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D&G Creativity Framework
Dumfries and Galloway’s Curriculum Support team have produced a framework document which shows how creativity is a cross-cutting theme of Curriculum for Excellence.
The document helpfully identifies the characteristics of learning environments that encourage creativity.
Download the document here: Creativity in my learning community and learning environments that encourage creativity
Shape the Future competition – improving the lives of women and girls worldwide
School should be aware of the upcoming second Shape the Future competition which will be launched on the 28 April 2014 across the UK. The competition will be open to all UK schools and will ask young people (aged 11-16) to outline and present on their priorities for improving the lives of women and girls worldwide. Following a judging panel, the winning pupils will be invited to attend and present their ideas at a global summit hosted by the Prime Minister in July.
The themes of this short group project fit into subjects across the curriculum, including Modern Studies, RME, Geography, History, English and PSE as well as lending itself to a context for inter-disciplinary learning. A dedicated ‘Shape the Future’ website will provide teachers with a range of resources to guide pupils through the competition.
Education Scotland has provided a Learning Journey considering aspects of gender equality which will be a helpful resource to schools. Last year Promoting Diversity and Equality: Developing Responsible Citizens in 20th century brought to the fore exemplars of good practice and resources to assist in taking forward approaches to diversity and equality.
On 7 May Game On Scotland and Education Scotland have organised a conference for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games: Promoting Equality and Diversity it will reflect on the three core values of the Commonwealth Games Federation, humanity, equality and destiny. The conference will provide delegates with a speakers and workshops focused on values education in a global context as well as the inclusion of all.
Senior Phase Benchmarking Tool and GTCS’s Professional Standards
By Ken Muir, Chief Executive, GTC Scotland
‘At their meeting on 30 January, the GTCS’s Education Committee received an excellent input on the Senior Phase Benchmarking Tool (SPBT) from Project Manager, Eileen Gill, and Professional Advisor, Colin Sutherland.
Read the full GTCS article here:http://www.teachingscotland.org.uk/education-in-scotland/the-standards/news-senior-phase-benchmarking-tool-and-gtcs-professional-standards.aspx
OK, so the SPBT isn’t the catchiest of titles or acronyms, but it masks one of the most important developments taking place just now in Scottish education – one element of several (CfE; GIRFEC; Professional Update; new NQs; GTCS’s revised Standards to name but a few) that align closely with each other and which, taken together, are inter-related elements designed to improve and “future proof” the Scottish education system for all current and future learners.
The SPBT also helpfully focuses on wider aspects of learner achievement and not solely narrow attainment, as used currently by the Standard Tables and Charts (STACS) which it replaces, and much-beloved of press and media in constructing the much-dreaded school “league tables”.’
Read the full GTCS article here:
Senior Phase Benchmarking Tool and GTCS’s Professional Standards
Sir Ken Robinson’s top ten TED talks
Education legend Sir Ken Robinson picked the TED talks he loves — all full of insight, bright ideas and, of course, creativity:
http://www.ted.com/playlists/124/ken_robinson_10_talks_on_educ.html
Sir Ken’s top ten:
Alison Gopnik: What do babies think?
Arvind Gupta: Turning trash into toys for learning
Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud
Jose Antonio Abreu: The El Sistema music revolution
Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school
Mae Jemison: Teach arts and sciences together
Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time
Shane Koyczan: To This Day … for the bullied and beautiful
Archive film footage newly available to watch online
Over 150 new films are now freely available to view on the Scottish Screen Archive website. Digitised from the national moving images collection at the National Library of Scotland, these films span the period from 1917 to the 1970s.
The Scottish Screen Archive website contains more than 1,600 full-length videos and short clips.
Curriculum for Excellence Learner Journey graphic available
The National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS) has produced a graphic illustration of the Curriculum for Excellence Learner Journey in response to parents’ requests for clear explanations of Curriculum for Excellence.
Download a copy here: CfE Learner Journey graphic
Curriculum for Excellence Briefing 9: Learning about Scotland
Education Scotland has published the next issue in a series of briefing notes about taking forwards Curriculum for Excellence. These notes look specifically at using Scotland itself as a rich context for learning – through its history, culture and landscapes.
This briefing provides advice for practitioners and can also be used to inform partners, learners and their parents in taking forward Curriculum for Excellence. It explores the ways in which practitioners across sectors are increasing opportunities for children and young people to learn about Scotland as part of the Broad General Education (BGE) and in the Senior Phase.
Curriculum for Excellence Briefing 9: Learning about Scotland
Sir Ken Robinson talks about why creativity is important in education
“Creativity is not an option, it’s an absolute necessity”
Sir Ken Robinson talks about the economic, cultural and social imperatives for creativity and why schools have to systematically teach creativity in order to prepare young people for learning, life and work.
Link to video: Ken Robinson: Why is Creativity Important in Education?
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.
