Mastering Disciplinary Literacy with EdTech and AI
8th July 2026
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This 2026 online training session, hosted by LGfL and Leo Academy Trust, focused on mastering disciplinary literacy using EdTech and safe AI tools like NotebookLM and Google Gemini.
Educators discussed reducing pupils' cognitive overload, designing inclusive virtual classrooms, and balancing technology with core handwriting skills to meet Ofsted expectations.
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What is Disciplinary Literacy?
The Online Classroom
How AI supports the planning of an Online Classroom - Prompts and Notebook LM
Interrogating Texts and Scaffolding Research with Notebook LM as your personal librarian
Question - How do you share in Notebook LM
Advantage of using Google Classroom and AI online safety policy
Developing a Tech Strategy (SAMR model)
Key quotes from the session
Thriving with dignity
"Our ultimate goal is to automate the administrative load for teachers, allowing us to then focus on that high impact instruction, that high impact modelling and ensuring that every child can thrive with dignity."
— Charlotte Satchell, LEO Academy Trust
Small scale pilots that lead to wider developments
"I have seen countless examples of schools that undertake small scale pilots with one to one devices... and when well implemented, the impact is sufficient that time and time again the SLT and the governors go, whoa, hang on, we get this now."
— Bob Usher, LGfL
Balancing handwriting with cognative load
"If we are not careful, the mechanical art of handwriting and spelling consumes their working memory, making them lose their idea, their thought process. Ideas are lost in the gap between verbal comprehension and written output."
— Charlotte Satchell, LEO Academy Trust
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