| Date: |
22 Sep 2018 |
Venue: |
Plexal
14 East Bay Lane, The Press Centre, Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford
London
E15 2GW
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| Type: |
Conference |
The inaugural EdTech Podcast Festival, supported by Cambridge Assessment, invited up to 300 education innovators drawn from teaching, assessment, technology and the media to get involved in a festival of ideas to "improve the dialogue between 'ed' and 'tech' for better innovation and impact through storytelling". The festival enabled educators to explore new tools and strategies to support their learners, and EdTech organisations were able to get immediate feedback on their innovations and discover new skills.
If you want to learn more about and try out the ed tech products we showcased on the day click here
Cambridge Assessment "powered" a series of Educator Workshops featuring experts from across the organisation as well as some of our partners. Videos of these sessions are available to watch on our Facebook page.
- EdTech in English
- Cambridge Assessment English explained how they are harnessing the latest innovations to transform language teaching, learning and assessment. With Dan Frost, Tom Booth, and Mary Whiteside.
- Watch the video on our Facebook page here.
About the speakers
Dan Frost is Learning Technology Lead within the Digital and New Product Development team at Cambridge Assessment English where he works on R&D with teams across Cambridge English with the aim of bringing new technologies into English language learning.
Tom Booth is a Product Owner at Cambridge Assessment English. Currently he is working on diagnostic testing, and he is particularly interested in how technology can help deliver meaningful and impactful feedback to language learners and their teachers. Prior to joining Cambridge Assessment English in 2010, he worked in English Language Teaching.
- EdTech in Maths
- OCR, Cambridge Maths, and MEI explored how technology can provide opportunities for students to focus on what statistics and charts are REALLY showing them, and looked at how graphing technology can help enhance student's understanding of mathematics. With Darren Macey and Tabitha Gould from Cambridge Maths, and Terry Dawson and Tom Button from MEI.
- Watch the video on our Facebook page here.
About the speakers
Tabitha Gould has spent the last three years designing both resources and professional development within the post-16 project Underground Mathematics, and as part of the Secondary Maths team at NRICH. Prior to this she taught mathematics in a local secondary school, having the unusual opportunity to teach students in mixed ability groupings all the way from year 7 up to GCSE. Tabitha now works on the Cambridge Mathematics Framework, continuing to map learning and teaching trajectories for ‘number’.
Darren Macey spent nearly 10 years teaching secondary maths, along with a little Physical Education and ICT, before he joined OCR in 2014 as a subject specialist where he worked on the redevelopment of A Level Mathematics. Darren currently works full time for Cambridge Mathematics, initially mapping learning trajectories for the 'statistics' strand of the Cambridge Mathematics Framework. He writes about maths teaching and assessment and co-authored the 2018 Cambridge University Press upcoming pedagogy book for teachers, “Teaching Statistics”.
Terry Dawson joined MEI in April 2013. He has worked with MEI’s curriculum team to develop the new Core Maths qualification, related teaching resources and learning approaches. Terry has developed and led CPD sessions for teachers and subject leaders. Before joining MEI Terry taught in secondary schools for over 21 years, including 13 years as Head of Mathematics, and 2 years as an Assistant Headteacher.
Tom Button is the Mathematics Technology Specialist for MEI and Technology Professional Development Lead for the Advanced Maths Support Programme. Prior to this he taught maths in sixth form colleges for 10 years. He is an expert in the use of technology in the maths classroom and has extensive experience of leading professional development to support teachers in this. Read his blog
here.
- EdTech in Science
- Cambridge Assessment, with colleagues from Cambridge University Press, discussed how digital learning materials support great teaching and add value in the classroom. We also showed how we made our excellent Resource Plus for Science, and shared exciting teaching and learning ideas applicable across all subjects. Presenters Andrew Field and Liz Duncombe of Cambridge Assessment International Education were joined via video link by colleagues at Cambridge University Press.
- Watch the video on our Facebook page here.
About the speakers
Liz Duncombe joined Cambridge Assessment International Education in 2015 and works in curriculum support. Before that she was a teacher for 11 years in UK secondary schools and was also involved in initial teacher training. She is completing her doctoral research into student experience of transition into the sixth form.
- How Cambridge does EdTech
- In the fun final session of the day we explored what ed tech looks like across all subjects and shared thoughts, trends, and tips with each other. Andrew Nye and Evelina Galaczi from Cambridge Assessment English were joined by all presenters from the previous three sessions.
- Watch the video on our Facebook page here.
About the speakers
Andrew Nye leads the Digital & New Products team at Cambridge Assessment English, working on applying digital technologies to language learning. He has worked there for the last 11 years, prior to which he worked in English Language Teaching as a teacher, teacher trainer and academic manager. He has a first degree in modern languages and an MBA.
Dr Evelina D. Galaczi is Head of Research Strategy at Cambridge English. She has worked in English language education for over 25 years and especially enjoys working with teachers and exploring the integration of digital technologies in assessment and learning, and empowering teachers with competencies to be successful practitioners in the age of digital learning. She received her Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Columbia University, USA.
Other events at the festival included a live podcast recording featuring a community of educational podcasters; EdTech workshops; and 'meet-up' opportunities for networking. Speakers included the co-founder of TeacherTapp and educational journalist Laura McInerney, Sara Custer from Times Higher Education, Michael Forshaw from Innovate My School and Adebayo Odusola of Debate Mate.
To find out more about the festival and the EdTech Podcast, visit the website.