Using blogging in the primary school

We think that the ability to create a reflective space which can provide a narrative about learning and evidence of progress, that can be shared between teacher and pupil, will form an integral part of ongoing improvement of assessing progress within ACfE. We consider the teacher and pupils' use of blogs to be integral to this.

In this session we will share how our use of blogs is effectively involving our learners in evaluating and choosing learning direction and hear what some of our pupils have to say about it! The session will cover:

• promoting pupil teacher dialogue about learning
• providing a narrative about the learner's experience and linked assessment evidence
• allowing class teachers to regularly evaluate their work with linked evidence
• providing SMT with another view of the classroom experience and regular dialogue with learners
• providing up to date information for our parents.

Brian McLaren

Depute Headteacher of Clackmannan Primary, Brian graduated from Northern College of Education in 1993. He recently spent a year on secondment with LTS within the Consolarium as a Development Officer for Games Based Learning and has always been interested in the impact of technology on teaching and learning.