'Flipped learning and launching a new tech school'
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What's in this episode?
- Intro, what’s in this week’s episode, new venue for the launch party, and other news items
- Interview with Kirsty Tonks, Principal Designate at Shireland Technology Primary School, UK ( a new ‘flipped classroom’ primary opening in 2018)
- Kirsty Tonks own journey over 22 years of working in education; how the ubiquity of tech has made explaining the benefits to teachers, parents and students easier
- Roadmap for the Shireland Technology Primary School, UK ( a new ‘flipped classroom’ primary opening in 2018)
- How Shireland believes in ‘using technology in a mundanely clever way’
- How to use audio and video feedback to halve teacher marking times
- How to create a school ethos to create ‘smart creatives’ of the future able to select tools appropriately for each task
- The questions to ask before purchasing tech
- Why sustainable change towards innovation has to be systemic, not just based on a few
- The opportunities of being an academy or free school
- How ITT trainers can provide better teacher training
- How to create an expectation around using impactful tech methodologies in the classroom and to save time in school processes
- Kirsty’s desire to see a broader curriculum with innovation across all subjects not just ‘computing’
- Working with Sir Mark Grundy, and the history of tech in education
- What’s Maths Flip and how can it help with the ‘efficacy’ of tech for education?
- Kirsty Tonks’ Summer Reading list
Sample quotes
- ON TECH:
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- it isn't the tech itself but the impact it could have
- my philosophy has always been if i can do it again body can do it
- we talk at Shireland about using technology in a mundanely clever way..
- ON OPENING AN ENTIRELY NEW FLIPPED PRIMARY SCHOOL:
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- it’s exciting because it’s a blank piece of paper, but it’s terrifying because it’s a blank piece of paper as well
- ‘if there is anyone in the west midlands area who’s interested in being a smart creative then please do make contact.
- ‘we want technology to underpin all aspects of learning not just a pigeon hole of computing.’
- MESSAGE TO ITT PROVIDERS:
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- from a teacher training perspective i still think there is a way to go
- don’t focus on the sexy bits
- GETTING TEACHERS ON BOARD:
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- ‘it’s about having that conviction’
- ‘for sustainable change it has to be systemic, not just about a few creative teachers.’
- FOR THOSE PROCURING TECH:
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- What’s going to make the most impact with the least investment?
- Test things first in the classroom
Further reading:
- Kirsty Tonks, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-tonks-b3a3621a Shireland Technology Primary School, http://www.thelearningbank.co.uk/shireland/HighTechPrimary/HighTechPrimary.htm
- Flipped Learning Explanation, http://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/flipping-learning-schools
- Education Endowment Foundation Toolkit, https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit
- Alan November, http://novemberlearning.com/educational-services/educational-consultants/alan-november/
- SSAT, https://www.ssatuk.co.uk/ and Bett, http://www.bettshow.com/
- Estelle Morris, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_Morris
- Sir Mark Grundy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Grundy
- Maths Flip, https://twitter.com/mathsflip
- Andy Buck, Leadership Matters, http://www.johncattbookshop.com/leadership-matters-how-leaders-at-all-levels-can-create-great-schools
- Andrew Morrish, The Art of Standing Out, http://www.johncattbookshop.com/the-art-of-standing-out-transforming-your-school-to-outstanding-and-beyond
- The Girl on The Train, Paula Hawkins, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Train-Paula-Hawkins/dp/0857522310
- Jon Bergmann, http://jonbergmann.com/
- FlipconUK, http://flipconuk.co.uk/
Loughborough University London to host The Edtech Podcast Launch Party!
Delighted to announce the venue will be Loughborough University London.
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Loughborough University is ranked as a top 10 university for research excellence, with almost 66% of the work of Loughborough’s academic staff judged as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. This year Loughborough University topped the Times Higher Education Student Satisfaction survey; an interview focusing on Loughborough Universities UX strategy was released on episode 10 of The Edtech Podcast.
The Loughborough London campus opened 6 months ago and the course focus on Design Innovation, Digital Technologies, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, and Media and Creative Industries make it a perfect fit for the communities involved in education technology.