World Poetry Day was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) in 1999 and is celebrated on 21 March. The aim is to promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry. Visit the Education Scotland website for information about resources to support learning related to World Poetry Day.
Category Archives: CfE Subjects & Themes
Paper Animation and Maggie’s Design Competition events on Glow TV
Paper Project – Animating with an Ooglie Animator
18 March 11.00 am
http://bit.ly/YiJIBf
Join us for a live session of animating in the classroom, creating a character and getting going with Bruce Husband an OOGLIE animator. This animation workshop builds on the paper creativity challenges and is most suitable for first and second level learners.
Maggie’s Design Competition
20 March 4.00 pm
This Glow Meet gives teachers an opportunity to learn more about the competition and get ideas and support for teaching architecture in the classroom from Stone Opera architect Hanneke Scott-van Wel. There is a great prize for students interested in making architecture a career and an opportunity to have work featured in an exhibition at The Lighthouse.
For full details of these and other events, please log in to Glow and view the current schedule:
https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/GlowTV/tvpages/Schedule.aspx
(Glow login and password required)
Chemistry Resources encourage problem solving and analytical thinking
Learn Chemistry
Learn Chemistry is a free online resource for chemistry teachers and students. It allows teachers and students to explore thousands of resource downloads, substance pages, articles and activities. These free-to-access teaching materials relate content to everyday life and real-world challenges in areas such as: Pharmaceutical; Air quality; Lifestyle; Scarce natural resources; Agricultural productivity; Energy
Free-text search, intuitive navigation and filters allow quick and easy access to a wide range of chemistry resources – including experiments, worksheets, videos, simulations, and games – at home or in the classroom.
Created for use with pupils at varying levels of ability, materials are designed to encourage students to approach challenges through problem solving and analytical thinking.
Developing Teachers in a Post PC Era, 22 March, Edinburgh
An opportunity for senior educational leaders to consider the requirements of preparing and developing teachers for the challenges and opportunities presented by the post PC classroom. The increasing presence of mobile technologies such as the iPad in our schools requires a new strategy in teacher development to realise the full potential of these new technologies. This is a free event.
For more details and how to book: click here
Reminder of Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools 2013 (formerly National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools)
There are six categories, each with a different theme:
Category A Nursery: Let’s Play!
Category B Primary 1-3: Dog
Category C Primary 4-7: Scary Creatures and Creepy Things
Category D S1-S2: See It, Frame It, Draw It
Category E Special Education Schools: Water, Water Everywhere
Category F Group Entries: Any of the above themes
Pupils are asked to view a small selection of artworks online. Teaching notes and lots of discussion ideas are provided with links made to Curriculum for Excellence. Suitably inspired, everyone can then make their own artwork.
Closing date: Friday 3 May 2013.
An award ceremony will be held at the Scottish National Gallery on Friday 14 June 2013 with prizes for individuals, classes and school art departments. The 53 winning works will be on public display at the National Galleries of Scotland from June and will then travel to others venues in Scotland until May 2014.
For full details of prizes and how to enter go to www.nationalgalleries.org/schoolartcompetition
Red Kite animation competition – deadline 19 April
Budding animators are invited to submit short animated films of 1-3 minutes, based upon either a real or imagined backstory to an object of their choice, housed in one of Edinburgh Museums & Galleries, including the Museums Store. Check www.edinburghmuseums.org and below for details of venues.
Submissions in the following three competition categories are invited:
Primary Schools; Secondary Schools; and Youth 18-24 years/ Current Students of any age.
Deadline: 19th April 2013 at 5pm. Entries are free.
Submit your film to: competition@redkiteworkshops.co.uk
More Information: http://www.redkiteworkshops.co.uk/
Glow TV events coming up
The Vikings! at the National Museum of Scotland
4 March 2013, 2.00 pm
http://bit.ly/glowvikings
What were the Vikings really like? Fierce warriors in horned helmets or peaceful farmers and traders? Join experts at the National Museum of Scotland to explore some amazing real and replica Viking objects, which might help you to decide what they were like.
Assessment Community – Using Glow to Support Assessment
6 March, 2013, 8:20 am
http://bit.ly/usingglowforassessment
This is one of a series of Glow Meets taking place in the Assessment Community and will be hosted by Jem Anderson from the team. NB: This same event will also run on Thursday 7 March at 3.45 pm.
Scottish Children’s Book Awards Ceremony
7 March 1.30 pm
Celebrate World Book Day with the 1000-strong audience in the Caird Hall by watching the 2012 Scottish Children’s Book Awards Ceremony live in Glow.
There will be readings, music, illustration, Oscar-worthy drama performances, song, readings, interviews, all of the shortlisted authors and illustrators and of course, the announcement of the wining books as chosen by over 32,000 children across Scotland.
Women and Science in Scotland: Careers that Science can Offer
8 March, 11.30 am
On International Women’s Day on 8 March Glow TV will be going to the European Parliament in Edinburgh for a special event.
The event will feature a panel of speakers, all of whom studied science and have gone on to a range of different careers, talking about their experiences and what led them to study a science subject.
Daily What Newsround
8 March 2013, 11.00 am
Join us for another fun round up of the news with quizzes, missing words and a unique take on the week’s events. Melissa and Andrea with a special guest make the top stories accessible and enjoyable for young people. You might win one of our new “I made the News Today” Daily What badges for your contribution
For full details of these and other events, please log in to Glow and view the current schedule
(Glow login and password required)
National Singing Lesson on Glow TV
Scotland’s Still Singing, 27 February, 2.00 pm
Join Maeve Mackinnon and Innes Watson as they entertain us with Scots and Gaelic songs in this national singing lesson.
For full details of these and other events, please log in to Glow and view the current schedule:
https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/GlowTV/tvpages/Schedule.aspx
(Glow login and password required)
The Kist Scots Language Resource
This resource is a digital version of The Kist / A’Chiste anthology and contains prose, poetry and drama in various dialects of Scots, and in Gaelic. Texts in Gaelic have been translated. Those in Scots usually have a glossary. The anthology is primarily targeted at learners working at second and third levels.
For more information click here
Adventures in Improvised Living – building wellbeing, resilience and learning power through outdoor exploration and discovery
Venue: Crieff Hydro, Perthshire
Date: 14 March
Education Scotland would like to invite practitioners working in upper primary and secondary to this event, particularly those interested in developing their outdoor practice to achieve Professional Recognition in Outdoor Learning from GTCS.
Event Details: Click here
To attend this event, please complete the registration form http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G8MMLRZ
You will need the name and contact details of the lead officer nominating you for this event in order to register. Places will be confirmed on 4 March and a detailed programme for the day will be sent then.
