January 26, 2021
by Jean
0 comments
What is Mote? Mote is a Chrome extension. It allows you to add voice feedback within Google Classroom, Docs, Slides etc. The free version allows you to record for 30 seconds and the various subscriptions allow for 90 seconds of … Continue reading
October 2, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
The National Literacy Trust have recently shared some resources to support educators planning for October’s Black History Month. The resource Black Lives Matter: Book lists for ages 0 to 16+ features books by black authors and illustrators and exemplify the … Continue reading
September 24, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
We are now accepting applications for the FDLT and BALT courses starting in September 2021. If you work in a supporting role in an educational setting and are interested in studying for a degree at the University of Northampton you … Continue reading
September 21, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
When you begin reading for your modules and assignments you will need to collect the details to construct Harvard references for each source that you use. Here are three tips to help you as you start out.
September 18, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
This week the National Literacy trust launched two new online resources to support families and educators. The first is called Virtual School Library. You can access it here. Each week the Virtual School Library will introduce a children’s author or … Continue reading
September 7, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
We are looking forward to welcoming students to the FDLT course next week (week beginning September 14th). You will have been receiving emails from us and from the university about starting the course. What should I do before I come … Continue reading
June 3, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
As you keep up to date with the news you will no doubt be considering how we in education can work for a more fair and equal society. In classrooms using children’s literature as the basis for conversations is a … Continue reading
May 29, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
As the month of June begins there are some interesting activities taking place to draw our attention to the natural world. The first is the annual event run by The Wildlife Trusts: “30 Days Wild“. At the link you can … Continue reading
May 26, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
I came across a useful digital tool last week, introduced to it by Mat Pullen on twitter (@mat6453). It is called Classroom Screen and it is an online screen that gives you access to many of the tools available on … Continue reading
May 18, 2020
by Jean
0 comments
There are lots of fantastic resources to support learning at home available on the British Library website. In the one outlined here we are shown the collection of miniature books called The Infant’s Library which were created in the nineteenth … Continue reading