{"id":14,"date":"2021-06-02T09:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T08:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2023-11-13T15:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:21:47","slug":"professional-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"Professional Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This page provides a space for sharing national, regional and local professional learning through websites, online learning activities and events, allowing educators at all stages of their career to connect with others and develop their knowledge, skills and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SWEIC Professional Learning Opportunities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Peace: How can educators respond to events in Palestine &amp; Israel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A practical session exploring how we can teach about events in Palestine &amp; Israel safely, bravely &amp; impartially, putting peace at the heart. Thurs 23rd November, 4-5.30pm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/teaching-peace-how-can-educators-respond-to-events-in-palestine-israel-tickets-749342673107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">SWEIC and West Partnership Professional Learning Opportunity for leaders &#8211; Monday 27th November 4.00pm \u2013 5.00pm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our colleagues in the West Partnership have developed an Assessment and Moderation Self Evaluation Road Map and Toolkit. Shona McArthur, one of the developers of the toolkit will show how schools have been using the toolkit to ensure high quality assessment and moderation in their establishments and across clusters and authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the roadmap and self-evaluation toolkit is to allow establishments to work collaboratively to identify where they are in their assessment and moderation journey. The resource will also aid in identifying strengths and next steps in order to drive forward continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sign up here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/11T6ffBSFf \"><strong>https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/11T6ffBSFf <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>SWEIC ASN Teacher Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New SWEIC ASN teacher meet opportunity for all early years, Primary and Secondary colleagues to meet either in person or via Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ASN Teacher Meets will take place at Queen Margaret Academy Supported Learning Centre, Ayr 4pm \u2013 5.30pm on the following dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thursday 9th November<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday 9th January<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday 7th March<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday 7th May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please email Lynne.Brook@south-ayrshire.gov.uk or Siobhan.Semple@south-ayrshire.gov.uk if you wish to be included in any of the sessions virtually, via teams, or have any further questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Professional Learning Sources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/improvement\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>National Improvement Hub<\/strong><\/a> provides information and support that enables practitioners to improve their practice and increase the quality of learners&#8217; experiences and outcomes. It provides access to: self-evaluation and improvement frameworks, research, teaching and assessment resources, exemplars of practice and support for on-line collaboration and networks through Glow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-13 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-5\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PLC\/moderationhub\/SitePages\/Home.aspx#?wa=wsignin1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Moderation Hub<\/strong><\/a> is a virtual learning environment delivering career-long professional learning on all aspects of the moderation cycle.&nbsp; It provides p<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">rofessional learning on moderation, a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">n in-depth look at each step of the moderation cycle as well as a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">one-stop-shop for key documentation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Education Scotland <a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearning.education.gov.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Professional Learning<\/strong><\/a> resource enables practitioners to engage with learning activities, search for high quality programmes of learning, and access materials that support professional learning and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The General Teaching Council for Scotland website contains a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gtcs.org.uk\/professional-update\/what-is-professional-learning.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Professional Learning zone<\/strong><\/a> which includes a useful <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gtcs.org.uk\/professional-update\/resources-hub.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Resources Hub<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/free-courses\/full-catalogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Open Learn<\/strong><\/a> from the Open University provides access to hundreds of free online courses from a wide range of subjects, including a section on Education &amp; Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are&nbsp;free online courses available for anyone to enrol. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale.&nbsp; Search this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooc-list.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MOOC List<\/strong><\/a> to find a subject that interests you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page provides a space for sharing national, regional and local professional learning through websites, online learning activities and events, allowing educators at all stages of their career to connect<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/?page_id=14\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19366,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/2565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}