Implementing Book Creator at King's InterHigh

King’s InterHigh initially embarked on a three-month trial period for Book Creator, using it in subjects like Geography, English, and Science. The Learning Innovation Department provided training and support to help teachers make the most of this new tool, encouraging creative use and engagement. Teachers also pursued certifications, which further equipped them to integrate Book Creator effectively into lessons.

How to become a Book Creator Certified Author

The success of the trial spread quickly, and Book Creator was praised for being an invaluable tool that enhanced the teaching experience. As a result, the school decided to purchase a full license for the upcoming academic year. The process was straightforward due to several initiatives implemented to streamline adoption.

Overall, Book Creator proved to be a transformative addition to the school’s toolkit, empowering teachers to deliver more interactive and creative lessons. This led to a seamless transition from trial use to full implementation, ensuring that the platform would continue to benefit students and teachers alike.

Following an initial small-scale run, it became evident that Book Creator would be an incredibly valuable tool for our students. Early adoption was high among our teachers, and I ensured they were provided with comprehensive guidance on how Book Creator could be used to enhance our students’ learning experience.

Armed also with resources and training direct from Book Creator, our educators enthusiastically embraced Book Creator into their lessons. Going forward, we have continued to facilitate this with ongoing initiatives that encourage use of the tool across various subjects and year groups.

Having used Book Creator for years, personally, I was not surprised with how well the tool worked. However, what did surprise me was the sheer speed at which our excellent staff followed suit – a credit to the highly organised, creative, and efficient calibre of teaching we have at King’s InterHigh.

The importance of community and continuous learning

The different levels of Book Creator certification are a terrific asset as they have encouraged many of our teachers to improve their Book Creator knowledge and the power of collaboration. I am delighted to have seen some of our staff even gain admittance to the Book Creator Ambassador tier – the most inspiring network of like-minded educators.

Diverse use cases across subjects

Now, Book Creator is being used across all subjects in all key stages and year groups from Year 3 to Year 13. We have not been prescriptive in how it is to be used, as we encourage educator imagination, not stifle it. One-third of King’s InterHigh staff have Master’s or PhDs in their subject specialisms, so how they use it to enhance learning is up to them, and we have seen teachers employ their expertise to devise a wide variety of use cases!

The school has implemented various interactive projects and resources to enhance student learning. For science, students are engaged in whole-term investigations, conducting simple home experiments with parental guidance and recording their findings in creative ways. In preparation for exams, the school provides interactive revision guides that include video explanations, voice notes, and quizzes. During summer, revision booklets with AI-powered personalised learning, animations, and self-marking quizzes proved popular among students, with over 2000 participants.

Additionally, the school runs large-scale projects, such as a Food Festival recipe book where students contributed by sharing recipes and videos of their cooking from around the world. The Year 3 art project used digital tools like paint software and voice notes, and an ongoing English project uses Book Creator and virtual reality to develop descriptive writing skills. The school has also focused on staff recruitment, both internally and externally, to support these initiatives.

How has Book Creator improved learning at King's InterHigh?

Transformative student engagement

As mentioned above, Book Creator has significantly increased student engagement across all key stages and subjects across the school. The functionality has led to some incredible projects from teachers and opened up new avenues for international collaboration between the other schools.

Streamlined student workflow

In addition to this, there was an increased need for students to exemplify their learning through student portfolios in a more exciting way.

Before Book Creator, students were using a range of different software to showcase their work, which wasn’t as inspiring or effective as it could have been for both students and teachers alike. Book Creator redefined the way we streamline student workflow in incredible ways.

Book Creator has been another great way for us to increase student engagement. Not only are teachers able to facilitate more inspiring group projects, but our students have also been able to exemplify their own learning in new and exciting ways. This has been particularly valuable to the many students who have joined King’s InterHigh to rebuild their love for learning after difficulties in mainstream education.

Personalized feedback and collaboration

The multimodal nature of Book Creator has been a great way for students to exemplify their understanding of concepts – for their own reference and review, as part of classroom collaboration, and to show their teachers what they know. Likewise, teachers are also able to use Book Creator to feed in input on students’ work.