January 23, 2015
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British Science Week 13 – 22 March 2015

British Science Week (BSW, formerly National Science & Engineering Week (NSEW)) is a ten-day programme of science, technology, engineering and maths events and activities across the UK aimed at people of all ages.

Anyone can organise an event or activity, and the British Science Association helps organisers plan by providing free activity and support resources. It welcomes and supports any type of organiser, from schools to community groups and from parents to large organisations. The resulting programme of events is a hugely varied and eclectic mix.

Get lots of information about how to plan your events for British Science Week and find events you can attend near you.

For further information and details regarding registration click on the link below:

http://britishscienceweek.org/

January 16, 2015
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Hack Days

In schools people are busy creating amazing stuff that they think;

– only for my classes in my way;
– its not good enough to share;
– not sure what the copyright rules are

So they don’t share.

What if we built stuff together? What if we co-created materials?

Ian Stuart is hosting a Hack day at Microsoft Scotland’s Office in Edinburgh.

He is looking for teachers to come together and start developing multimedia textbooks based on OneNote. This day is aimed at National Courses as this is an immediate pressure point for lots of teachers.

On Saturday 31st January, he is looking to welcome people from 9 am with a kick off time at 9.30 with the space available till 4.30. Ideally he wants people to work together to form groups and set targets for themselves. Ian hopes these groups will continue to develop the Notebooks.

Ian is also looking to arrange more of these hackdays in different parts of the country.

Are you interested? Find out more on Ian’s blog page at http://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ab/mainlandian/

If you can’t make it on the day, that’s ok. You can join in online as the work continues.

January 14, 2015
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ROYAL INSTITUTION GRANT SCHEME FOR ENRICHING STEM TEACHING

The Ri and the Causeway Foundation are offering UK schools grants of up to £500 to host a show, talk, workshop, debate, challenge or other STEM activity to supplement their students’ classroom activities.

Grants of up to £500 are being offered to eligible state-funded schools, academies and FE colleges in the UK to take part in an Enrichment and Enhancement (E&E) STEM activity from the STEM Directories before July 2015. This is an exciting opportunity for students to take part in a mathematics activity and help integrate mathematics enrichment in school practice.

The Scheme is now open and the deadline for applications is 9th February 2015 at 5pm.

For more information and to apply, visit the STEM Directories website. Priority will be given to schools meeting certain criteria; please see the grant terms for more details.

If you have any questions relating to the grant scheme or the STEM Directories, please contact info@stemdirectories.org.uk.

January 6, 2015
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Project STEM, Book of Insights 2014

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is the Government department for economic growth.
It works with further and higher education providers to give students the skills they need to compete in a global employment market and supports the UK’s science and research industry, which is important to economic growth.

The organisation has produced Project STEM, Book of Insights 2014 which details young people’s attitudes, beliefs, motivations and behaviours that affect their decisions on subject choice and career paths to add depth to the current understanding of how they perceive STEM careers.

The book brings together four phases of research activity with young people; qualitative, social listening, co-creation and quantitative research activities that ran between February and March 2014.
To complement the qualitative research, the researchers listened to young people’s social media conversations to understand their sentiment towards STEM careers and subjects.

To access the research document Project STEM, Book of Insights 2014

January 6, 2015
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Assessment in Science, Glow Meet and Professional Learning Twilight Sessions

Following the publication of its 3-18 Curriculum Impact Report for Sciences in September 2012, Education Scotland organised a series of conversation days where priorities for action to secure improvements in science education nationally were identified.

Key aspects for development emerged, which included primary and early years practitioners requiring guidance on and exemplifications for assessment in the sciences.

To address this aspect the sciences team will be hosting the second of three Glow Meets, complimented again by a series of professional learning twilight sessions.

The Education Scotland assessment support documentation will be explored, using exemplifications from the NAR, addressing particular science Significant Aspects of Learning.

The second Glow meet Assessment in the Sciences will take place on Tuesday 13^th January 3.45-4.30pm

To register: https://meet.glowscotland.org.uk/e7wzsiv2uvs/event/event_info.html

Dates, times and venues for the complimentary twilight sessions to date are:

Dundee, Education Scotland Endeavour House, Monday 26^th January 4-6pm

Dumfries, Lochside Education Centre, 27th January 4-6pm

Inverness, Mercure Hotel, Wednesday 28th January 4-6pm

Aberdeen, Satrosphere Science Centre, Thursday 29^th January 4-6pm

Edinburgh, Dynamic Earth, Monday 2^nd February 4-6pm

Glasgow , St Andrew’s Secondary, Thursday 5^th February 4-6pm

Please sign up through https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/twilightsessions

Revisit the first Glow meet Supporting Primary & Early Years Science

December 16, 2014
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Sciences, Technology and Mathematics e-bulletin

DECEMBER 2014

Sciences, Technology and Mathematics
e-bulletin

Welcome to our e-bulletin for sciences, technologies, engineering and maths (STEM). Please forward to those who may be interested.

Received this from someone else? Sign up to receive it directly.

Sciences

Explore our new Giant Panda website
Register for the second primary and early years Glow meet – Assessment in the sciences
Enhance your science lessons using the RM Unify tiles on Glow 365
Plan your citizen science activities for British Science Week 2015

Technologies

Napier University What we can do for your pupils brochure available now
National Museum of Scotland Games Masters event – teacher preview

Numeracy and Mathematics

The significant aspects of learning and supporting framework in numeracy & mathematics
Professional learning resources for numeracy

Did you know…….?

Programme for Scotland 2014-2015 – Scottish Government highlights STEM learning and teaching in primary schools as a priority (p52)

Video inspiration

Scientists create first Christmas tree powered by Brussels sprouts!

Professional learning

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Closing the Attainment Gap in Scottish Education

We’ve got loads more news to share! See our STEM blog for the latest updates.

Education Scotland Email Updates Available

We’ve recently reviewed the list of email updates and we’re delighted to offer you a range of publications with a focus on specific areas, sectors and topics. These all include the latest news and key information along with links to new resources and support materials all in one place and relevant to your area of work. You can sign up to as many email updates as you like, they are free and delivered straight to your inbox.

Visit the Education Scotland website today for the full list of publications available and sign up today.

Do you know someone who would be interested in signing up for this publication and others? Forward this onto your colleagues and tell them about the sign up page for the full range of e-bulletins.

December 16, 2014
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Assessment in the Sciences Glow Meet and Professional Learning Twilight Sessions

Key aspects for development emerged, which included primary and early years practitioners requiring guidance on and exemplifications for assessment in the sciences.

To address this aspect the sciences team will be hosting the second of three Glow Meets, complimented again by a series of professional learning twilight sessions.

The Education Scotland assessment support documentation will be explored, using exemplifications from the NAR, addressing particular science Significant Aspects of Learning.

The second Glow meet Assessment in the Sciences will take place on Tuesday 13^th January 3.45-4.30pm

To register: https://meet.glowscotland.org.uk/e7wzsiv2uvs/event/event_info.html

Dates, times and venues for the complimentary twilight sessions to date are:

Dundee, Education Scotland Endeavour House, Monday 26^th January 4-6pm

Dumfries, Lochside Education Centre, 27th January 4-6pm

Inverness, Mercure Hotel, Wednesday 28th January 4-6pm

Aberdeen, Satrosphere Science Centre, Thursday 29^th January 4-6pm

Edinburgh, Dynamic Earth, Monday 2^nd February 4-6pm

Glasgow , St Andrew’s Secondary, Thursday 5^th February 4-6pm

Please sign up through https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/twilightsessions

Revisit the first Glow meet Supporting Primary & Early Years Science

December 16, 2014
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Advanced Higher Biology resources

Advanced Higher Biology learning and teaching resources for Unit 1 and Unit 3 have been added to the Education Scotland website at http://bit.ly/1yY12Qz

These resources contain activities, tutorials and powerpoints to support the delivery of Revised and CfE Advanced Highers. Unit 2 to follow soon.

December 12, 2014
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K’Nex Cluster Challenge 2015

Glasgow Science Festival is pleased to announce the K’Nex Cluster Challenge for 2015. This annual competition is a chance for primary 5 and 6 pupils to apply their creativity and construction skills to various engineering based challenges, competing at three levels; classroom, cluster and area to become their area champion.

The Cluster Challenge involves primary schools working together with their cluster secondary school through each level of the competition. Pupils will work in teams of two to demonstrate their imagination, creativity and ingenuity by designing and making a model, using K’Nex, which solves a set engineering based challenge.

Each level has different fun challenges set by Glasgow Science Festival with judging criteria including the following categories: communication, design, problem solving and visual appeal. The overall winning team at each level will compete in the next level of the competition until a winning team for each area in the west of Scotland is found.

Full details of the competition and how your cluster can get involved can be found on the Glasgow Science Festival website.

Applications must be made by Friday 30th January 2015.

#primaryscience

December 12, 2014
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Twig on Glow: Animal Kingdom

Twig on Glow’s new Biology module, Animal Kingdom, has over 60 stunning films for you and your learners to explore.

Mapped to Biodiversity and Interdependence within Curriculum for Excellence, these captivating short films give learners an insight into the lives of some of the planet’s most unusual and exciting species.

Find out how reptiles evolved from early amphibians, and the adaptations that allowed them to thrive on dry land.
Watch an introduction to the duck-billed platypus – one of the world’s few egg-laying mammals. Find out what it looks like, where it lives, and what it eats.
Find out more about the poison arrow frog which lays its eggs on the ground and must climb high into the rainforest canopy to transport its young to a watery nursery.

Teachers why not try the Weird and Wonderful Animal Kingdom Quiz with your class? Submit your class’s answers via the online form and you could win £100 of Amazon vouchers for your school!

All you require is your glow log in : https://www.twigonglow.com/