June 11, 2012
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Education Scotland were in North Ayrshire last week, working with practitioners. Over a series of five sessions, we had the chance to meet with, and hear from, practitioners from every school in the local authority, looking at building capacity, professional … Continue reading
June 8, 2012
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Earlier this year, I was blogging about the amazing breakthrough in brain computer interfacing, reported widely in the press, which links to published Bioengineering context on STEM Central. Turns out those clever folks at The Daily What read my mind … Continue reading
June 8, 2012
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If you haven’t tapped into the amazing, free resource that is the STEMNET network of STEM Ambassadors, why not make a plan to explore using the STEM Ambassador scheme with STEM Central to support, enhance and enrich teaching and learning in sciences, … Continue reading
June 8, 2012
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We are progressing the development of our new context on STEM Central “Sound”. Early years and first level learning journeys will be published within the next few weeks. Something to think about in preparation: what distinguishes music from noise? Why not … Continue reading
June 4, 2012
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Participating in in-service today provided an opportunity to talk with practitioners around learning and teaching in science and share some of the ways in which Education Scotland can provide support. Issues explored included assessment and moderation, a shared understanding of standards, progression, … Continue reading
May 28, 2012
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Last December, we blogged about an exciting project “Forensic Rookies” involving primary and secondary schools in West Lothian, Shetland and Perth & Kinross. Collaboration via Glow Wikis and culminating in a Glow meeting in February was the key to success for … Continue reading
May 18, 2012
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Go4SET is a UK wide educational programme allowing secondary school pupils to work with organisations to address issues of sustainability and engineering/science awareness. School teams from across Lanarkshire took part in the Go4SET Celebration and Assessment Day (CAD) on Friday … Continue reading
May 12, 2012
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A clean safe water supply is vital to life and health and flooding can cause damage and disruption to communities. The STEM Central water context deals with the work of civil engineers who conceive, design, plan, construct and maintain all the infrastructure for water, … Continue reading
April 26, 2012
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Young engineering talent from secondary schools in Scotland showcased their projects at Strathclyde University on the 23rd April at the EES Celebration and Assessment Day (CAD). Teams each of four S5/S6 pupils have been working on sophisticated engineering projects with … Continue reading
April 5, 2012
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Wednesday 9th May at 2pm You don’t have to do the traditional route of University, then PhD to have a career in science. It often seems like the kind of job you’d have to spend years and years qualifying and … Continue reading
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