Step Away From The Photocopier

Step Away From The Photocopier

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Step Away From The Photocopier episodes

  • S2 #3 - accessibility and iOS with Martin

    Join Richard, not Elaine and Chris for season two, episode three of Step Away From the Photocopier!

    Sit back, relax and listen as Martin Coutts, former secondary Maths teacher, class of 2015 Apple Distinguished Educator and now Education Officer at Education Scotland shares his story of impact, creativity and more. 

    I self confessed geek who's always has a passion for making learning fun, engaging and relevant for learners. 

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Step Away From The Photocopier: @SAFTPGLA
    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine: @elaine_mcshane
    Chris: @postkaisersoze

    1 hr 10 min
  • S2 #2 - Winging it to awesomeness with Leeann

    Join Richard, not Elaine and Chris  for season two, episode two of Step Away From the Photocopier!

    Sit back, relax and listen as Leeann Wilson, Primary 6 teacher at Our Lady of the Rosary shares her story of impact, creativity and more. 

    Leeann has taught across many stages, been a principal teacher, and has lead city wide and an Apple regional train centre facilitator and a lovely quotes form her is,  ‘Half the time, I’m winging new ideas or ways to incorporate tech into my lessons, and it’s not always successful but even when it isn’t, the kids and I are still learning something from it.’






    53 min
  • S2 #1 - Back to School

    Join Richard, Elaine and Chris as we return to school and return for another season of Step Away From the Photocopier!

    Sit back, relax and listen as we share stories of what we've been up to including Elaine's bid to become a digital school, Chris' refreshing update on magma maths and texthelp, a tool to help everyone understand and be understood with it's integrated keyboard solution for iPad and Richard's LEGO Spike Club launch !

    Plus, our new quick questions and what we hope to improve in our respective roles throughout the school session.

    51 min
  • #9 - Equity and Retiring From The Photocopier with Linda
    Join Richard, Elaine and Linda Logue as he shares her story of impact in Glasgow.

    Linda is the previous headteacher of Garrowhill Primary School which is currently an Apple Distinguished School 2022. In her current role as Quality Improvement Officer for Glasgow City Council's, Improvement Education Services, Linda has a remit which includes Digital Learning. Linda has a wealth of knowledge and experience, as well as having an over arching strategic view of how Glasgow is succeeding at using iPads and creative approaches to learning, teaching and well-being. 
     
    Listen to Linda as she explains how she has observed pupils, practitioners and a city use technology to improve outcomes and remove barriers. 

    A leader who continues to support a city to use learning and technology together to transform, create and redefine.

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Step Away From The Photocopier: @SAFTPGLA
    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine: @elaine_mcshane
    Chris: @postkaisersoze
    Linda: @LindaLogue10


    1 hr 15 min
  • #8 - How to Transform Exams and a History Lesson with Tim
    Join Richard, Elaine and Tim Green as he shares his story of impact at  St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, an Apple Distinguished School 2022.

    Tim is a History teacher and his current role is Principal Teacher for Digital Teaching and Learning.  Tim, a collector of digital badges, is an Apple Teacher, Apple Learning Coach and Microsoft and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE).

    Listen to Tim as he explains how he uses a wee bit of technology in his department, subject area and wider school. 

    A teacher who continues to use learning and technology together to transform, create and redefine.

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Step Away From The Photocopier: @SAFTPGLA
    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine: @elaine_mcshane
    Chris: @postkaisersoze



    53 min
  • #7 - Seesaw Success & Empowering Emojis with Emma

    Join Richard, Elaine and Emma Cackette as she shares her story of impact at Ashton Secondary School. 

    Emma is an ASN teacher at Aston Secondary School, in Glasgow.  Aston Secondary School prides itself on providing an inclusive environment for pupils with a wide range of barriers to learning. It aims to provide an environment which will ensure a positive destination.

    Emma is a Seesaw and Showbie Ambassador, an Apple Teacher, an advocate for the use of Makaton and a creative social enterprise enthusiast, creating a blog about it!

    Listen to Emma as she explains how she uses a wee bit of technology to connect pupils and families to learning and success, leads Book Creator differentiation across her school and empowers her learners to be independent and successful in literacy through the use of emojis .

    A teacher who continues to use learning and technology together to transform, create and redefine.

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Step Away From The Photocopier: @SAFTPGLA
    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine: @elaine_mcshane
    Chris: @postkaisersoze

    And our guest: @EmmaCackette

    56 min
  • #6 - Social Enterprise Health App & Explain Everything with Erin

    Join Richard, Elaine and Erin Connolly as she shares her story of impact at King's Park Primary School.

    Erin is the Principal Teacher at  King's Park Primary School and was a pioneer of who supported the the school transition  post Covid to a transformative learning environment supported by Glasgow's Connected Learning Programme. Erin is an ambassador of Showbie, an advocate of the versatile  Explain Everything App, an Apple Teacher, Apple Learning Coach and leader of digital learning at an Apple Distinguished School. 

    Listen to how Erin as she explains how she uses a wee bit of technology to connect pupils to the curriculum, leading their own learning and app development. A teacher who continues to use learning and technology together to transform, create and redefine using Apple Technology.

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Step Away From The Photocopier: @SAFTPGLA
    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine: @elaine_mcshane
    Chris: @postkaisersoze

    And our guest: MissEConnolly

    44 min
  • #5 - Five Inspiring Guests sharing stories from one Digital Learning Conference

    Join Richard, Elaine but sadly not Chris as he was super busy and heavily involved in the huge success of Glasgow's annual Digital Learning Conference #ConnectUp2024!

    Please relax and  get ready to be inspired, motivated, and empowered to embrace innovation and creativity in education, as we hear stories from five inspiring guests with a proven track record of successfully implementing technology in their classrooms, professional roles, local authorities and beyond, they are...

    • Donnie MacLeod  - Head of Service at Glasgow City Council for Curriculum , Learning & Teaching, Assessment and Digital Learning; Donnie shares his story of success with regards to Glasgow's Connected Learning Program
    • Dan Fitpartick - THE AI EDUCATOR, who shares his stories of AI and education
    • Michael Conlon - Education Transformation Consultant XMA, formerly Perth & Kinross Council, Education Scotland, and Glasgow Apple Regional Training Centre. And Michael shares with us his experience, passion and knowledge.
    • Hannah Croskery Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Teacher with Swift Playgrounds, sharing her story from school DHT to Learning Specialist at Showbie
    • Stuart Cheyne – tells us more about the Kaligo app, Stuart, is a Senior Digital Learning Consultant XMA • Apple Professional Learning Specialist • Apple Teacher • MIE • Former Principal Teacher & Digital Leader of Learning

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Step Away From The Photocopier: @SAFTPGLA
    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine: @elaine_mcshane
    Chris: @postkaisersoze

    And our guests:

    @theaieducatorX
    @mconlon68
    @hcccroskery
    @CheyneStuart

    1 hr 23 min
  • #4 - Computing Science, The Gender Gap & 30 Years of Experience

    Join Richard, Elaine, Chris and Rosie Quinn as she shares her story of impact at St. Andrews Secondary. 

    Rosie is the Principal Teacher of Computing Science at St. Andrews Secondary and has 30 years of experience  successfully implementing technology at St. Andrews Secondary, Castlemilk High and elsewhere too. 

    Listen to how Rosie uses a wee bit of technology to connect pupils to learning, coding, computational thinking and more. She shares her opinion on the importance of learning coding skills now and in the future, her concerns around staff shortages in her subject area and the need to do more work to close the gender gap for girls and young women at school around CS.

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Step Away From The Photocopier: @SAFTPGLA
    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine: @elaine_mcshane
    Chris: @postkaisersoze

    And our guest, Rosie: @StAndrewsCompSc

    42 min
  • #3 - Freeform and Digital Leadership with Victoria Jones

    Join Richard, Elaine, Chris and Victoria  as she shares her story of impact at Hyndland Primary and how Victoria uses a wee bit of technology to connect pupils to learning, coding, accessibility features and more. 

    Victoria is the Acting Principal Teacher at Hyndland and has a long successful career of successfully implementing technology as well as being an Apple Professional Learning Specialist (APLS), Digital Leader of Learning (DLoL) and Glasgow Apple RTC Facilitator.

    Follow or Contact details on X (formally know as twitter):

    Richard: @mckean_mmr
    Elaine:
    Chris:

    And our guest: 

    54 min

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Step Away From The Photocopier is space for teachers to  share stories of impact in Glasgow and how the Connected Learning Programme is supporting our teachers and pupils to transform, redefine…