The London CLC Podcast

Show notes Personalised learning in the classroom has become a hot topic, especially with the move to remote and blended learning. As lockdown hit, schools and educators were increasingly asking how to do remote learning in a way that really helps teachers have a personalised dialogue with students and enables feedback. In this podcast, educators from London CLC, along with Katarina Sperling from the Department of Education in Norrköping, Sweden, tackle this exciting subject through the lens of the Erasmus+ project Empower2Learn (E2L), which has been looking at different approaches across Europe.  Hear about stories of promising practice which can help that personalisation process, including how a Swedish school developed a digital portfolio that made learning more visible to parents and a London's school's successful use of SeeSaw. This podcast also rounds up some of London CLC's exciting CPD opportunities on offer to teachers this term, including virtual sessions around assessment and feedback,  a new to computing subject leadership course and a digital security for schools briefing. Plus, early news of a new national programme of support to make sure teachers have the right tools and skills and pedagogy they need to ensure children can continue learning whatever the circumstances, and developments with the Tate Exchange programme for schools. Presented by: Caitlin McMillan, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre Guests: Sarah Horrocks, director, London Connected Learning Centre Katarina Sperling, International Project Coordinator at the Department of Education, Norrköping Rowan Roberts, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre Peter Lillington, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre Links to resources mentioned in the podcast Exploring AI in the classroom: Empower2Learn kicks off Co-creating a digital portfolio for a primary school: case study and insights for teachers and edtech startups Rosendale School’s remote learning journey with SeeSaw Blended learning resources from London CLC

Show notes How are schools using technology in creative and innovative ways to stay connected to children and parents? London Connected Learning Centre's Caitlin McMillan talks to a head and a teacher from two London primaries about how they are maintaining a sense of belonging and teacher presence during lockdown, from responding to the register with an emoji and five-minute tours of Peru to phonics tasks and dance routines from a class puppet called Chocolate Chocolate Button! Presented by: Caitlin McMillan, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre Guests: Kate Atkins, head of Rosendale Primary School, an outstanding research school in south London, CEO of the Great North Wood Education Trust Lucy Coates, teacher at Reay primary school, Lambeth Sarah Horrocks, director, London Connected Learning Centre Links to resources mentioned in the podcast Remote learning page with links to a host of resources including our essential guide to remote learning Remote learning in an emergency: six best practice principles from Rosendale Primary School Bridging the digital divide: latest evidence and advice on remote learning and digital equality in schools Teacher CPD during lockdown: what works and top tips

In London Connected Learning Centre's first podcast of 2020, get insider info on this year's Bett education technology show. The London CLC team recommend the talks to catch across the four days and their top tips for surviving the show, based on years of Bett experience and the thousands of steps they've walked through the exhibition halls.  You'll also find out more about London CLC's own Bett sessions - a whole day of professional development across six workshops on Friday 24 January. Find them on the Professional Development Stage in North and South Halls: Pedagogy and future software developers with Scratch, with Rowan Roberts Storytelling with digital technologies with Sarah Horrocks and Caitlin McMillan Enhancing primary history and geography with digital technologies, with Peter Lillington and Caitlin McMillan Technology in early years with Sarah Horrocks and Louise Wade Schools – saving time, working smarter, with Peter Lillington Leadership of technology and digital strategy with Sarah Horrocks and Peter Lillington SHOW NOTES Presented by: Sarah Horrocks, director, London Connected Learning Centre Peter Lillington, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre Caitlin McMillan, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre Links to resources mentioned in the podcast The Bett show and programme Find out more about our Bett CPD sessions, part 1 and part 2 London CLC is a Bett Awards 2020 finalist – twice! Listen to our Linda Liukas podcast Why educators need to know about Linda Liukas What Matters in Edtech podcast with Sarah Horrocks

What happens when you give nearly 200 primary school children the freedom of a floor of Tate for two days? Creativity, learning and fun! In this podcast Sarah Horrocks, London Connected Learning Centre's co-director, and Caitlin McMillan, a London CLC teaching and learning consultant, discuss the annual Tate Exchange programme, in which a floor of the famous London gallery is given over to Tate Exchange associates to curate.  As long-standing Tate Exchange associates, in February we worked with 170 pupils from 20 schools to deliver our Making Moves workshop. Activities included digital sound manipulation, robot programming, animation, film and puppetry. Hear in the podcast from children and their teachers about the experience and their highlights.  Sarah and Caitlin also look ahead to next February's Tate Exchange project, which will involve not only London primary schoolchildren but also children from Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark as part of the Co-Think Erasmus project. Together they will explore concepts of power, next year's theme, through art and making, both digital and analogue.  This podcast also rounds up some of London CLC's exciting CPD opportunities on offer to teachers this term, from a special project with First News to our ever-popular Primary Computing Conference. 

Recorded in Tampere, Finland, Linda Liukas, creator of the Hello Ruby resources, discusses computational thinking, different practices across the world, her experience of the coding backlash and how her illustration and storytelling background helps her explain concepts. Plus, Sarah Horrocks and Rowan Roberts talk Co-think, the Erasmus project looking at inclusive teaching of computational thinking and different approaches in different European countries. Find out more about Co-think: ‘Lära ut’ and ‘Lära sig’: Learning from European educators in our Erasmus KA2 project

This episode of our podcast looks at London's digital industries and opportunities available to educators through our new TechPathways London project. Mark Martin (@urban_teacher) joined the conversation to give us some insights into how he works with industry to inspire his pupils.

What’s a critical learner? What are the skills children and young people need to develop in order to question and safely engage with information they come across online? How can educators support them to develop these critical skills?  In this podcast experts from the award-winning London Connected Learning Centre look at the latest research to explore what’s different about criticality when it comes to digital, discuss the tools educators need to feel confident teaching information and media literacy in a digital sphere, and share how to help children to become more aware of the collection and monetisation of their data – all the while taking care not to raise the level of mistrust and disengagement in our current age of information crisis!  It’s a fine line to tread but in the podcast we hear about specific activities teachers can do with children of all ages to help them to understand how web pages are produced, how photos and videos can be manipulated and how easy it is for anyone to put anything online – and that with publication come responsibilities. The take away message of the activity is that people exist behind the web pages we browse. For every piece of text we read and every image that we see, someone has made a decision about putting it there and so, inevitably, there are choices, biases and personal opinions involved that need to be recognised.  The podcast draws on the acclaimed talk the London CLC team gave in the main arena of the Bett Show earlier this year, as well as the work of the News Literacy Network, of which London CLC is a member. The News Literacy Network brings together research organisations and those on the ground, such as educators and journalists, in a shared mission to empower and equip news consumers of all ages with the critical skills they need in the digital age.  Find links to all the resources and organisations covered in the podcast in the show notes below. SHOW NOTES  Hosted by Julia Lawrence with: Sarah Horrocks, co-director, London Connected Learning Centre Peter Lillington, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre Caitlin McMillan, teaching and learning consultant, London Connected Learning Centre  Links to resources mentioned in the podcast Bett 2019 Fact or Fake talk and resources LSE T3 Commission Report: Tackling the Information Crisis: A Policy Framework for Media System Resilience National Literacy Trust Fake News and critical literacy: final report LSE Children’s data and privacy online: growing up in a digital age (December 2018)  BBC iReporter news story simulator  Guardian news navigator  Guardian news literacy ideas for secondary schools  Guardian news literacy ideas for primary schools  National Literacy Trust fake news and critical literacy resources  News Literacy Network  NewsWise  Shoshana Zuboff: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism  A Data-Day in London poster  Who knows what about me? Report from the Children’s Commissioner for England 2019  Ofcom: Children and parents: Media use and attitudes report 2018  Children’s Commissioner: simplified Ts and Cs  5Rights  First News

According to the recent Carnegie Trust report on digital inclusion, Switched On, 10% of households have no access to the internet and 11.3 million people in the UK lack digital skills. This has far reaching impacts. Increasing numbers of basic services, from benefits to housing, are accessed online, not to mention job searches and shopping around for the best value goods and services. Digital skills and access are becoming fundamental to participating in society, accessing services and connecting with friends and family. “I’ve learnt that it’s never too late to start using a computer whether you’re 35 and want to brush up on your IT skills or 85 and want to learn how to switch on a computer. It’s always such a pleasure to see people gaining some new knowledge.” – Digital Champion This podcast explores this critical issue - and how it can be tackled - through the lens of Lambeth's three-year Digital Champions project. Run by the London Connected Learning Centre it offered free training and support for all things digital. The course was co-created with its users and took place where they were: children's centres, libraries and job centres. The project also trained up learners on the programme to be paid digital mentors to deliver the sessions - people who could say "don't worry, I used to be where you are, I did it - you can do it too". The project was a huge success, delivering more than 2000 sessions, reaching more than 1200 people, and seeing significant increases in knowledge and confidence.  In this podcast you'll hear how this was achieved along with the views of some of the digital champions and those they mentored.  “What I enjoyed most about being a digital champion was being able to share my knowledge and being able to impact the community in which I live.” – Digital Champion Podcast guests Ben Butcher, London CLC, business and operations manager Sue Tovell, London CLC adult learning tutor Recorded interviews with Digital champions Hosted by Julia Lawrence

Welcome to the latest episode of the London Connected Learning Centre podcast. What is digital literacy and why is it important? How and where should it be taught - as a subject in its own right or weaved through computing, citizenship, history, English or all subjects? Should ‘fake news’ always be published in Comic Sans font…? Having the skills to be critical about information that’s encountered online has never been more important. In the fourth episode of our podcast series, and our first of the new academic term, presenter Julia Lawrence and expert guests are tackle this topical issue and suggest a range of useful resources for teachers and parents. Our blog post - What is digital literacy and what’s it got to do with fake news? - is a great companion read to this podcast.  Podcast guests Sarah Horrocks, London CLC director Peter Lillington, teaching consultant Caitlin McMillan, teaching consultant Podcast show notes - links to resources mentioned in the podcast Center for Media Literacy definition of media literacy http://www.medialit.org/media-literacy-definition-and-more Andreas Schleicher - The OECD thinks schools should teach how to evaluate news on the internet. Good idea, but it’s not the whole answer https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/02/the-guardian-view-on-the-uses-of-literacy-knowing-how-you-know LSE Media Policy blog - Media literacy: everyone’s favourite solution to the problems of regulation http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2018/05/08/media-literacy-everyones-favourite-solution-to-the-problems-of-regulation/ Machine Learning and Human INtelligence by Rose Luckin https://www.ucl-ioe-press.com/books/education-and-technology/machine-learning-and-human-intelligence/ BBC iReporter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-8760dd58-84f9-4c98-ade2-590562670096 The Economist Education Foundation  https://economistfoundation.org/ National Literacy Trust Fake News Commision https://literacytrust.org.uk/policy-and-campaigns/all-party-parliamentary-group-literacy/fakenews/ Fake news and critical literacy: final report https://literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-reports/fake-news-and-critical-literacy-final-report/ Education for a Connected World Framework https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachmentdata/file/683895/EducationforaconnectedworldPDF.PDF Digital Literacy scheme of work from SWGfL https://digital-literacy.org.uk/ Book on eventbrite for free CPD Making the News workshop: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-the-news-free-cpd-session-for-ks2-teachers-tickets-50164247615

Welcome to the latest episode of the London Connected Learning Centre podcast. Technology use in the early years. In episode no 3, presenter Julia Lawrence explores with expert guests how technology can be used in early years settings. The discussion focuses on challenges and opportunities whilst also unpicking some of the debate around online safety and screen time for very young children. GUESTS Sarah Horrocks, London CLC director Louise Wade, teaching and learning consultant LINKS TO EVERYTHING MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST LGFL Conference – EYFS session Garden Museum Blog Green Screen – Doink and puppet pals Book Creator  Sonia Livingstone and digital parenting  FL animations Screen time debate Digital Parents Magazine Cubetto Codeapillar CLC EYFS conference, 22 May 2019 – email Jgoddard@londonclc.org.uk for more details

Welcome to the latest episode of the London Connected Learning Centre podcast.   In episode no 2 on gender and computing, presenter Julia Lawrence explores the question of where children are getting the idea that computing is for boys and the practical steps that educators can take to reduce the gender gap in computing. Guests Sarah Horrocks, London CLC director Christian Turton, London CLC deputy director Rowan Roberts, computing, teaching and learning consultant Links Blog post: What’s turning girls off computing? Cracking the Gender Code Girl Guides - Girls Attitudes Survey 2017 Employer Engagement in Education - EEF Review ScratchMaths IBM Summer School CLC Technical Support – details CLC Newsletter Sign up Follow London CLC on Twitter: @LdnCLC

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast series. In this introductory programme, presenter Julia Lawrence finds out more about London CLC’s approach to professional learning, the new iPad aimed specifically for schools, the IBM summer school for computing leaders and what exactly tennis, art and gardening have to do with computing. Guests Sarah Horrocks, London CLC director Christian Turton, London CLC deputy director Next month we’ll be looking at gender and computing, then the pedagogy of programming. Subscribe to make sure you don’t miss an episode! You can also find about the latest episodes - and much more besides - through our weekly newsletter: sign up here. Shownotes 02:55 Christian and Sarah reveal the tech that’s exciting them at the moment, including the new iPad, which is great for younger pupils to do drawing and other activities. 05:08 What makes good professional development? How does the London CLC’s sustained partnership approach work? 07:50 Hear from teachers and pupils about the benefits of CPD in computing and digital literacy, and the value of being part of a community of practice. 14:25 Sarah and Christian discuss the various elements of CPD, from confidence - encouraging teachers to have a go, find out and problem solve - to context and making it meaningful for teachers to apply the tech they have discovered. 17:02 Find out more about how London CLC works with programmes and partners such as Tate and IBM, including the Junior Developer Challenge and the IBM summer school (book now!) 19:45 How has the new computing curriculum changed how computing teaching needs to be supported? What do we know about how children approach programming, and what makes for effective practice? 23:20 Learn more about London CLC’s community of practice with ongoing courses and series of conferences throughout the year. 24:45 Hot off the press! We’re hoping to bring back the gamelan at the South Bank in the autumn… 25:55 Another exciting project starting soon is with IBM and Wimbledon around data analytics and sport. Groups of year 9 pupils will try to improve sport performance through data analytics, nutrition, social media etc and, as IBM do all the data analytics for Wimbledon, the pupils will go to Wimbledon every week. 27:10 Find out more about how we introduce technology into early years through our work with the Lambeth Garden Museum, using technology to look at all things gardening (read a blog post about this project). Links ScratchMaths  IBM Summer School  TateExchange  Blog post: What’s turning girls off computing?  CAS London = Jane Waite  CLC Technical Support - details  CLC Newsletter Sign up Follow London CLC on Twitter: @LdnCLC