Well folks! It’s almost time for the next forum meeting..And what a meeting that will be!
The forum will focus on the theme of Collaborative Learning using Video Conferencing.
On the agenda we have:
CDEC have proposed a partnership project with Bromley to enhance the quality of teaching and learning through the application of Video Conferencing in schools.
What does it involve?
The project involves schools undertaking a collaborative curriculum project requiring them to link with other schools and experts around the world using Video conferencing units that would be supplied on loan by CDEC along with technical and curriculum support for a limited six week period. Participating schools would, in return, be expected to maintain a journal recording their experiences and the impact upon the students
Attention Year 8 History teachers
In February the SEGfL funded the development of a new VC workshop at the National Archives based on the English Civil War, and due to its popularity and success another week of Civil War video conferences is being run this May.
The session is targeted at KS3, year 8 and will be based on a role play that will take you and your pupils back in time to 1642. The key characters will lead your pupils, who will be Royalists and Puritans alike, in an inspiring debate on the causes of the civil wars. Together they will argue the causes of the civil wars and the attitudes of people to them at the time. In order to prepare for and research their part in the debate, a pack of preparation materials and teacher’s notes, are available online at http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/workshops/civilwar.htm. The pack includes copies of original documents and simplified transcripts, such as the very important ‘ Petition from the citizens of London, Sept 1640’ on which the pupils structure their arguments.A flyer is attached with all the details on the workshop and how to book. The week of workshops will take place 14th May to the 18th May 2007 and are free and open to all.
As parents, when we ask that age old question of our children ‘What did you do at school today?’, how often do we get the reply ‘not much’ or ‘nothing?’ How surprised would we be if they replied ‘Well, actually, we talked to another class of students in China..”
That’s exactly the reply that Ben Beal’s class at Southborough will be giving their parents last night after a successful Video Conference link yesterday.
