kathleen.johnston

As part of our Glow Mentor duties for Islay and Jura, Catherine and I have been hosting ICT training with A Curriculum for Excellence theme. The training is taking place over a four week block and is from 6.30 – 8.00 on a Monday evening.
The training is for all sectors, but is particularly suitable for Pre5 and Primary. The main emphasis is embedding ICT within the curriculum and using it as a tool.
Staff who attend work in similar age and stage groups to support one another at the planning stages. Colleagues have the opportunity to share ideas and work collaboratively on forward plans.
The next stage is to focus on one aspect of ICT and explore the skills required to use this tool most effectively. We have decided to look at digital photography and digital movie.
Over the next three weeks our colleagues will become more confident in using digital cameras and in embedding them in their learning and teaching.

Initial feedback is positive, with most people commenting on the benefits of planning together and sharing ideas. There has definitely been a real enthusiasm for using A Curriculum for Excellence as a base for this training – staff are seeing it as the way forward.
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First training session
Training Sessions Poster
Evaluation of first session