Category Archives: CPD

Glow Refresher Training Session

Date:  Thursday 28th February 2013

Time:  2pm-5pm

Venue:  Meeting Room (Tower Block), Auchterderran Centre, Woodend Road, Cardenden KY5 0NE

Programme:

2-3pm  Glow Access Problems (Jim Birney) – If you are experiencing access problems to Glow, Jim has offered to help resolve these access issues prior to the Glow Refresher Training.

3-4pm  Glow Refresher Training (Jim Birney)

4-5pm  FCLN Glow Group/Blog Refresher (Amanda Higgins)

How to book a place:  Places must be booked in advance, due to limited availability.  To book, email  heather.gibson@fife.gov.uk

‘A KINGDOM OF IF’ FREE TWILIGHT CPD SESSION

18th and 28th February

4pm-6pm

ASDARC

Session will enable primary teachers to make the most of the education pack created to link the exhibition The Kingdom of If (currently touring in Fife’s mobile museum MAC) with cross-curricular art and environment themes. The education pack also provides a range of activities tied to Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes which will be introduced as part of the session. Artists involved in the exhibition and staff from organisers, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft will deliver the activties. There will be achance to try out simple hands-on activities in the pack and an additional activity devised by the artists which you can then use in the classroom

CPD sessions are free due to the support of Fife’s Creative Learning Network.

How to book a CPD session:

Course information is now live on the Fife CPD System and applications should be made in the normal way.

Creative Leadership Symposium

The Arches | Thu 21 Feb 2013 | 3pm-6pm | 

Free but ticketed (call 0141 565 1000 to reserve your place)

How do we embed creativity into the core curriculum? How can we be responsive to the individual needs of students and learners? What is classroom inertia and how does creative practice offer a way of reimaging how a curriculum is offered?

Is it possible for artists, creative educators and teachers to work collaboratively to offer a more radical pedagogy measured by more than subject achievement? Who might lead this and does it work? Is it effective? What are the benefits of this approach? How might this impact on future pedagogical approaches?

For the culmination of their creative leadership project 100 Little Pennies, run by Gary Gardiner at Oakgrove Primary School in Glasgow, The Arches are hosting a symposium event, followed by drinks, nibbles and an opportunity to network.

Introduced by Dee Heddon (University of Glasgow), contributors include Gary Gardiner andMurray Wason (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), David Cameron (Director of The Real David Cameron LTD), Helen Nicholson (Professor of Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway) and Lesley Dunlop (Education Consultant).

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The teaching of history, a model for collaboration

The Royal Society of Edinburgh is hosting an event, ‘History: A Model for Collaboration’, on 2 February 2013 to enable representatives of all the groups who are deeply committed to the teaching and learning of history to get to know each other better, to forge links and to discuss in practical terms what a History Learning Community in Scotland could be.

Find out more on the RSE website.

Fife’s CLN-Free CPD opportunity

Curiosity and Creativity: Science, Art and Writing

Tuesday 29th January

4-6pm

Auchterderran Centre

Brought to you by Fife’s Creative Learning Network, get creative with the cross-curricular session and learn how art and writing can contribute prositively in science and learning. Be inspired and stimulated with some fresh ideas that incorporate art and writing techniques in your projects! Ideas from this session can be used for all ages of pupils.

In this session, delegates will learn about science, art and writing projects and how to go about delivering them in the classroom, with key techniques and resources to support these projects.

Additionally, participants will become familiar with two of Dundee Science Centre’s loan boxes which are based around science and literacy projects.

CfE links: EXA 0-02a/1-02a, EXA 0-04a/1-04a, EXA 0-05a/1-05a/2-05a, TCH 1-08a/2-08a, TCH 0-15a

Click here to register

Additional Support Needs – Innovative Practice in Health and Wellbeing, Saturday 2 February 2013 (Venue: Raploch, Community Campus, Stirling)

Click on the image for more infoEducation Scotland would like to invite practitioners working within special schools, bases and residential care, inclusion staff and SfL teachers within mainstream schools to this event.

During the day, there will be the opportunity to attend workshops on different areas of health and wellbeing, engage in professional dialogue and listen to inspiring speakers.

Register online by Wednesday 19 December to attend this event.

CPD – Dundee Rep Theatre

 

Primary and Secondary opportunities for the forthcoming academic year

Primary Newsletter 12-13

Secondary Newsletter 12-13

Examples of CPD events we have run in the past – 

Unlocking Shakespeare
Drama and Literacy
Directors Masterclass delivered by Dundee Rep’s Artistic Director
Inclusive Drama
Scottish Contemporary Theatre
Technical Theatre (effective use of lights and sound)
Physical Theatre 

We are happy to deliver CPD’s to a cluster in situ, equally, I would be keen to discuss ideas from any teachers/artists as to what would be useful for them.

Gemma Nicol
Education, Skills and Training Manager
Dundee Rep Theatre
Creative Learning: 01382 342 660Box Office: 01382 223 530

Professional Recognition Certificate in Creativity

Professional Recognition in ‘Creativity’.   Deadline for submissions Monday 3rd December 2012 to be eligible for the national award ceremony in this new category in the Scottish Parliament on the evening of January 29th 2013.

Hundreds of teachers have had their knowledge and skills recognised and been awarded with a certificate in Professional Recognition. We want you to join the group now being awarded the new category of ‘Creativity’. This will include dance, music, visual art, creativity in science, drama. In fact creativity covers a huge range of subjects.

Professional recognition allows registered teachers to focus their CPD in particular areas of interest, and gain recognition for enhancing their knowledge and experience.

How to apply for Professional Recognition ( Further details on our website www.gtcs.org.uk under ‘Professional Development’)

 

To discuss any aspect of Professional Recognition contact:

Professional Learning and Development Department

T: +44(0)131 314 6086

E: pld@gtcs.org.uk