EMBED Awards 2020 – Recognition for Schools at St. Nicholas College

Two of our schools at St. Nicholas College – Rabat Primary and Mgarr Primary – have been awarded special recognition during the EMBED awards, organised by the Department of Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills. Well done to our Educators for these fantastic achievements!

Ms. Christine Scerri, Rabat Primary School – Best Effort during School Closure (eTwinning)
School Leader, Ms. Dorita Maniscalco, Mgarr Primary School

EMBED Awards 2020

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Every year, the Directorate for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills organizes Embed Awards to recognise those whose exemplary work provides a model for teaching and learning in the digital age. With schools closure in the present extraordinary Covid-19 circumstances, digital education has been taken to a new unprecedented level as many educators have shifted to remote lessons. This posed new challenges to educators to use online platforms and other tools in their teaching and learning. For this reason, the Directorate for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills decided to celebrate the good pedagogical practices both before and after the school closure. Educators are invited to submit initiatives based on a number of experiences and activities related to technology-mediated teaching and learning, carried out over a period of time. Continue reading