A suite of revised Professional Standards for teachers was launched by GTC Scotland this week.
The revised Standards which will replace the current four Standards in August 2013 are:
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)
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
Education Scotland is keen to support work which will contribute to the delivery of the key outcomes identified in the CLD Strategic Guidance and has set aside a small grant support stream for activities during financial year 2013/14.
Further information about the funding and details on how to submit a proposal can be found on the Education Scotland website.
Proposals must be submitted by Friday 19 April 2013, all proposals will be considered by an evaluation panel that will meet in April.
Funding will be very limited and is not intended to replace other funding streams for CLD. A further evaluation panel may be held in September 2013 subject to funds being available. Further information about the dates for this panel will be provided in July 2013. We will not be able to consider applications for funding at any other times during 2013/14.
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/
Tuesday 19 March 2013 (16:15 – 17:00)
Webinar
Enhancing Learning and Teaching: So how can this be achieved using QR codes?
QR codes are now becoming commonplace and most smartphone users are familiar with using them to interactively access information, web pages, multimedia resources etc. They offer scope to introduce interactivity in to the curriculum using mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets whilst widening the range of information and resources which can be integrated into the learning process. Used appropriately they can offer benefits such as increased engagement, self-directed learning, wider and deeper learning.
This webinar will focus on the ways in which QR codes can be created and used without the requirement for any technical skills and introduce examples of specific applications which can be used to enhance learning and teaching.
The webinar will be led by David Dyet, ICT Systems Manager, Reid Kerr College.
2013 International Summit on the Teaching Profession
Using evaluation to improve teaching
OECD Education and Skills webinar series with Andreas Schleicher – OECD Deputy Director for Education and Skills and Kristen Weatherby – Senior Analyst, OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)
Wednesday, March 13th 2013 at the following times
11:00 am Europe Time (Paris, GMT+01:00)
1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
What: The third International Summit on the Teaching Profession will bring together education ministers, union leaders and other teacher leaders from high-performing and rapidly improving education systems, as measured by the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), to discuss how teacher quality is defined and what standards are set and by whom; what systems are in place for teacher evaluation and how evaluations are conducted; and how teacher evaluation contributes to school improvement and teacher self-efficacy.
In some countries the concept – not to mention the use – of teacher appraisal sparks discussion just about wherever and whenever it is mentioned. According to what criteria? Who decides? And what should the results of teacher appraisals be used for? The webinars will present the report Teachers for the 21st Century: Using Evaluation to Improve Teaching which underpins the 2013 Summit with available research about effective approaches to teacher appraisal and examples of reforms that have produced specific results, show promise or illustrate imaginative ways of implementing change. By looking at how appraisal results are used it shows how teacher appraisal can be a key lever for increasing the focus on teaching quality and continuous professional development for teachers, in keeping with the growing recognition that the quality of teaching affects student learning outcomes.
Who: Andreas Schleicher, OECD Deputy Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General of the OECD and Kristen Weatherby – Senior Analyst, OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)
When: Wednesday, March 13th 2013: 2 webinars will be held at the following times:
11:00 am Europe Time (Paris, GMT+01:00)
1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Where: The convenience of your own computer. For registration see instructions below.
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To register for the online briefing
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1. Go to https://oecdwash.webex.com/oecdwash/onstage/g.php?p=0&t=m
2. Select the event and click “Register”.
3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click “Submit”.
Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email message with instructions on how to join the event.
For assistance please send a message to Matthias.Rumpf@oecd.org
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
Building on Education Scotland’s successful ‘3-18 Places Projects’, this free half day event will prepare you to build the curriculum around the possibilities of an outdoor place near your school. We aim to give you an inspiring and enjoyable day that will open your eyes to the many possibilities of teaching outdoors in a local place, and leave you with practical ideas for how to get started
Find out more by looking at the reports of two previous events below.
Download (PDF) West Report Download (PDF) East Report
East event on 15 April 2013 1.30 pm – 5.30 pm at Hermitage of Braid, Edinburgh. EH10, UK http://www.ltl.org.uk/resources/results.php?id=620
West event on 15 March 2013 1.30 pm – 5.30 pm at Chatelherault Country Park, Hamilton. ML3 7UE http://www.ltl.org.uk/resources/results.php?id=619
It would be great to see as many teachers as possible joining in these opportunities to develop place-responsive curriculum making.
The Jolomo Schools Painting Award sponsored by Bank of Scotland will be run for the first time in school year 2012/13.
Students from the senior phase at all Scottish secondary schools are invited to take part in the inaugural schools painting award. Students are asked to paint and submit their interpretation of the Scottish landscape.
The winner will receive £500, with an additional £500 going to the winning school’s Art Department. The winner will also have the opportunity to be mentored by the artist John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo).
More information can be found by clicking on ‘HOW TO ENTER’ on the home page of The Jolomo Foundation website. www.jolomofoundation.org
The deadline for submissions is 28 March 2013
