Using Glow tools to support AifL

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Judith Weston is a teacher of English at Earlston High School in the Scottish Borders. In this cookbook Judith shows us how she makes use of Glow tools to support the principles and practice of Assessment is for Learning.

Context

Aimed at enriching the learning experience of her pupils, Judith has developed Glow Groups to support the teaching of Intermediate 2 and Standard Grade English (links to those cookbooks below). In this cookbook we focus on how Judith makes use of the Survey tool and Glow Learn to gather evidence of learning, provide feedback and advice on next steps and ensuring that pupils are fully involved in their learning.

Ingredients

What Judith uses to support the teaching principles and practice of AifL: 

1. A Glow Group
2. Survey tool
3. Glow Learn

Recipe

In the first video below, Judith talks us through how she uses the survey tool and aspects of Glow Learn to gather evidence of learning, provide feedback and advice on next steps and ensuring that pupils are fully involved in their learning. The second video outlines how to create a Survey and add it to your Glow Group.

Judith uses Glow Learn to assign (send out) homework exercises to her pupils.  The particular assignments that Judith makes to her pupils can be automatically marked by Glow Learn and reviewed by Judith for comment. For video support on using Glow Learn, follow the link below:

Glow Learn cookbook videos

For downloadable versions of Glow Learn helpsheets and training guide, follow the link below (Glow login required):

Glow Learn guide and helpsheets

Impact

The process of reviewing the Glow Learn assignments allows Judith to provide timely, targeted feedback to individual pupils on the quality of their work and what they can do to make it better. Well designed questions used in the Glow Survey helps Judith establish pupil strengths and weaknesses and informs her planning for future lessons. The Survey questions also give the pupils a ‘voice’ enabling them to take ownership for their own learning.

Follow the links below to hear how Judith uses Glow to support the teaching of Intermediate 2 and Standard Grade English: