Category Archives: Interdisciplinary learning

Use of USB Microscopes (NOT just a Science resource)!

Catherine Kerr Faculty Leader Science

A ‘USB microscope’ can be an interesting and fun tool for pupils in school. It can be used in a variety of ways including; children working in groups or individually, or simply something being demonstrated by a teacher on a large screen in front of the class. Equally as effective, the scope could be taken out doors with the use of a laptop. I have used this with my class to view very small seeds, fabric and materials and they loved guessing the object.

Welcome to the Professional Learning Blog

This blog is an area where all members of staff in St Margaret’s Academy can contribute and share a variety of information about their professional growth. For example:

  • Professional reading
  • Curriculum Developments
  • CPD opportunities
  • Useful resources/weblinks/etc
  • Tips for teachers
  • Good practice

By choosing suitable categories for posts and tagging them appropriately, it should be easier to find out what professional growth is happening across our schools and how our young people benefit from this. It is easy to provide a link from a post to a Glow Group or website.