23TRA234 Developing Whole School Digital Literacy through Student Leadership

Date:      Wednesday, 26th April 2023
Time:      7.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue:   Online via Zoom

Target Audience: Post-Primary Teachers, School Leaders/Management

In this webinar, Lee will demonstrate how to create a system of teaching digital literacy that encompasses all aspects of the school community by using a student-centred approach.

Lee will discuss his experience of creating a ‘Digital Learning Leaders Programme’ in his school. This programme allows students to engage in the process of delivering digital workshop and empowering students to take on leadership roles which will foster a culture of digital literacy in your school.

Attendees of the webinar will receive the following:

• A ‘Digital Learning Leaders’ specification designed by Lee that contains Learning Outcomes and Learning Intentions centred around developing digital literacy and leadership skills in the student body.
• A scheme of work that plans the digital literacy workshops across 1st to 3rd year in the Junior Cycle Programme and links each lesson to specific learning outcomes and learning intentions.
• Sample timetables of how Lee implemented the digital workshops within the Junior Cycle Wellbeing hours in his school.
• A PPT presentation that can be used to explain the programme to staff/management.
• A resource pack that includes (Lesson plans, PPT Resources, Notes, Quizzes and Group Work Activities) that are ready to be used with the student body in your school. This set of resources will provide attendees with the tools to implement the programme in their school the following September. These resources cover all aspects of the specification designed by Lee & give attendees the practical tools to implement the programme themselves.

Throughout the webinar Lee will discuss his experience of engaging students in this programme, creating buy-in from all stakeholders, and establishing a sustainable approach to digital literacy in your school.

Bio of Presenter: Lee O'Donnell

Lee O’Donnell is a teacher of Geography & History at Woodbrook College in Wicklow. He is the Author of ‘The Natural World’ LC Geography book with Edco. Geography/History Methodology Lecturer at University College Dublin. LC History content creator for Exam Revision. Host of the Leaving Certificate revision podcast ‘Skin in the Game’. Additionally, he holds an Assistant Principal II post in his school ‘Student Leadership Co-Ordinator’.