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#179 – Empowering Teaching and Learning

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WMIE_Episode 4

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Hello! Welcome to our first episode of 2020 and fourth episode of our “What Matters in Edtech” series, supported by Bett. Thank you also to Promethean for sponsoring this week’s episode. 

This series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help. 

Over the series, we are looking at themes that shape Bett’s conference programme in 2020, namely: 

You can follow the conversation using #Edtechpodcast and #Bett2020

What’s in this episode?

This week’s episode is all about empowering teachers and Learners.

We hear from a range of school leaders, professional development specialists, and techie teachers, about the conditions to empower teachers and learners. We talk teacher time, flexibility and trust, evidence-based practice relevant to particular school context, and how to best implement tech that supports T & L.

Is the UK system compatible with empowering teaching and learning? We discuss this with our guests as well as the initiatives, tools and services that empower teaching and learning and more.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

People

Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast

Sophie is the founder of the iTunes new and noteworthy, The Edtech Podcast. The mission of The Edtech Podcast is to improve the dialogue between ‘ed’ and ‘tech’ for better innovation, through storytelling. The podcast is downloaded 2000+ times a week, from over 145 countries with the UK, US & Aus in the top 3. Sophie is a mentor and advisor within the edtech community. If she’s not interviewing a University Lecturer, School Leader, Ex-Angry Bird, NGO, or Investor about education innovation, she’s chasing her son around the park or binge-reading Homo Deus.   Twitter: @podcastedtech

Sarah Horrocks, Director, London Connected Learning Centre

Sarah is director of London Connected Learning Centre. She was previously a primary teacher and deputy headteacher and she now works with schools and settings from foundation stage to sixth form providing professional learning for teachers and strategic advice for school senior leadership teams. She recently published a study on the impact of blogging on children’s writing, which she presented for the Harold Rosen Memorial Lecture at UCL Institute of Education with co-author Myra Barrs. Sarah’s other areas of interest include digital portfolios, assessment, early years and digital strategy in schools. Sarah can support schools with their computing curriculum planning, assessment, ICT Mark and digital strategy. Sarah is also available for public speaking engagements. Twitter: @s_horrox

Cat Scutt, Director of Education and Research, Chartered College of Teaching and Learning | Twitter: @CatScutt

A former English teacher, Cat’s roles have since focused on supporting teacher development both online and through face-to-face activities, with a particular focus on development through collaboration and through engagement with research and evidence. She has worked as a teacher and advisor in the state and independent sector, as well as in corporate learning and development. Cat leads on the Chartered College Of Teaching’s work around teacher CPD, including the Chartered Teacher programme, and their research activities and publications, including their termly peer reviewed journal, Impact. In addition, Cat is a studying for her doctorate at the UCL Institute of Education.

Deirdre Hodson, Policy Officer, European Commission, Across Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

Deirdre works on the European Commission’s digital education policy team in Brussels. Through research, funding programmes, policy coordination and practical tools like SELFIE, the team aims to support countries across Europe on innovation in education, digital skills and enhancing teaching and learning with digital technologies. Deirdre runs a European network of ministries of education, NGOs and other organisations working on digital age learning. She has been leading with Panagiotis the SELFIE project since the first beta version of the tool in 2017. Deirdre is also a student on the MSc programme on Digital Education with the University of Edinburgh. Her research focus is on development of computer science curricula in upper secondary education. Twitter: @deirdrehodson

Rachel Ashmore, Head, Promethean Academy, Senior Education Consultant, Promethean

Rachel Ashmore has been working at Promethean for 17 years, specialising in the creation and delivery of training sessions that benefit end-users to make best use of education technology. Rachel is currently Head of Promethean Academy, which ensures schools have access to free training resources and content that are readily available online, alongside insightful demonstrations and orientation training sessions. Twitter: @PrometheanUKI

Stephen Holden, Head Teacher, Tottington Primary School

Having taught in a variety schools for 11 years, Stephen Holden took his first headship at Tottington Primary School in Bury. As a school that was satisfactory over time and then placed in RI, Stephen worked quickly and efficiently with an outstanding team to rapidly improve standards and provision. The school now leads the way in research-led, innovative approaches to education that ensure high engagement and speedy progress for all.

Twitter: @tps_pri

Quotes from this episode

“Challenges are really similar when it comes to embedding technology into teaching and learning”

“We know that we can only have effective policies on digital strategies within schools were there’s a strong vision and leadership”

“Time for professional development is one of the biggest barriers”

“For many teachers they would say that they don’t feel hugely empowered or have autonomy around what they are doing”

“Hierarchy is used as a way of exerting power or telling people what to do”

“It does differ in different geographies and of course different cultures”

References from this week’s episode

Thank you to Bett for supporting the What Matters in Edtech series

The What matters in Edtech Series is produced by The Edtech Podcast and supported by Bett. For more future tech and trends content check out the BETT 2020 programme where future tech and trends is a key theme. Register here.  To search across all events, browse across our global events calendar. 

Bett

Bett is the first industry show of the year in the education technology landscape, bringing together over 800 leading companies, 103 exciting new EdTech startups and over 34,000 attendees. People from over 146 countries in the global education community come together to celebrate, find inspiration and discuss the future of education, as well as seeing how technology and innovation enable educators and learners to thrive.  Each year our CPD-accredited seminar programme provides over 300 hours of workshops, talks and discussions addressing the most prominent issues in education, delivered by the people who are leading change and innovation. Find out more and register today:  https://www.bettshow.com/

And a big thank you to Promethean for sponsoring this episode

With more than 20 years’ experience in education, Promethean is a global leader in education technology. The ActivPanel Elements Series of interactive flat panels, combined with Promethean educational software, offer a truly collaborative and connected approach to teaching and learning through edtech. Promethean ActivPanel – designed to save valuable teacher time and improve learning outcomes.

Learn more about Promethean at www.prometheanworld.com/gb

Discover the latest education insights at ResourcEd, Promethean’s education blog at https://resourced.prometheanworld.com

Access the free State of Technology in Education Report 2019/20 at www.stateofed.tech

Tell us where you are listening in from

We’d love to hear about innovative technology or approaches you are developing or using in adult education. Leave your stories in the comments below. Alternatively, record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Finally, you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page.

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