Be part of the largest event in the Scottish education calendar, speak to an audience of educationalists from across the world and showcase the innovative work you’ve been doing to inspire others.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/
Chance to view pupils’ award winning film
The award winning DVD to promote recycling that has been produced by pupils at Portree High School is now available to watch from The Highland Council’s website. The film was premiered during a special event held at the school. To find out about and enjoy the exploits of Ronnie Rubbish, just follow the link below.
Nominate now for an Education Award
Do you know a school or a nursery who provide opportunities for children and young people to participate in sports and other physical pursuits on a regular basis? Why not nominate them for the Active Nation Award?
http://www.scottisheducationawards.org.uk/
Or what about our Health and Wellbeing Award? This category recognises those schools and nurseries who have developed a holistic approach to health and wellbeing for their pupils.
The Scottish Education Awards 2011 were launched by the Education Secretary, Michael Russell, on Friday 19 November 2010.
To nominate, visit the Scottish Education Awards website. Entry to the Awards is open to all publicly funded schools, including nursery, primary, secondary and special schools across Scotland in 17 categories. Nominations are open until Friday 4 March 2011.
You can also get the latest stories and information about the Awards by becoming a fan on Facebook <http://lists.ltscotland.org.uk/t/239196/566394/5229/0/> .
Free CPD workshop/seminar – creativity, criticality and art making.
UWS Artist Teacher Programme
Public Seminar Series
Pedagogy and Play
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Saturday 12th February 2011, from 10.30am – 4pm
In response to the exhibition Blueprint for a Bogey and using participatory methods, this workshop based Artist Teacher seminar will explore approaches within the visual arts to curricularising playful events. The day-long workshop/seminar, which is free to attend, will be set within the context of Curriculum for Excellence and firmly premised upon creativity, criticality and art making.
The exhibition includes works by Andy Goldsworthy, Graham Fagen, Eduardo Paolozzi, Paulo Rego, Dave Sherry, Corin Sworn and a collaborative project by women from the Red Road Family Centre.
For further information and to book your place please email
diarmuid.mcauliffe@uws.ac.uk
For more information on the Artist Teacher Master of Education Programme visit
http://www.uws.ac.uk/schoolsdepts/education/documents/Artist-Teacher-GOMA.pdf
Game to Learn Conference – Scotland’s largest game based learning conference Free CDP for all Scottish Educators
On Saturday 19 March 2011 at the Universtity of Abertay Dundee, the Consolarium offers a lively CPD event for teachers as well as a celebration of the diverse and innovative practice in game based learning and game design that has been happening in schools across Scotland. Over the past few years the LTS Consolarium initiative has been working with partner schools across Scotland to help nurture the idea that commercially available computer games that have been developed for entertainment can be used to help create appealing, purposeful and challenging contexts for learning.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/newsandevents/educationnews/2011/educational/january/news_tcm4646383.asp
This conference will allow us to share the innovative and effective work of some of the many practitioners in Scotland who have embraced game based learning. The knowledge and experience that will be shared by our colleagues from schools will then be complemented in the afternoon by a range of differentiated hands-on activities aimed at developing delegates’ own confidence and competence in this field. These activities include developing computer games design skills from the early stages through to S6, exploring treasure hunting via geocaching and a game based learning dance session.
This conference promises to deliver an exciting and inspiring CPD experience for those involved in education and Curriculum for Excellence. Delegates can choose from 16 morning seminars and 10 practical afternoon workshops, listen to inspiring opening and closing keynotes and spend time engaging with fellow educators and industry representatives including Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.
This event has been organised and developed in partnership with JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North and East.
Full details and registration can be found at http://www.gametolearn.org <http://www.gametolearn.org/>
Keep up to date by following @consolarium and @gametolearn on Twitter.
Highland pupils open the door on Ruscha’s Room
A group of pupils from five Highland secondary schools have created an exhibition which is their interpretation of the works of American artist Ed Ruscha. ‘Ruscha’s Room – Seòmraichean Luchd-ealain’ is currently at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery until 12 February 2011. The exhibition by pupils from Fortrose, Kilchuimen, Millburn, Alness and Invergordon Academies is the creation of their experiences of attending a series of talks and workshops exploring Ruscha’s unconventional methods – which combine typography with commonplace objects.
The pupils created text-based art in the form of collages, which they developed into printed t-shirts and animated films forming the core of their exhibition.
http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/January/2011-01-26-03.htm
Creativity Portal Broadsheet – now out! http://paper.li/CreativPortal
The Creativity Portal Broadsheet has just been updated, and you can view it at http://paper.li/CreativPortal
Half-day CPD – Using Film to develop Global Citizens
Learning and Teaching Scotland and East Lothian Council are organising this free half-day seminar for Scottish secondary education which will take place on 22 February at Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, East Lothian.
The objective of the seminar is to demonstrate effective use of mainstream cinema films for the purpose of Global Citizenship in the context of Curriculum for Excellence.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/newsandevents/events/2011/eventgeneral_tcm4644946.asp <http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/newsandevents/events/2011/eventgeneral_tcm4644946.asp>
Angel Wings – exploring issues of mental health
Artlink Edinburgh has a new publication and accompanying teaching materials designed to support teachers of P4 to S3, available via the national Health and Wellbeing Glow group.
Angel Wings is an engaging story, which explores issues of mental health through the eyes of a young boy [Matthew]. It explores the warm and positive relationship with his mother and close family, the way that he understands mental ill health and how he experiences the issues that arise out of his mother’s episodes of mental ill health. The story is beautifully crafted by Anne Donovan after she worked with parents and carers to inform the story. It is real life in the form of fiction. Visit the Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical Wellbeing Glow group to download the publication and accompanying teaching materials.
