T21:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:29:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"More about Apple RTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Regional Training Centres deliver courses to build the skills and confidence of educators to use Apple technology inside and outside the classroom. They are a community who share best practices and inspire excellence through teaching with Apple technology.<\/p>\n<p>Being\u00a0selected as an Apple Regional Training Centre highlights our commitment to facilitating training for teachers to develop skills and build confidence to use Apple technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Regional Training Centres create a community to share best practice and support teaching staff to attain Apple Teacher status, a professional learning programme designed to support and celebrate educators.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers from across the region can attend courses to build their knowledge and skills using technology in the classroom and earn badges to achieve their Apple Teacher recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Across the UK and Ireland, the goals of all Apple Regional Training Centres are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>facilitate training opportunities for teachers to develop skills using Apple technology in the classroom<\/li>\n<li>promote Apple in Education and share new products and innovations with educators<\/li>\n<li>build Apple Teacher across the region<\/li>\n<li>share best practices, build community and inspire excellence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/about\/img_0128\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1131,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0128\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128-269x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128-919x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-218 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128-919x1024.jpg 919w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128-768x856.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/inspirertc\/uploads\/sites\/3690\/2022\/11\/07160155\/IMG_0128.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/>To find out more, please visit the Apple Teacher website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/education\/apple-teacher\/\">https:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/education\/apple-teacher\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you already have your Apple Teacher accreditation you might like to consider becoming an Apple Learning Coach<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Apple Learning Coach<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As an ALC, teacher leaders will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Act as a coach and mentor to educators using the iPad and other digital tools<\/li>\n<li>Support staff to develop their teaching practices using digital technologies.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and lead professional learning within your school or cluster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>To become an ALC, candidates must complete the certified ALC programme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-paced online modules (Units 1\u20136) and reflective portfolio<\/li>\n<li>Two days of virtual workshops led by Apple Professional Learning Specialists<\/li>\n<li>Final Coaching Portfolio, including a Coaching Action Plan tailored to your setting.<\/li>\n<li>Total CLPL is up to 43.5 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To be considered for the ALC programme, candidates must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have Apple Teacher recognition<\/li>\n<li>Be willing to coach at least one educator in a primary, secondary, or local authority setting<\/li>\n<li>Have HT \/ leadership approval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find out more or apply:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Attend a virtual info session (optional but recommended)<\/li>\n<li>Gain approval from HT \/ leadership<\/li>\n<li>Apply online &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/education.apple.com\/learning-center\/T041301A-en_GB\">Apply to Apple Learning Coach \u2013 Apple Education Community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Regional Training Centres deliver courses to build the skills and confidence of educators to use Apple technology inside and outside the classroom. They are a community who share best practices and inspire excellence through teaching with Apple technology. Being\u00a0selected as an Apple Regional Training Centre highlights our commitment to facilitating training for teachers to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;More about Apple RTC&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4432,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4432"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/inspirertc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}