31 October 11.00
To celebrate the Queens Baton Relay setting off on its journey around the Commonwealth we have brought together storytellers, Peter Chand, Lari Don and Mara Menzies (India, Scotland & Kenya) to share traditional tales from their homeland in this storytelling relay.
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6 November 2013, 11.00
Scotland’s environment is world-famous and draws tourists and visitors from across the globe. It needs to be protected but many of the challenges facing our environment are complex, and can only be solved in partnership; a partnership which involves children, young people and adults working together as citizen scientists.
This Glow meet will explain how you can get involved and to better understand, care for and improve Scotland’s environment.
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29 October 2013, 10.00
Game On Scotland and the Literacy team of Education Scotland will present an exciting hour of challenges and fun around the Commonwealth Games. In conjunction with a teacher form West Dunbartonshire learners will engage in a number of stimulating activities using the Games as a context. The session will be interactive and no preparatory work is required. The target audience for this event is pupils Levels 2 and 3.
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SLF 2013 – Technologies: what’s on the third horizon?
25 September 9.30
Come and join in a conversation about the future of technologies.
Hosting the conversation is Alison Drever, Education Scotland’s new Senior Education Officer for Technologies. We will look at how the curriculum, learning and teaching are evolving in response to learners’ needs in a changing world. We will look at innovation and its impact on learning and teaching.
SLF 2013 Keynotes – Wednesday 25 September
25 September 10.30
Join us on Wednesday 25 September for:
Cabinet Secretary Keynote Opening Address – 10.30am
Hear the Cabinet Secretary, Michael Russell, deliver the opening keynote address at SLF 2013.
SLF 2013 – Glow in the Classroom
25 September,13.45
Glow is currently being used nationally in a variety of different ways enhancing the learning opportunities for young people across Scotland through interdisciplinary learning.
This seminar will look to showcase two examples of how innovative and creative practice is enabling young people to engage with Glow to achieve this.
SLF 2013 – Game On Scotland – the education programme for Glasgow 2014 and its legacy
25 September, 15.00
In July 2014 the Commonwealth Games, one of the biggest sporting events ever hosted in Scotland, will become the focus of attention for many people both at home and abroad. This session outlines the opportunities of the Games as a rich context for learning across the curriculum and the potential inspirations for learners of all ages and abilities. The workshop will include a presentation of resources and engagement opportunities linked to Game On Scotland and allow for a wider discussions about its content.
SLF 2013 – Glow is changing – see the evolving solution
26 September 10.45
The past year has been an exciting one for Glow with the migration of user content and the introduction of new tools and services. Work continues and this seminar provides the opportunity for delegates to hear about these new tools and services and the roadmap for Glow.
SLF 2013 – Online professional learning communities on Glow
26 September 13.15
Before the session, we will ask you to look at a short, online thought piece on Teaching Scotland’s Future.
During this session, we will discuss:
• how online communities contribute to professional learning; and
• how we can track impact of PL on young people’s lives and learning.
After the session, we will follow up on the impact of the seminar.
SLF 2013 Keynotes – Thursday 26 September
26 September 14.30
Join us live from the Scottish Learning Festival 2013 for our final Keynote speech from Dr Pasi Salhberg, Director General, Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation, Finland who will be discussing ‘Finnish Lessons: What can Scotland learn from educational change in Finland?’
For full details of these and other events, please log in to Glow and view the current schedule:
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LearnCat Tell a Story, Journeys
19 September 11.00
At the Scottish Storytelling Centre – Journeys
Join us in Glow TV for the third of our Tell a Story events with the Scottish Storytelling Centre. This event lets you find out more about ‘Journeys’
‘Tell a Story Day’ is celebrated across Scotland in October. In the 3 weeks leading up to this national event join Storytellers in the ‘bothy’ at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh via Glow TV.
Dinosaur Discovery
20 September, 1.30
http://blogs.educationscotland.gov.uk/glowscotland/2013/09/16/dinosaur-discovery/
What kind of dinosaurs do you know about? Which was the largest, which was the smallest, which had the most horns, or longest neck, or which at the most food? How can we learn more about the dinosaurs that ruled the earth using evidence and fossils and what they can tell us about the history of the earth? What type of dinosaurs roamed the planet and where did they go?
LearnCat Fruit Crumble Cakes Bake Off from Cooking Bus in Wallace Primary
24 September 11.00
Join us for the fourth Bake Off event live in Glow TV where the cooking bus team will demonstrate how to prepare your ingredients safely and hygienically and a chef will talk about the ingredients he/she has sourced and demonstrate how to bake tray-bakes. Watch the live demonstration and ask the Chef on board questions about ingredients, food hygiene or get some baking tips.
Meet the Artist – David Batchelor
24 September 14.00
Turning the ordinary into something beautiful
David Batchelor is an artist, born in Dundee and now living in London who is best known for his brightly coloured sculptures using industrial materials including lightboxes from neon street signs, industrial dollies used to move heavy objects and items from everyday life such as brightly coloured plastic sunglasses and kitchen utensils.
Mary Queen of Scots
2 October 2013 13.30
Join our expert team at the National Museum of Scotland to find out more about the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Crowned Queen of Scots at just nine months old; married, crowned Queen Consort of France and widowed all by the time she was 18 years old: Mary Stewart’s life was nothing if not eventful.
More Scotland Sings
2 October, 14.15
Join Scotland Sings once again for a classroom singalong! Previous events have had schools up and down the country joining in with songs both in Scots and Gaelic.
For full details of these and other events, please log in to Glow and view the current schedule:
(Glow log-in and password required).
David Batchelor is an artist, born in Dundee and now living in London who is best known for his brightly coloured sculptures using industrial materials including light boxes from neon street signs, industrial dollies used to move heavy objects and items from everyday life such as brightly coloured plastic sunglasses and kitchen utensils.
As part of the Education Scotland Learning Experiences Catalogue, David will join us live on Glow from his studio in London on Tuesday 24 September at 2pm to talk about his artwork and answer your questions. To sign up for the event, simply visit Glow TV.
For a full schedule of forthcoming learning experiences and to find out more, visit the LearnCat today.
12/06/2013 11:00
This event is suitable for P6 upwards. During the event the students will explore the meaning of heritage and will be shown objects that reflect as aspect of our heritage chosen by refugees. The Scottish Refugee Council representative will tell the students about the objects and the story behind them.
Pupils will be asked to share what they like about the objects and how it makes them feel.
To sign up for this event click here.
During this keynote presentation James will give a brief autobiography, will explore significant elements within the text such as plot, setting, characterisation, structure, stylistic devices and theme.
He will also suggest learning and teaching ideas and resources.
Wednesday 19th June at 10am
Join Glow TV for the fourth year of ‘Ask an Astronaut’ in collaboration with the Scottish Space School. Take part in this exclusive opportunity to talk to two star guests Rick Hieb and Amber Gell.
Rick Heib is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. He has logged over 750 hours in space, including over 17 hours of EVA (space walk). He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. He is currently the Vice-President of Lockheed Martin.
Find out more about Amber’s experience as a Rocket Scientist and Spacecraft Systems Engineer with NASA/Lockheed Martin. She is a member of the team that is designing the Orion Spacecraft which will replace the Space Shuttle and can be used to return humans to the Moon, rendezvous with asteroids, and explore Mars.
Use this unique opportunity to ask questions of our guests to get a better idea of how the fascinating solar system and their experience of it.
Take part in some space polls to find fabulous facts – do you know what was the first music video from space was?
Watch Amber and Rick taking part in a simulation to move a robotic land rover around the surface of Mars. This will mimic what astronauts have to do when they collect samples from the surface of Mars but they also have the extra task of challenging pupils on this mission!
To sign up for this event click here.
Glow TV is delighted to be able to host the Exclusive Launch on Tuesday 11th June at 11am!
War Horse is the theatrical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. At the heart of this awe-inspiring show are life-sized puppets which bring galloping, charging horses to life on stage. Now you are invited to a unique opportunity to meet one of these truly remarkable puppets up close at an exclusive launch event.
You are invited to see the central character, Joey, in action and discover first-hand how these “living, breathing steeds” are created and brought to life in what has become one of the most anticipated theatrical productions in years.
Joining us will be Finn Caldwell of Handspring Puppet Company and Associate Puppetry Director for War Horse, and Stephen Rebbeck (Managing Director for War Horse around the world)
The exhilarating story of a young man’s journey to find his beloved horse Joey, against the backdrop of World War One, is an incredibly powerful production. It’s a spectacle you need to see to believe!
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