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Coding, Computing, Pyonkee, Scratch, Collaboration, STEM, Hackathon, CoderDojo, Year3, Animation, Minecraft, Codeclub
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On coding as career-enhancing: ‘it is a skill set which has really benefited me.’ ‘It’s self taught. I knew it was coming. You are looking to it to develop your knowledge.’
On the role of computer co-ordinator: ‘my role is to help teachers build up their confidence in teaching.’ ‘It’s still very new - i want to learn more’ ‘I have to as a practitioner open their eyes to see the application of computing in the real world’
On coding: ‘Key stage two use Pyonkee; key stage three use Scratch Junior.’
On students being engaged in computing: ‘One of the reasons why coding is so fun, is the fact that kids WANT to do it. They want to compute, create their own games, their own characters.’ ‘That kind of enthusiasm - it makes it easy to teach it!'
On collaborating: ‘’It's a case of sharing practice, and learning from mistakes.’
On Minecraft: ‘Minecraft - for better or worse they are involved in Minecraft. It’s one of those fads at the moment, I’m waiting for it to die down, but it’s something which has helped them. It has it’s benefits!’
On CodeClub: ‘Both genders are really into code club which is good, really good.’
On aspirations to bring robotics into the school: ‘I can imagine the kids going WHOA - coding and robots!’
On Barclays coder-dojo: ‘i get to see how corporations are hoping children learn how to code. Seeing them get support and making things - it’s really good.’ 'They had bowls of sweets which kept them really hyperactive.’
On Local Authority training sessions: ‘I really hope that that continues not just for lead teachers but for other staff as well.'
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STEM, STEAM, Computing, Design, Islamic Art, V&A East, Inset days, CPD, Teachers resources, wearable technologies, coding, processing, arts, design technology, 21st Century, East London, NASA, new material technology, UX, iterative design, elegance
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On V&A East: ‘What we don’t want to do is just parachute in this giant spaceship of a museum’ ‘It is a chance for the new V&A to create a museum that fits the 21st century.’
On East London: ‘East London is where a lot of the interesting creative activity is happening.’
On collaborating with schools in East London: ‘We are doing research with the local community, with schools, to start building those relationships now.’
On the curriculum: ‘We look at Maths through Islamic Art and Architecture. We look at computing, but always through the lens of art and design.’ ‘We can chip into the computing curriculum nicely through our collection of computing art…we’ve been collecting since the 1960s.’
Promoting the arts: ‘One of the challenges that we always have is really making sure that arts sticks in the curriculum and it isn’t excluded by the STEM concentration that is happening..’
Challenges for schools: ‘for schools and colleges it can be really difficult to take a class out and to arrange cover and to convince heads
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Alex Flowers
V and A East
Victoria and Albert Teachers’ Resources
V and A Islamic Art and Maths Resources
Vogue Hackney Wick Centre of Cultural Universe quote
Processing - a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts
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LEA, CPD, chromebooks, Pi-top, low cost computers, mobile learning strategies, academisation, collaboration, google apps, Ipad, ESOL, reading, inequality, funding, business, controlled assessment
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On academisation: ‘It’s not a positive looking future’
On use of technology in Hackney schools: ‘The schools in Hackney have really maximised the use of technology.’ ‘In my experience the Hackney schools have always seen the benefits of technology’
On technologically savvy teachers and leaders in Hackney: ‘We have very technologically aware, competent and confident teachers and senior leaders who can see the benefit of that investment.’
On evidence-based Edtech: ‘‘We are very much looking at the efficacy of technology, rather than technology for technology’s sake.’
Sharing knowledge: ‘Really positive sharing of knowledge, experiences and different approaches’
On BBC Micro:bit: ‘Timing has been key here. If they arrive 6 weeks before the first GCSE exams then that’s going to put pressure on teachers to look at it further.’ ‘I think the timing suggests its something the secondary school teachers will pick up now after the exams.’
Edtech at Our Lady’s Convent High School : ‘It meets students expectations which is really important and i’m going to say it’s a time-saver.’‘It’s absolutely led by the pedagogy, not the technology, trying to enhance what was done previously not just augment tasks’
Business support: ‘The broader City of London and Tech city have offered phenomenal support’
Edtech for reading: ‘I’m adamant that using technology to engage children in reading is fantastically successful.’ ‘We absolutely encourage children to read traditional books as well.’
On access: ‘Key stage 4, key stage 5…access to technology is almost essential.’
On teacher pressure: ‘It’s a a really challenging environment out there at the moment. There is immense pressure.’
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Robotics, collaboration, primary school, edtech,innovation,education community manager, broadband, diversity,Hackney, making,makers, makerspace, start-up, broadcasting,London2012
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On 2016: ‘This is the year we reallygetgoing.’
On opportunities for local people: ‘Webecomethe connectors into the local community, working with theLondonLegacy Development Corporation’
On schools approaching Here East: ‘Wewantschools to be confident that they can make approaches to us,tolearn about broadcasting, to learn about making, to learnaboutwhat it means to be a start up’
The first edition of The Edtech Podcast - The Hackney Edition, covering:
On the tech industry in Hackney: ‘We’ve seen massive growth in tech companies…big and small.’
On opportunities for local people: ‘We’ve seen very little direct opportunity for local people…including our students.’
On diversity issues in the tech industry: ‘It’s really startling when you walk out of a campus where 70% of your students are from black and minority ethnic backgrounds into workplaces over the road which are 98%, or in some cases, 100% white.’ ‘It’s very stark.’
On their apprenticeships scheme: ‘It’s been slow to get going, I have to say; slower than I would have hoped.’ ‘Those young people are having an absolutely fantastic time. They are getting a really good salary and they are brilliant ambassadors.’ ‘That’s our focus forwards; that we will be a major provider of digital apprenticeships on the olympic park site.’