All posts by Olivia Wexelstein

CPD, Primary schools, Scotland Colleges, Secondary schools, Technologies

Linking education and employment outcomes

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We are delighted to confirm that Andy Creamer, Deputy Head Teacher from Menzieshill High School, will be presenting at Learning through Technology 2014. Andy will speak about the LEEO project on Linking Education and Employment Outcomes; discussing the work students have undertaken with partner schools in Florida and ongoing collaboration with industry and employer mentors.

Learning Through Technology 2014 will be an unmissable event for all of Scotland’s lecturers. Now in its third year, LTT is a unique opportunity to explore the effective use of technology to enhance the learning experience and examine ongoing developments in policy, resource and practice.

Technology is a vital education resource with the potential to increase engagement, widen participation and inspire creativity in the classroom. You will explore how it can be used to best effect with examples of innovative practice from an impressive array of leading thinkers and practitioners. The event will also present am ideal forum for knowledge exchange and networking with educators from across Scotland.

Speakers will include:

  • Dr James Fanning, Head of Emerging Technologies, Education Scotland
  • Prof. Lizbeth Goodman, Chair of Creative Technology Innovation/Professor of Inclusive Design for Education, University College Dublin.  Founder and Directpr of the SMARTlab
  • Prof. Bill Buchanan, Professor of Computing and the Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation, Edinburgh Napier University
  • Charlie Love, Education Support Officer, Aberdeen City Council
  • Jane Houston, Head Teacher, Struthers Primary School
  • Christine Lamont, Primary Teacher, Struthers Primary
  • Lynn Brand, Principal Teacher, Tollcross Primary
  • David Cameron, Head of Career Management Skills, Skills Development Scotland

View the Tuesday 29th April Agenda here (pre-16) or Wednesday 30th April Agenda here (post-16)

Learning Through Technology 2014 also benefits from up to 10.5hrs of verified CPD from the CPD Certification Service, so BOOK NOW to hear from the experts, take part in thought provoking discussion, share your knowledge with like minded peers and boost your CPD hours.

What? Learning Through Technology 2014
When? 29th and 30th April 2014
Where? Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh

CPD, Creative Partners, Drama, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Junction 25 Teachers CPD Workshop

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Teachers CPD Workshop

Sunday 30th March 2014 12-6pm

Tashi Gore and Gary Gardiner directors of the most recent Junction 25 show, i’d rather humble than hero lead a creative session designed for teachers and educators.

This one-day workshop aims to explore ways into the devising process alongside ideas of ownership and authorship in making original performance work with young people.

To book a space contact the Tramway box office on 0845 330 3501
Limited spaces available for £15/10

Literacy and English, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools

Poetry by Heart

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To learn or not to learn?

Memorising poetry has been getting a lot of attention in the press and recital competitions are increasingly popular. If you’re considering this topic with your class or group, our ‘Remember, remember‘ resource sheet can help you get started. It has links to articles discussing why and how we should memorise poems. Plus there are recommendations of where to find suitable poems.

View our Classroom Resources

Poem Posters
“remember…”
To complement the question of learning by heart – and all sorts of other trains of thought around ‘remembering’ – we’ve got a set of 4 new poem posters with quotations from poems by Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead, John Burnside and Elizabeth Burns.
Are there other quotations you’d like to see as posters? Do, ah, remember to email and let us know.
CPD, Creative practitioners, Scotland Colleges

Free Webinar Series: Making Assessment Meaningful

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Webinar 1: Diverse Assessment Approaches

Wednesday 12 March 2014 (15:30 – 16:30)

In this webinar we will be looking at how assessment can be an integral part of the learning and teaching process on NC, National, Higher and HN programmes.  Cherry Hopton from Dundee and Angus College will be demonstrating how diverse assessment approaches provide opportunities for her students to focus less on recall and more on application.
Webinar 2: Marked Improvement

Wednesday 26 March 2014 (15:30 – 16:30)

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has recognised that assessment practices have not kept pace with the changes in education and that current assessments do not always meet the learners’ needs in relation to the world of work.  A representative from HEA will share a review tool which is designed to demonstrate whether assessment is fit for purpose, professional judgements are reliable and learners have a shared understanding of standards.
Webinar 3: PeerWise

Friday 9 May 2014 (13:30 – 14:30)

Edinburgh University has been using the free online tool ‘PeerWise’ to support learners in the creation, sharing, evaluation and discussion of assessment questions.  A representative from Edinburgh University will demonstrate PeerWise in a hands-on session.  She will present their findings on how PeerWise supports collaborative learning and contributes to the development of analytical skills in an engaging way for learners.
Webinar 4: Assessing Creativity

Wednesday 28 May 2014 (15:30 – 16:30)

In this webinar we will be looking at creativity as a 21st Century skill that can be taught and assessed.  Fiona McGarry from Dundee University will share effective and innovative models of assessing creativity.
Art, Art and Design, Education Scotland, Glasgow2014

Pupil artwork to welcome Commonwealth athletes

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Thousands of Scotland’s school pupils will demonstrate their artistic talents to the world at Scotland’s Commonwealth Games. More than 700 schools across the country have participated in a national art competition run by Game On Scotland, the official education programme for the Games.

This competition, launched in May 2013, has provided a unique opportunity for Scottish schoolchildren to create Games-inspired artwork for the Athletes’ Village. The artwork will adorn the rooms of the Village, which will be a true home from home for all the competitors coming to Glasgow from the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.

Click here to read more.

CPD, Scotland Colleges

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Colleges

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Friday 23 May 2014 (10:00 – 15:00)

Battelby Centre, Scottish Natural Heritage, Redgorton, Perth

View Programme and Book Online

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) in Scotland works with over 37,000 young people each year.  The young people are supported in developing skills for work and life and fulfilling their potential to have brighter futures. The DofE is committed to supporting colleges in Scotland to develop the DofE.

At this introductory session find out how the DofE programme complements existing activities and helps learners develop essential employability skills whilst recognising wider achievement.

You will hear about current practice within colleges and get an opportunity to participate in practical activities.

Art, Art and Design, Community Learning and Development, Creative practitioners, Dance, Drama, Funding, Health and Wellbeing, Literacy and English, Music, Primary schools, Scotland Colleges, Secondary schools, Social Studies, Technologies

Refugee Week Scotland 2014

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Community Celebrations Grant Application
Deadline: 3rd March – 5pm

At the Scottish Refugee Council we have been busy organising a very exciting programme for Refugee Week Scotland 2014! It will run from 16th – 22nd June in venues across the country, and we’d love for as many organisations as possible to get involved this year. The 2014 theme is ‘Welcome’, so we want you to have a think about how ‘welcome’ is shown in your community.

The SRC are awarding grants of £100 – £450 to help small community organisations to organise your own events as part of Refugee Week Scotland 2014. We strongly encourage you to apply and to spread the word to any other organisations or community groups that you think may be interested!

There are two files attached below – an Application Form and Grant Application Guidance Notes. Please read them both before applying! Receiving the grant from the SRC is unfortunately not guaranteed, so to make sure you are in the best position for acceptance, we urge you to read through these Guidance Notes thoroughly.  We are looking for ideas that explore the theme – ‘Welcome’ – and discuss all the different things that this word can mean. For example, your activity could:

–          Explore how welcome is shown in your community

–          Encourage people to share their experiences of how welcome they have been made to feel here

–          Encourage people to share experiences of how they have welcomed life in Scotland

Most importantly, you must demonstrate how your event will appeal to other communities and general public, and how you plan to involve them! The Community Celebration Events are the first step towards wide-scale understanding and integration among asylum seeker, refugee and local communities across the whole of Scotland. We want to know how your event will help this become a reality!

The deadline for submission is Monday 3rd March, 5pm. Please send all completed applications to arts@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk

If you need help – we are happy to discuss any ideas and give advice where necessary – just email arts@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk.You can also browse last year’s programme for inspiration.
Good luck!

Community Celebration Grant Application Form 2014

Community Celebration Grant Application Guidance Notes 2014 Final

Community Learning and Development, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Events, Social Studies

The Rise and Fall of Dunfermline Linen

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a Talk by Hugh Walker
at the NQ Community Centre
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

This illustrated talk about the history of Dunfermline’s Linen Industry by Hugh Walker is divided into two parts.  In the first half, he describes the process of damask linen weaving and how the beautiful damask tablecloths of 100 years ago were created and manufactured.  In the second half of the talk, Hugh takes the audience on a historical trip round well-known buildings in Dunfermline, tracing the history of the industry from its early beginnings through hand looms to the growth of factories in the second half of the nineteenth century.  The talk concludes with how the industry faired in the 20th century and came to an end in the 1980s.

Click here for more details.

Art, Art and Design, Drama, Glasgow2014

The Tin Forest Light Up

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The National Theatre of Scotland is asking you to make a Light Up Lantern out of junk, and join hundreds of others in your local community and around the world, to plant your lantern in a forgotten place. It might be a local park or derelict ground; it might be your garden or back court. What’s important is you plant it and share the moment when Spring arrives, with the promise of a flowering future.

So, anytime from Thursday 20th March, take a photo or video of your Light Up Lantern and your promise.

Then post it at thetinforest.com/participants OR tweet it with the hashtag #TinForest OR email it to info@thetinforest.com.

For more information click here.