The Educator Magazine U.K. Sept-Dec 2024 issue - Magazine - Page 72

Perth & Kinross council host ActivPanel Professional
Learning competition for local schools
Inchture Primary School was eventually crowned
the winner of the ActivPanel Professional Learning
competition, thanks to the consistent enthusiasm
from Mrs Liang and the rest of the teaching sta昀昀.
Every sta昀昀 member at Inchture had participated in the
training, including those in the most senior roles. The
awarded ActivPanel was installed in the school’s newly
refurbished library to enhance the area and provide
another quality teaching space for smaller groups or
extra-curricular classes.
The impact of the ActivPanel and teacher training
The Perth & Kinross council region in central
Scotland is home to 80 primary and secondary
schools. The local council takes pride in delivering
quality education, providing each school
with the best possible teaching and learning
tools. In recent years, the council rolled out a
comprehensive upskill and adoption program.
Until recently, most Perth & Kinross schools were
using interactive whiteboards with less functionality
and features, and in some cases, projectors that could
be obstructed by shadows or poor lighting. A recent
program saw schools receive a Promethean ActivPanel
to standardise regional technologies and elevate
pedagogical standards.
To take part in the ActivPanel Professional Learning
competition, each school was assigned a ‘digital
champion’ responsible for encouraging as many
fellow teachers, headteachers and faculty members
as possible to complete Promethean teacher training.
The incentive for participating in the competition was
two-fold – the teachers would improve their ActivPanel
skillsets to become Promethean Certi昀椀ed Teachers,
and the school with the highest participation rate
would be rewarded with an additional new ActivPanel.
Competition triumph at Inchture Primary School
Lianne Laing, Primary Teacher, was appointed as
the digital champion at Inchture; a primary school
in the Carse of Gowrie. Mrs Liang volunteered to be
responsible for getting the sta昀昀 on board with the
competition, knowing 昀椀rst-hand how valuable teacher
training had been for her own development. “Getting to
grips with the ActivPanel technology has made my life
as a teaching professional much easier,” said Laing.
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Ms Laing makes use of the Split Screen feature to
divide the ActivPanel display into several windows,
while taking advantage of the multiple touch points
to allow her students to work in di昀昀erent windows
simultaneously. “Whether I’m working with multiple
groups of students on di昀昀erent tasks, or putting
groups against each other in a competitive scenario,
the Split Screen feature enables the task and adds
another dimension to lessons,” Mrs Laing said.
In maths class especially, ActivInspire is regularly used
to create games and tasks for the students to boost
pupil engagement. “The ActivPanel is ideal for teaching
early years and for presenting lots of things at the
same time,” she said. “It is seamless to move from one
thing to another, saving valuable time in lessons.”
Looking forward
Due to the success of the program, Inchture Primary
School sta昀昀 will continue with regular teacher training
to ensure that every sta昀昀 member gets the most out
of the software available and teaching standards are
kept at a high level. “The di昀昀erence in lesson quality and
teacher con昀椀dence from before the competition to now
is remarkable,” said Harriet Benbow. “The feedback from
practitioners is that, even when time was at a premium,
it was well worth the time invested to improve the
quality of lesson delivery across the board.”
To learn more:
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