Wolverhampton City Learning Centre (CLC)

Apple Teacher Institute 2010 - would you like to go?

The Apple Teacher Institute (ATI) is a yearly event for teachers and school support staff interested in expanding their knowledge and experience of Apple’s range of hardware and software solutions for the creative curriculum: the Macintosh range of laptop and desktops, the iPhone, iPods and iPad, the iLife media suite, and professional-level applications like Final Cut and Logic.

The event is a fantastic opportunity for creative teachers to have hands-on time with Apple technology with dedicated support from an expert team of Apple Distinguished Educators.

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Autumn Term 2009 - Secondary Review

During the Autumn Term, the CLC has worked with students from 6 Secondary schools from around the city. Here is a description of the projects that secondary schools have been involved in:

The King’s CE School

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Autumn Term 2009 - Primary Review

During the Autumn Term, the CLC has worked with learners from 20 Primary schools from around the city. Here are the projects we’ve been running with primary schools this term:

1. Junior Apprentice Day

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An introduction to Scratch MIT

Scratch MIT is a free and very flexible piece of animation, game-creation and programming software for Windows and Mac. To support Wolverhampton LA’s training of teaching staff in the use of the city’s chosen learning platform, LPPlus, I recorded this screencast introducing Scratch and showing how Scratch creations can be embedded into the learning platform.

To see the screencast at higher resolution go here.

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Season’s Greetings from the City Learning Centre

Special Needs, Disability and Inclusion website

Over the summer, the CLC has been working with the Local Authority Special Needs and Inclusion team to create a website to distribute information and documents to parents, children, schools, and other partners.

The website, which can be found at www.specialneedsinclusion.org.uk will become a hub for all communications on the work of the Authority in supporting children and young people in the city with special educational needs.

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Summer Term update

During the Summer Term, the CLC has worked with 5 Secondary Schools, 17 Primary schools, 5 Infants schools and 4 Special Schools from around the city.

Here are the projects that we’ve been involved in:

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eSafety Awareness Sessions for Primary and Secondary Teachers

This term, the CLC is holding a series eSafety Awareness sessions for Primary and Secondary school staff. Forthcoming sessions are on 3rd March (Secondary) and 10th March (Primary) and run from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

During the sessions, attendees will learn about the potential risks of internet chat, social networking and online gaming, how to reduce those risks, and how learners can report issues. You will also be introduced to educational materials from CEOP, ChildNet and other organisations for use in your lessons back in school.

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Secondary Project update - King’s, Northicote, Colton Hills and Parkfield High

Four Secondary Schools have visited the CLC since half-term to participate in three-day tailored projects with students. Feedback from all sessions has been very positive. Here is an outline of the projects that each of the projects.

The King’s School - Digital Imaging / Film-making

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CLC Social Confidence workshops with ComedySportz

During this half-term, the CLC has been running a series of six Social Confidence workshops aimed at Year 7 students. The sessions are planned and led in collaboration with the team from ComedySportz.

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