improving intervention with an online teaching and learning solution- kat thorne and russell davies
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Improving intervention with an online teaching and learning solution
A secondary school example for Senior Leaders
NAACE 2015 – Wednesday 25th March 2pm – 2.30pm
Russell Davies, Associate HeadTeacher @ Flint High SchoolKat Thorne, Director of Educational Solutions @ itslearning
Agenda• Introductions (KT/2.5 mins)• Background of Flint High School (RD/2.5mins)• Flint High Schools’ Intervention Journey
(RD/10mins total)Start of journey – Exploration of technology (RD)Middle of the journey – Current situation (RD)Future Plans (RD)
• Horizon Report 2014 and itslearning (KT/5 mins)• Interactive Question around Intervention (KT/5mins)• Q+A (KT/5 mins)
About usKat ThorneFormer TeacherDirector of Educational Solutions@ itslearning
Russell DaviesAssistant Headteacher @Flint High School
• 750 pupils• 11-18 years• Band 1• 19% free school meals
Initial training ‘burst’ Initial
enthusiasm from
teachers
Limited use of functionality
Uninspiring ‘look and
feel’
Early plateau reached
Fresh start (level playing field for all) In house
nominated coordinator
Training incorporated into Performance Mgt
systemRecognition of wide range of
needs and opportunities
Start of learning ‘journey’
Storing & arranging teaching resources
Presenting homework tasks
Self-marking assessment
tools
Linking with other interactive web
based technology
Storing ‘school’ documents
Students uploading outcomes
Providing online, rapid teacher
feedback
Pastoral & extra curricular ‘notice
boards’
Parent specific areas e.g.
Homework tasks & timetables
Sharing ‘headlines’ impacting on
learning
Engaging in online ‘learning
conversations’
Parent – student linked accounts
One-stop shop (fro guests, parent &
students)
Inclusive mentoring
Continuing the learning ‘journey’
Storing ‘school’ documents
Parent specific areas e.g.
Homework tasks & timetables
Engaging in online ‘learning
conversations’
Engaging in online ‘learning
conversations’
Linking with other interactive web
based technology
Sharing ‘headlines’ impacting on
learning
The Horizon Report
http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2014-nmc-horizon-report-EU-EN.pdf Take a look at this report on page 9, Flint High School in the UK, for example, uses the online “Itslearning” platform so that teachers and students can access real-time assessments of their knowledge acquisition through activities both inside and outside of the classroom.
Interactive Question (Kahoot) in itslearningOn Intervention
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Kat ThorneDirector of Educational Solutions
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