USW Staff Digital Competence
Monthly newsletter for staff development
Issue 1
As a way of developing confidence of staff and sharing good practice, this newsletter will highlight some of the things that teachers are doing and some guidance on how you can start to use the apps in your own delivery.
iPads and teaching
IPad at USW
Lots of staff are now starting to see the real benefit of using iPads in teaching and more importantly, so are the students. The number of students that are using their own devices is growing and now is the time to fully embrace the 21st Century skills.
It is too easy to just focus on the outcomes in education and in doing this we completely miss the journey. So many teachers are doing great things in their classroom to really get students being creative and to think about how they are learning. The iPad is a tool to really enhance this process.
Over the coming months I will focus on specific apps or ways to develop use of devices in the classroom and how it can impact on student learning, even to the point of them wanting to do work at home!!!!!
Book Creator
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CPD
Teachmeets
Another fast growing movement to help you develop your own CPD and create great networks are teachmeets. They are basically a set of teachers presenting on what they are doing in their classrooms and how it is impacting on students learning. They are free events and you do not need to present but can simply soak up the ideas. Presentations usually last around 5 mins and are designed to get teachers thinking about how the idea might work in their own practice. Her is a great link to a list of teachmeets all over the country. http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/w/page/19975349/FrontPage
We will be having our very own teachmeet soon so you will see first hand how it works, however I urge you to venture outside to really see what is going on.
Other good links
Inspiration
Below are some articles that have been shared with me via Twitter. Some great tips on things you can do in tyour classroom, ideas about pedagogy and inspiration to develop your teaching and learning. Teachers are starting to keep blogs of their own learning which can become a hugely valuable resource for other teachers.