{"id":3546,"date":"2016-05-05T12:11:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T11:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/?p=3546"},"modified":"2016-05-05T12:11:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T11:11:26","slug":"free-twilight-creative-conversations-in-stirling-and-falkirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/2016\/05\/05\/free-twilight-creative-conversations-in-stirling-and-falkirk\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE Twilight Creative Conversations in Stirling and Falkirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">We would like to invite you and any colleagues that you think would be interested, to two inspiring Creative Conversation in May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><u><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 7pt\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">16th May | 4.15pm \u2013 6pm @ Tolbooth, Stirling &#8211; \u00a0Hywel Roberts, Teacher, Educationalist and Author<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"> <i><span style=\"color: #000000\">(please note change of time, this conversation is a slightly earlier time than usual conversations \u2013 please join us when you can as we realise it might be tight to get to us by 4.15pm if you are travelling from a distance)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/2541687\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/2541687<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 7pt\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">26th May | 4.30pm \u2013 6.30pm @ Camelon Education Centre, Falkirk &#8211; \u00a0Dennis Guiney, Educational Psychologist and Author <\/span><\/b><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/2545883\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/2545883<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000\">We will be joined on the 16<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> May by Hywel Roberts<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000\">, Teacher, Educationalist and Author (with an energy and a humour that is infectious) who will be asking those that join us to reclaim our professional imaginations and IMAGINEER THE CURRICULUM.\u00a0 We highly recommend hearing Hywel speak if you are interested in exploring approaches that make learning real for young people and reimagining learning (in under 2 hours!). You can find out more about Hywel and his work at <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.createlearninspire.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">www.createlearninspire.co.uk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">. \u00a0See Hywel in action in 2014: \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lsdJr5cqvAs\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lsdJr5cqvAs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0 Hywel has also written two books which can be found at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Hywel-Roberts\/e\/B005R3TTD4\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Hywel-Roberts\/e\/B005R3TTD4<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000\">On Thursday the 26<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> May we will be joined by Dennis Guiney<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000\">, Educational Psychologist and Author who will be asking us all to DARE TO DREAM.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Dennis wrote an inspiring article in TESS back in September 2015 which sent us on a path of discovery to find him.\u00a0 We have attached the article below.\u00a0 His article asked why, when we know more about how education works than ever before, the basic model has barely changed in decades.\u00a0 In this interactive conversation Dennis will use a potted form of Appreciative Inquiry to support teachers to try a bit of the dreaming stage of AI which can support teacher led curriculum creativity.\u00a0 \u00a0Alongside Tim O\u2019 Brien, Dennis wrote \u2018Differentiation in Teaching and Learning: Principles and Practice\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">For further information about the Creative Conversations and how to book tickets please see the leaflets attached below.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">If you are able to put these up in your school \/ college staff room, office, notice board or send this email to staff we would be very grateful if you could share this information wider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">If you need any further information please do not hesitate to get in touch with either myself at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:creativelearning@stirling.gov.uk\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">creativelearning@stirling.gov.uk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> or Gayle Martin in Falkirk at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Gayle.Martin@falkirk.gov.uk\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Gayle.Martin@falkirk.gov.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">We hope you can join us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Kind Regards<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Clare<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Clare Hoare<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Senior Practitioner (Creative Learning)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Stirling Council<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Children, Young People and Education<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">c\/o Tolbooth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Jail Wynd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Stirling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">FK8 1DE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Tel No:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Mon &#8211; 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