Category Archives: Sciences

Drama, Languages and Literacy, Sciences, Social Studies, Technologies

Festival of Dangerous Ideas

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The Festival of Dangerous Ideas aims to re-establish the importance of dangerous ideas as agents of change in education – to shift the axis of what is possible! As Oscar Wilde once said: ‘An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all’.

Whether you want to contribute to one of our events, host an event of your own, provide a venue, sponsor a session, or even hold a dinner, exhibition or debate, we would love to hear from you.

During the week-long festival, in conjunction with Creative Scotland and partners, there will be a variety of activities happening around Scotland, including:

•My Dangerous Idea (opportunities for sharing ideas)
•Dangerous Words (what’s the future for books? is the kindle the beginning or the end?)
•Dangerous Wisdom (philosophy cafe – what is the purpose of education?)
•Dangerous Research (a platform for academic voices with FERRN)
•Dangerous Theatre (forum and invisible theatre with Visible Fictions)
•Dangerous Gardening (introduction to guerrilla gardening with an expert from New York)
•Emporium of Dangerous Ideas.
This opportunity is available in: All Scotland
For further information, please contact karen.lawson@scotcol.ac.uk (Karen Lawson), or call 07764 310 470, or visit http://www.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk.

Dance, Drama, Languages and Literacy, Music, Sciences, Social Studies

Imagining Scotland in 2050 – creativity and science competition

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The Scottish Qualifications Authority and Scottish Business in the Community’s inspirational new competition asks young people to develop a piece of creative work that clearly shows their vision of our future – Scotland 2050.



Ideas can be developed in four broad categories:

  • Education and Training
  • Leisure, Life and Style
  • Transport and Travel
  • Work and Careers.


All entrants have to do to enter is develop a scientific project or piece of creative work that shows their vision for Scotland 2050.



http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47271.html



Sciences, Technologies

Free access to Glasgow Science Centre for Glasgow Schools

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Glasgow’s primary schools are being given free access to the Glasgow Science Centre’s education programme. The council has agreed to provide its primary school classes with free sessions at the exciting educational activities available at the Science Centre.The year-long initiative will enable more than 35,000 pupils access to the array of workshops, live science shows and interactive exhibits currently on offer at the Centre. The sessions, which also include lessons in the Planetarium, are linked to the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) experiences and outcomes.



http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/Free+access+for+primary+pupils.htm

Sciences

Who is Your Superstar of Science?

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Perth and Kinross primary school pupils are being tasked to pinpoint their ‘superstar of science’, whether an inventor, modern-day computer games designer, or explorer.

Organised by the Association for Science Education <http://www.asescotland.org.uk/annual-conference.html> , whose annual Scottish conference will be held at Crieff Hydro Hotel on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 March 2012, the Superstars of Science competition will ask primary 4-7 pupils in Perth and Perthshire to select their science hero and research his or her impact on modern-day life.

Superstars can be alive or dead, from anywhere in the world and associated with any scientific speciality or era, past or present. TechFest-SetPoint, a Scottish educational charity which promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects, will shortly be sending competition packs to all local authority and independent primary schools throughout the area.

Languages and Literacy, Sciences, Social Studies

Screening Shorts now on Creativity Portal

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There are now over a hundred creative articles, links and resources available through the Creativity Portal with nearly 40 learning and teaching tools amongst them.

Screening Shorts is one of the most recent additions and offers free downloadable films for pupils to explore – all integrated fully with Curriculum for Excellence and most subjects.

http://www.screeningshorts.org.uk/

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

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