In the context of the Micro:bits on the Move programme, helping Informatics students at the University of Edinburgh deliver Micro:bit workshops for learners across across Scotland, we partnered with the Digital Learning team in East Lothian to further support teachers to use the hardware in the classroom.
Our colleagues Kate Farrell and Jasmeen Kanwal worked with David Reid and Shane Ewing to prepare a progression planner, tiered into Bronze, Silver and Gold Lessons and based on the resources previously created as part of the programme. Alongside the planner, they also designed a teacher pack, including Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for each lesson and some additional resources.
David Reid reckons the partnership “was fundamental to creating a progression planner that supported our teachers in building confidence with micro:bits”. He says “it is a joy to see the success of these documents has enhancing Computing Science and Computational Thinking in our classrooms”.
The East Lothian Digital Learning team have since shared both the progression planner and the teacher pack with the schools involved in the Micro:bits on the Move programme and yearly CLPL plan.
“Through annual authority-wide support and sharing with our Digital Community, we have observed a dramatic increase in the use of micro:bits across all stages of primary school. With continued integration of Micro:bits on the Move, staff are enthusiastic about using micro:bits to provide creative learning experiences for the young people of East Lothian”, Reid says.
You can read about the partnership and access the teacher pack and progression planner on the East Lothian EduHub website: East Lothian EduHub – BBC micro:bit.