The power of communities in education

The power of Learning Communities in SchoolsStuart Ball and Ben Rowe

Bett 2013New Era of Digital Learning

Free to JoinGlobal community

free professional development support for Teachers and Schools

Partners in Learning Networkdevelop and share best practice in the use of technology to support teaching and learning

‘Absolutely, without doubt the best CPD I have ever had’ – Gareth Ritter – Head of Creative Arts – Willows High School

www.pil-network.com

What’s next ?

supported by

Not Officially

Computer Science – the 4th Science

But…..

“75% of current ICT teachers feel they would struggle to develop and deliver

such a curriculum”

……. The NESTA Next Gen Report

Also….

What should it be called? How do we engage girls in the subject?

On a positive note… Vast amount of resources Plenty of support – Computing at School, Technocamps, British Computer

Society

About the competition

Share & learn

Upload to www.pil-network.com

7 to 14

Teams of 3

How to Enter

Share & learn

31st May 2013

Teachers

2 files

Themes

Mars Exploration - Use the Mars Rover character in Kodu Game Lab to create a game centred around the exploration of Mars.

Themes

Water Awareness - Create a game that tackles the environmental issue of water. This could be a local or school-based scenario or something more global

Themes

Retro Arcade games - Recreate an arcade game from the past with a Kodu twist!

Additional Skills

EventsCross Curricular

www.kodugamelab.comwww.planetkodu.com

Prizes & Judging

money can’t buy prizes

Top experts

Useful Links

Partners in Learning Network – www.pil-network.com Kodu Kup on Facebook – www.facebook.com/KoduKup On Twitter - @KoduKup Computing at Schools - http://www.computingatschool.org.uk Nicki Maddams, Queen of Kodu & award winner -

http://www.youtube.com/user/GeekyNicki

IT Academy - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/itacademy/default.aspx

Free developer tools – www.dreamspark.com

TouchDevelop - http://www.touchdevelop.com/