Using digital collaboration to translate retrieval practice into classroom practice

Case Study

Written by: John Mynott, Audrey Buchanan, Pilar Arqued, Dougie Beck, Andrew Boulind, Colin Carswell, Jo Clark, Fiona Lindsay, Jim McLean, Angela Pearson, Tom Webster and Kim Winchester

Published on: September 20, 2022

Collaboration

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John Paul Mynott, School of Education, University of Aberdeen, UK Audrey Buchanan, Quality Improvement Officer, Moray Council, UK Pilar Arqued, Primary Teacher, Aberdeen City, UK Dougie Beck, Principal Teacher (Primary), Highlands Council, UK Andrew Boulind, Headteacher, Aberdeenshire Council, UK Colin Carswell, Teacher, Argyll and Bute Council, UK Jo Clark, Principal Teacher (Primary), Argyll and Bute Council, UK Fiona Lindsay, Teacher, Aberdeenshire Council, UK Jim McLean, Education Support Officer, Aberdeenshire Council, UK Angela Pearson, Deputy Headteacher, Aberdeen City, UK Tom Webster, Digital Deputy Headteacher, e-Sgoil, UK Kim Winchester, Primary Teacher, Aberdeen City, UK Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ways in which teachers worked in Scotland changed dramatically, with school closures and lessons and collegial meetings moving online. The Northern Alliance is one of Scotland’s Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs) and, due to the scale of t

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