Accessible learning Session 2

About the Series Five Steps Digital:

Our aim for this programme is to develop educators confident use of Microsoft’s digital solutions in five key areas integral to classroom learning success: Accessibility, Planning. Presentation, Assessment and Feedback. Led by MIEE fellows, Sarah Clark, Amanda Pickard and Ros Lee, there will be a number of short events in each step all with a real focus on pedagogy and classroom practice. These events will explore the best use of the Microsoft 365 apps in really powerful ways that will enhance your delivery and the learning experience for your learners.

Event Summary:

Learn how to support and track your pupils’ reading fluency with Reading Progress.  We will also be looking at the many varied built-in accessibility tools that enable all pupils to participate and achieve.

These non-stigmatizing tools promote independent learning, such as Immersive Reader, Learning Tools, the Edge browser and most recently the ability to include video instructions in Teams assignments.

Tools we’ll explore:

Reading progress

Learning Tools

Immersive Reader

Dictate

Edge Browser features

Video instruction using flipgrid and Teams Assignments

Presenters:

Our full-time team and wider partner consultants at TA Scotland are all Scottish qualified educators with Microsoft expertise. Everyone in the team has significant experience delivering training, coaching and strategic digital transformation programmes with schools, further/higher education and local authorities across Scotland. We also hand-pick all our team based on their presentation style and ability to empathise with educators. Our team can often be found presenting on behalf of Microsoft and we have a range of Microsoft certifications across the team:  MIE Expert, MIE Master Trainer and Microsoft Certified Educator.