Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending an excellent toolkit training session at the University of Warwick on the use of video and podcasting in the languages classroom. It was organised by The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and lead by MFL teachers Emmanuelle Certenais from Westwood Language College for Girls and Stephanie Hopkins, Southend High School for Girls.
As part of their CPD network, the Trust commissions innovative teachers across the curriculum to create training packs or 'toolkit' sessions on the use of technology in their subject area which are then rolled out around the country at regional centres. The nominated trainers at these centres meet up twice a year and receive a day's training on the latest toolkit. Eight languages toolkits have been produced to date and they include between four and two cutting edge sessions on topics such as PowerPoint, video-editing, web authoring, Word and now podcasting.
To find out where your local centre is click here
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