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Croydon Primary ICT Subject Leaders Network Meeting (Spring 2014)

Date: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Venue: Forest Academy, Bridle Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 8HQ

Course details
To book your place, go to http://cpd.croydonlwb.org/

If you would like to give a 3 minute or 6 minute presentation during the TeachMeet section then add your name via the form below (or view the form in a new tab if you prefer).

Agenda

09.15 – Arrival and coffee

09.30 – Welcome introduction

09.35 – New LGfL Content – Guest Speaker Bob Usher, LGfL Content Manager

10.10 – Computing – The new PoS – Guest Speaker Miles Berry

10.40 – Break

A carousel of 3 workshop sessions including Programming with an iPad, Demystifying HTML coding, Scratch with real objects

11.00 -11.35 – Workshop session 1

11.40 -12.15 – Workshop session 2

12.20 -12.55 – Workshop session 3

13.00 – Lunch

13.30 – Digital leaders

13.45 – Mobile 1:1 technology – Guest Speaker Miles Berry

2.30 – 2Simple – 2code

3.00 – TeachMeet Style – where participants volunteer  to present, in an informal way, good practice they’ve delivered over the past year, or discuss a product that enhances classroom practice. Presentations are either 3 or 6 minutes short!

Please request a slot via the form below if you wish to share some experience.

3.25 – Upcoming CPD

3.30 – Close

Safer Internet Day 2014

What are you doing on 14th February 2014 for Safer Internet Day ? If you are looking for ideas, the UK Safer Internet Centre has a primary resource pack to download.sid2014

Is this a good time to start using the 360 Safe self review tool to improve your school’s esafety provision?

“360 degree safe engages the school community, provides an excellent way for schools to move forward, is free, comprehensive, easy to use and has clearly been developed with users in mind. It provides advice and resources that save time.” BETT Award Winner – Leadership & Management

“360 degree safe is a well-designed, user friendly, online tool for schools to review their e-safety provision. It helps them identify strengths / weaknesses & develop an improvement action plan”. Nominet Award Winner – Making the internet safer awards

“An excellent tool that helps empower schools to develop and test their own safety policies and make their own choices on e-safety.” ISPA Award Winner

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Primary ICT Coordinators Network Meeting – Sutton and Merton – 12th February 1.00 – 4.30pm

To register for this course, please go to www.samscpdonline.org and apply online for a place on course code ICT13/101B. If you are unable to book then email helpdesk@suttonlea.org requesting a place.

Deadline for online applications: Tuesday 11 February 2014

Please bring a charged laptop if you have one!

Agenda

Before the day

To get the most from this session you will need to complete these short tasks before the event

  1. Watch the first 5 minutes of this video about the new computing curriculum.

  2. Read this guidance document and print out a hard copy to bring with you.

The first part of the agenda is about resourcing computing.  If you would like to tell us about a resource you have used/found then please add the resource in a comment at the foot of the page.

If you have any questions arising from the above regarding the new Computing curriculum that you would like addressed during the day, then please add them in a comment at the foot of the page.

Wednesday 12th February

13.00 Welcome

13.10 Computing resources

An opportunity to share a computing resource that you think is great!  There are lots of resources for computing appearing on the web. Tell us about one you really rate.

13.25 Computing Questions

13.45 -14.15  – Workshop session 1

14.20 -14.50  – Workshop session 2

14.55 -15.25  – Workshop session 3

Workshops

  • Programming with an iPad –  Andrew Jasper, Robin Hood Junior
  • Demystifying HTML coding – Nick Mitchell, ICT Adviser
  • Progression in Scratch – Pete Goddard Cheam Common Junior

15.25 – 15.45 – Networking/ refreshment

15.45 – Assessment – How to assess pupils’ progress in Computing

16.30 – Close