Monthly Archives: November 2011

Additional Support for Learning, Dance, Drama, Early Learning, Health and Wellbeing, Languages and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, Music, Religious and Moral Education, Sciences, Social Studies

Creativity in the Classroom – a call out to share what works

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Consider yourself creative?

The Creativity Portal is looking for examples of simple, short creative exercises that teachers and youth workers like yourself have used in the classroom and youth group settings.

It could be:

  • A creative chemistry experiment
  • The school’s fastest paper aeroplane contest
  • The imaginative alphabet
  • A 30 second dramatic warm-up

We would love to hear what’s worked for you. Get a mention on the national Creativity Portal and an invitation to future creative CPD. A wee bit of text is all it takes.

Add to the Creativity Archive here within Glow.

Or email Stephen.bullock@educationscotland.gov.uk

Early Learning, Languages and Literacy

Scots Language in the Early Years – watch again on Glow Meet

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Do you know what ‘cow’,  ’dog’ or ‘vest’ is in Scots? If not tune in and watch again on Early Years Glow TV. We had a fantastic session with Matthew Fitt this morning, lots of establishments tuned in and took part by burlin’ roon  and shoutin’ oot!

If you would like to know more visit the Glow TV ’discussion’section of our Early Years National Glow site and download the hints and tips on how to explore Scots more in your classroom/playroom.

Here are some useful links too:

Scotland’s Songs for Early Years

Scotland’s Stories

Itchycoo

Thank you for tuning in!

Drama

Ho ho ho! Santa visits via Glow Meet

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The Santa Glow Meet is back again for another year. This time, our good friend Santa will be coming to Glow users LIVE from the infant department at Fallin Primary near Stirling and he will be answering your questions LIVE through Glow TV. This was a hugely popular and successful event last year and Santa got lots of tricky questions from Glow viewers, as well as those in the school.

Sign up, prepare some questions and get ready to see Santa LIVE through Glow.

To find out more about the Glow Meet and to sign up click here. (Glow log in required)

Music

Traditional musicians from Stirlingshire schools embark on tour

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Young Stirlingshire traditional music band ‘No More Cages’ embark on their first tour thanks to the Scottish Music Centre’s ‘Hit the Road’ tour

No More Cages, a young folk band featuring some of the best up-and-coming traditional musicians from Stirlingshire schools, embarked on their first tour last week as part of the Scottish Music Centre’s ‘Hit the Road’ tour which is supporting some of Scotland’s best up-and-coming musicians and bands to experience their first tour and help them learn some of the skills they will need to go on tour themselves in the future. The band have been honing their skills together for the past three years as part of much larger YMI funded traditional music workshops that have been running for the past seven years and which many of the band have been coming to from the start. The workshops are based at the Tolbooth Music Venue in Stirling and are a partnership between Education and Cultural Services.

The workshops are open to any young musician attending a Stirling school and a number of the musicians that have attended the workshops have since gone on to study traditional music. For more information please contact nomorecagesband@gmail.com.

Dance, Developing the Young Workforce, Drama, Music

Creative Scotland and Young Scot launch Creative Enterprise Fund

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On Monday 24 October, Creative Scotland and Young Scot launched their new fund for young people, the Creative Enterprise Fund, to support those aged 15-22 years to develop their artistic talents and fulfil their ambitions within the creative industries.

Creative Scotland and Young Scot see the Creative Enterprise Fund as providing a means for Scotland’s young people to develop their artistic talent and unlock opportunities within the creative industries. The new Fund aims to promote the values of creative enterprise and leadership, creating positive pathways to employment and providing wider benefits to local communities.
http://www.youngscot.net/news/creative-scotland-and-young-scot-launch-creative-enterprise-fund.aspx

Music, Sciences, Social Studies, Technologies

Scotland’s Islands art and music project

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On Islay, Mull, Tiree and Bute the Creative Arts in Schools Team (CAST) have

been holding two day workshops offering pupils the opportunity to work with

a musician and two visual artists.

The concept for the project is Œrecognising and celebrating potential

opportunities for our islands through harnessing tidal/wave energy.¹

The pupils reflected this concept by focussing throughout on experimental

application of modern technologies such as digital art and audio sequencing

to conventional art, crafts and music.

During the workshops CAST and the pupils were joined via glowmeets by a

marine tidal scientist from SAMS and a geo-poet. Elements of their talks

have been incorporated into the artwork and music by the pupils.

The outcome of the workshop has been pupil-led multimedia art work and

music.

Creativity has been at the heart of every step of this process.

The project has been funded by ŒScotland¹s Islands¹ and Argyll & Bute

Council

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ab/ArgyllButeCreativeLearningNetwork/2011/

11/28/scotlands-islands-art-and-music-project/

Sciences, Social Studies

Creativity in the Curriculum – Outdoor Learning and Play Conference 16 March 2012

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Join some of the most creative and experienced people in the business to bring learning to life and try a range of tested approaches that will give you inspiration and ideas that you can adapt and use in your own practice.

Storytelling: Put the pens away for a day and learn how to tell stories
Sticks and Stones: Bring maths alive with simple natural materials
Big Science Little People: how everyday activities can explain big ideas
Art attack: Bigger, messier and better: large scale outdoor artwork
Den building for dummies: Enriching play with dens and loose materials.
Creative Communities: Using the skills in your community for exciting school gardens

Plus hear from speakers and schools who are doing this on a daily basis.

This event sells out every year so early booking essential.

‘great to see some fresh ideas and how to add sparkle to some of the things you do already’

‘What a fantastic day – I am returning to school inspired’

£150.00 (£125.00 + VAT) for non members

£120.00 (£100.00 + VAT) for members – This applies to you

Venue

Scottish Natural Heritage
Battleby
Redgorton
Perth
PH1 3EW

Languages and Literacy

Authors Live: Celebrate Burns with Scotland’s Makar Liz Lochhead, National Poet of Scotland

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Join the Scottish Makar, Liz Lochhead, National Poet of Scotland for a very special celebration of Robert Burns. Liz will be discussing why Burns means so much to her, as well as treating us to some readings of her own poems featured in her collections Liz Lochhead: Selected Works, Colour of Black and White and Dreaming Frankenstein. The event is suitable for P6-S4 (age 9-16) pupils and fans of Robert Burns, Liz Lochhead or just poetry in general.

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-with-liz-lochhead?utm_source=Oempro&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=More%20details%20about%20Liz%27s%20event&utm_content=Subscriber%23146&utm_campaign=Learning%20Professionals%20Newsletter%2C%20Dec%202011


Languages and Literacy

Media Literacy – GaelMeet

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Aims: Moving image is an integral part of the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy (SSLN).  This series of sessions on media literacy will introduce the concept of analysing a moving image text and developing the confidence to incorporate moving image into their practice.  The sessions assume no prior knowledge of moving image. It would be useful, but not essential, for participants to watch the previous two sessions on GlowTV (GlowTV) <https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/GlowTV/_layouts/1033/WebConferenceRoomRecordings.aspx?RoomID=159425&PageURL=/establishments/nationalsite/GlowTV/tvchannels/Literacy%20and%20Gaidhlig.aspx>  prior to attending session C.
To take part click on bit.ly/gaelmeet10c <http://bit.ly/gaelmeet10c>


1) GaelMeet 10, Part C Media Literacy: Session 3 of 4 Thursday 8 December 2011 at 4.30pm

Language: English
Contributor: Hilary Bombart

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Pupils’ designs used for Livingston’s 50 celebrations

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http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/sitecontent/news/latest/livi50

West Lothian Council announces that the designs of two Livingston pupils have been combined to create a cheerful, positive and optimistic new logo for the Livingston’s 50 celebrations.

Two pupils from St John Ogilvie Primary School will see their design on posters and publicity for community events to mark the golden celebration of the town in April 2012.