ICT and English

Publications:

Sharing Not Staring

Whiteboard Activities for the English Classroom (incl CD) with Chris Warren and NATE ICT Committee; pub. NATE 2008 www.nate.org.uk

20 Things to do with a Word Processor

ICT activities for KS3-4 (with Chris Warren); pub. Resource Education (incl CD)
0870 0247 777 www.resourcekt.co.uk
Or through NATE catalogue (0114 255 5419) or online at www.nate.org.uk

ICT and Literacy

Ideas and resources for ages 7-11. pub. NATE ISBN 0 901291 97 8; includes CD of resources
www.nate.org.uk

Interactive Literacy

Using ICT to advance literacy skills, especially with less able children. pub. Barrington Stoke ISBN 1842993046; includes CD of resources

Unlocking Literature: using ICT to investigate GCSE Poetry.

(with Chris Warren). This CD contains all of the pre-1914 poetry in various electronic formats, together with teaching ideas for both pre- and post-1914 poems. NATE 2004. www.nate.org.uk

Training and workshops can be arranged to suit different venues and needs. Full details on request, including writing workshops for pupils. Non-ICT based workshops are also available.

  • Full day
  • Half day
  • Twilight
Trevor is a (longstanding) member of NAWE, the National Association of Writers in Education. He has run workshops for Local Authorities, schools and universities throughout the UK and abroad. Email trevor @ englishandict. co. uk

Training and workshops

Improving Literacy through ICT

Full/half day course for Primary/SEN/Secondary
Simple activities, mainly using a word processor, can have the most immediate effect on children’s reading and writing. This is a practical workshop for teachers with any level of expertise.

Fun with words: developing writing skills across the curriculum

Full/half day course for Primary or Secondary
No one likes a blank sheet of paper. This workshop will show how some of the difficulties associated with writing can be overcome by easily applied techniques and a good deal of fun can be had along the way.

Teaching Poetry

Full/half day course for Secondary This session will demonstrate how simple ICT techniques can be adapted to make pre-1914 texts, including Shakespeare, approachable and ways in which ICT can add variety to the study and revision of examination texts, especially poetry.