Classroom Connect

19. Heading South West - Regional special with Ellie Fraser

At Discovery Education our advisory team work across the country in regions, developing a deep understanding of the schools we work with. In this special episode Ian and Andrew spend some time with Ellie Fraser a school advisor for the South West region and former primary school teacher. Ellie shares with us some of the ideas, opportunities and activities she is involved with in her area. 
Our team support schools right across the country and are available to support you and your colleagues with ideas, guidance and resources, through video calls, webinars, face to face events and via email. 
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Please email us with questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com 

18. Maintain the Momentum - Why does digital provide rich support for the continuity of learning?

Carefully deploying a range of digital resources can help to support the continuity of learning by making effective links between home and school, providing opportunities for children to secure, develop and apply their learning. This includes keeping children engaged through holiday periods.
Ian and Andrew discuss a range of ideas and options - from the use of gamification to support skills practise to more creative ideas like designing apps in DE Coding, or using our free Sandbox AR app to create exciting immersive learning experiences with Augmented Reality.
Please email us with questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com 

17. A Great Start - How can digital provide options for daily starter activities?

Most teacher like to start the day with purposeful activities to get children thinking as they arrive in class. Ian and Andrew discuss some of the ways digital resources can provide a wide range of options to make these starter tasks rich and engaging, whilst also saving teacher time.
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16. Just in Time - How can digital resources save teacher time whilst enhancing children's learning?

A key measure for the value of a digital resource is - "Will it improve children's learning?" However this goes hand in hand with - "Will it save me time as a teacher?" If the answer is 'yes' to both of these questions then we can be sure the resource is truly valuable to us as teachers. Ian and Andrew discuss how we can evaluate resources with examples of assets that deliver on both.
Please email us with questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com 
 

15. Surround Sound - How can children's senses be used to enrich learning opportunities? A Spotlight on Strategies Episode

Ian and Andrew are back to discuss some more teaching strategies which can enhance teaching and learning through the use of digital resources. This time they focus in particular on the use of senses to help children to think and connect to learning in richer, deeper ways. 
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14. A Rewarding Experience - How can we increase pupil engagement by using targeted rewards through digital resources?

One of the powerful benefits of digital learning resources is that they can provide a wealth of opportunities for children to receive immediate feedback and can be rewarded for their engagement and personal progress. In this episode Ian and Andrew discuss some of the benefits of rewards and feedback and how they can really support children's agency in learning. 
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13. Solution Seekers and the Infinite Library - Why do enquiry based learning approaches build skills and knowledge?

Enquiry based learning can be a really effective way to create deep learning experiences for children, this requires us to formulate questions that spark curiosity and inspire children to seek the solution to a problem or understand a topic in real depth. Digital resources can provide access to so many sources of up to date sources of multi-modal information to support this kind of learning.
Ian and Andrew consider some of the ways that we can build skills and knowledge in rich, flexible and adaptive ways through an enquiry based approach.
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12. What's the Plan? - How can digital resources support flexible lesson planning?

As teachers we all develop our own style, we also know our children best and so it is essential that lesson planning is flexible and enables us to create unique experiences in the classroom. Digital resources can have a real impact on the ways on which teachers can plan in flexible ways best suited to their classroom. Ian and Andrew discuss some of the ways we can plan in flexible, adaptive and responsive ways meaning we can address the needs of our pupils as effectively as possible. 
Please email us with questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com