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Introduction

The Digital Learning Plan for Salesian Secondary College is formulated with the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020, Enhancing Teaching, Learning and Assessment at its core. This strategy  recognises that digital technologies can play a central role in transforming learning, teaching and assessment practices for teachers and students in a high-quality 21st century education system.

For the purposes of this document, ‘Digital learning’ refers to the embedding of digital technologies within learning, teaching and assessment practices in a school.

This document records the outcomes of our current digital learning plan, including targets and the actions we will implement to meet the targets.

Related School Wide Initiatives

Digital Learning Plan

School Self Evaluation Plan

Literacy and Numeracy Plan

Attendance & Achievement Plan

SEN

Wellbeing

What does it mean Business Studies

Our aim is to embed technology into the student’s educational experience and foster an environment within our school of support and innovation. School leaders will contribute their energy, direction and skills of leadership to cultivate a collaborative teaching and learning environment for integrating technology as a meaningful and effective part of the educational process.

We will use digital technology in the classroom in the following ways:

Set and support learning intentions and success criteria.

Encourage critical thinking and stimulate interest.

As a method of communication in the school community.

Support new knowledge and further learning.

To encourage student reflection and self assessment.

Gathering information, evidence and feedback in the areas of student and teacher confidence and abilities.

Classroom Strategies in Action

All students have @salesiancollege.ie Google accounts.

Students have access to all G Suite applications (Google Apps for Education).

Group email addresses have been set up for all year groups that assist communication with specific year groups over the course of the year.

Inhouse staff training by DL team to support staff members

Peer observation

A ‘bank’ of resources will have been established that teachers can share.

Google ‘buddy’ system will have been engaged with by over 80% of staff.

Students @ JC level will actively engage with DT through researching and presenting class projects.

TY & LC students will submit class and assessment work via G Suite.

The following websites:

Google suite - Classroom, Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides, Forms

Quizzes - Kahoot, Mentimetre, Blooket

Padlet, Jamboard

YouTube

Exam - Examinations, Studyclix

Further Supports and Resources

www.jct.ie

Digital Technologies | PDST

https://gavinduffybusiness.com/pages/free-business-resources

https://padlet.com/BusinessSSC/

https://www.twoteachers.co.uk/

http://jctimeforbusiness.weebly.com/

Periodic Review

We periodically review the elements of our subject plan. This review will happen 4 -5 times per year. As part of this review, we meet weekly in our timetabled department meeting to discuss the implementation of the classroom strategies outlined above and use the opportunity to share with colleagues any resources we have tried and how they worked or otherwise in the classroom setting.

Systematically, as a dept we reflect on how the implementation of the plan is progressing and consider any successes (wins) as well as identify areas for development. In doing so it helps us ensure that each element reflects the teaching and learning priorities agreed by our team.

The format of these reviews generally take the form of the following:

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1. School Self-Evaluation/School Improvement Plan

2. Student Voice

3. Student Wellbeing

4. Digital Technologies

5. Learning Intentions & Success Criteria

6. Effective Questioning & Classroom Discussion

7. Formative Feedback

8. Student Collaboration

9. Student Reflection

10. Managing Information & Thinking

11. Being Creative

12. Communicating

13. Working with Others

14. Staying Well

15. Managing Myself

16. Being Numerate

17. Being Literate

18. Assessment

19. Reporting

20. Cross-curricular

21. Co-Curricular

22. Differentiation/UDL

23. Cultural Diversity

24. L1/L2 LPs

25. Showcasing Business Studies

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Introduction

Related School-wide Initiatives

What does it mean for Business Studies?

Classroom Strategies in Action

Further Supports/Resources

Periodic Review

To be reviewed periodically