This year we had over 100 entries to the Northern Grid for Learning Excellence in ICT Awards. On Thursday 25th June, over 200 pupils and students attended the awards ceremony at Gosforth Park Marriott Hotel.
With 11 categories the Awards celebrate the excellent and innovative ICT work happening in the region’s schools.
Click the image to find our Awards site showing examples of the winning and highly commended entries alone with some photos from the event.
On Friday 26th June, 200 delegates attended the Northern Grid conference. The keynotes and workshops showcased the excellent work that is happening in the region with presenters from schools and LAs.
Feedback was extremely positive for the whole conference and everyone agreed what the best part was. 100% of the delegates rated the final keynote session as excellent.
This session was led by pupils with lots of examples of the outstanding work they are doing.
Conference Feedback
This year we took advantage of the technology and invited people to contribute to the conference by Twitter. This proved an excellent way for delegates to share their thoughts and for those not able to be there in person to follow what was happening.
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CLCs - Inspiring Learners Across the Region - Workshop
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Extended Learning - "All Aboard for Romania". Sharing Our Success with a Foundation Stage and KS1 Learning Platform - Worshop
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Engaging the Community Through Family Learning - Workshop
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Workshops and Presentations
The Northern Grid conference showcased workshops by teachers and LAs from across the region. These workshops showed both success in ICT and looking forward with inspiration presentations.
Here's a collection of the various presentations and materials from the conference:
Keynote - Translating Policy Into Practice
Translating Policy into Practice was the keynote speech from Simon Finch (Northern Grid) and Malcolm Lane (South Tyneside). The keynote was an exploration of how Web 2.0 Tools and Social Media can support and deliver personalised learning.
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The Northern Grid Awards Ceremony and Conference 2009 held on the 25th till the 26th June at the Gosforth Park Marriott was a huge success!
