Looking to get your learners going with resources for this weeks global Hour of Code? Looking to integrate computer science into the school day all year long? Here are a handful of resources for computer science and coding. Teachers who are ready to jump into the Hour of Code or looking for inspiration as they design a new curriculum will find lots to choose from on this list.
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As part of the College/Secondary School STEM hubs ESP(Energy Skills Partnerhship) have been working with Education Scotland, SSERC, Bloodhound, the Army and Microsoft to launch Bloodhound Scotland’s Model Rocket car competition 2016-17 ‘Race for the Line’.
The Model Rocket Car Competition is open to secondary school students (11–16yr olds) and you can find your nearest college Bloodhound Scotland hub here https://www.dendrite.me/content/view/contentid/57349a24851dc6c9410ba839
92 Secondary schools got involved last year and we would like to see even more schools, teachers and young people engage with their local college this year.
For this year’s Hour of Code, your students can earn personalized Hour of Code certificates! Every coding activity they complete on Tynker earns them another badge that will show up on their certificate. There are 29 badges they can earn, so they’ll be really excited to complete all the activities and fill up their certificate!
More info can be found in the link below,
The Royal Observatory Edinburgh is currently recruiting Scottish primary schools to take part in the second year of the Tim Peake Primary Project. The project is free to schools and provides £500 worth of resources and support to help schools use space as an inspiring context for teaching and learning across the curriculum. Participating schools receive:
* a space resource box containing a range of highly-rated cross-curricular classroom resources
* on-line CPD sessions delivered by Space Ambassadors
* a classroom visit by your Space Ambassador, or a visit for your class to the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
The project was a great success in its first year, with over 50 schools taking part across Scotland and teachers reporting great outcomes for both their students and themselves. Any schools interested in taking part this year or learning more about the project should contact Olivia Johnson at the Royal Observatory on olivia.johnson@stfc.ac.uk by 18 November.
Making it easier to read and write
The Learning Tools for OneNote help everyone improve their reading and writing skills, including gifted learners, students with learning differences or a combination of any of the broad range of unique student abilities.
These tools include: Comprehension support, background colour, line spacing, can distinguish between nouns, verbs and adjectives and many more features.
More info can be found via the link below.
https://www.onenote.com/learningtools
Please note the following two prerequisites:
Cannot be installed on computers running Office 2010.
The dictation tool will only be included with computers running Windows 10.
If you would like installed on your classroom computer(s) then please log a call with IT via Ask Fred. Just state the asset number of the computer(s) and the add-on is call OneNote Learning Tools.
My World of Work Live! from Skills Development Scotland, is a set of interactive exhibits and activities designed to inspire young people’s interest in careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Every free, fun My World of Work Live! experience is about hands-on learning – building, making, designing – and makes the best use of the latest technology to engage and inspire.
My World of Work Live! brings STEM out of the classroom and into real life and helps young people, parents, carers and teachers understand the breadth of opportunity STEM careers offer and the variety of pathways into STEM industries.
My World of Work Live! is designed for young people aged between 10 and 15 and for teachers and parents who are key influencers for this age group; they allow young people access to My World of Work Live! and influence the decisions they make on subjects and careers.
Bringing a real-life connection to Curriculum for Excellence, My World of Work Live! has accompanying learning resources to help teachers get the most out of a visit and to continue learning back in the classroom. All activities are aligned to the Career Management Skills framework and support the realisation of Self, Strength, Horizons and Networks and support delivery of the Skills Investment Plans.
All of those working on My World of Work Live! have real life experience of industry, with a passion for education and learning.
My World of Work Live! is in locations where young people experience the world of science, technology engineering and maths, e.g. museums, science centres and other venues.
Locations for 16/17 are:
Please note that there is a known issue with the Scholar tile on RM Unify.
This is an issue at the Scholar side and they are working on a fix.
I will update this post when the issue has been resolved.
Computing Science is an incredibly exciting and inspiring area of the curriculum and it is essential that teachers and learners across Scotland benefit from the wealth of opportunities offered by the subject. The Glow Technologies Professional Learning Community provides teachers and learners with anytime, anywhere access to a wealth of contemporary, creative and engaging computing science online materials, resources and presentations. All materials are tailored to levels within broad general education and senior phase enabling easy and quick access to the most relevant resources. Watch videos and hear how teachers are enriching their learning experiences through the creative and interdisciplinary use of computing science. Join this well-established Glow community today.
Access the resources here, you will need your Glow username and password
The third John Byrne Drawing Competition opened on Wednesday 7 September 2016.
The event, now in its third year, is open to children and young people in schools across Scotland, from P4 to S3.
The closing date for entries is Friday 3 March 2017.
Click here for more information
