{"id":2391,"date":"2014-10-21T16:48:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T16:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2014-10-21T16:48:04","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T16:48:04","slug":"twig-and-tigtag-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2014\/10\/21\/twig-and-tigtag-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Twig and Tigtag Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/files\/2014\/10\/twig-on-glow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2392\" title=\"twig on glow\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/files\/2014\/10\/twig-on-glow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a>Twig refresh now live!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Education Scotland and Twig World are delighted to announce the launch of the newly updated and refreshed Twig On Glow website, which coincides with the switch over to the new Glow platform. \u00a0Twig continues to bring you stunning film footage and learning materials for sciences, maths and geography all linked to Curriculum for Excellence. Twig has already started the process of mapping the content to the national qualifications and there are quick links now available in the top menu bar. More links will be added as further content is mapped, for instance to the newly included Science Experiments films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faster loading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As well as the refreshed design interface, users will find that the new Twig On Glow site loads faster, the mind map responds more quickly and the films cache more effectively which will improve streaming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/files\/2014\/10\/tig-tag4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2393\" title=\"tig tag\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/files\/2014\/10\/tig-tag4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New content on Tigtag<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>People and Places<\/em> is the new Tigtag module for geography.\u00a0Matched to Curriculum for Excellence, the module includes 223 films covering six topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental awareness and care<\/li>\n<li>Future of energy<\/li>\n<li>Human impact on the environment<\/li>\n<li>Human geography<\/li>\n<li>Physical geography<\/li>\n<li>Mapping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2014\/10\/reach-out-cpd2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2014\/10\/21\/twig-and-tigtag-updates\/reach-out-cpd-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2014\/10\/reach-out-cpd2.png\" data-orig-size=\"258,147\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reach out cpd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2014\/10\/reach-out-cpd2.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2014\/10\/reach-out-cpd2.png\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2394\" title=\"reach out cpd\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2014\/10\/reach-out-cpd2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a>Imperial College London and Tigtag launch <\/strong><em><strong>free<\/strong><\/em><strong> online resource to help Scotland\u2019s primary school teachers with science<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<em>Primary school teachers can sign up now at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reachoutcpd.com\/\">www.reachoutcpd.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thinking like a scientist is a valuable skill. Analysing\u00a0information, asking good questions and recognising how evidence wins arguments; all these things help people make better decisions.\u00a0The\u00a0time to\u00a0nurture\u00a0this skill is when children are naturally most curious about the\u00a0world around them \u2013 when\u00a0they are of primary school age.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 2013 National Science Learning Centre report, only 5% of primary school teachers have a science degree, and teachers themselves say that their confidence to give inspiring science lessons rises when they have access to appropriate training, guidance and resources, to help them plug the gaps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Imperial College London (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imperial.co.uk\/\">www.imperial.ac.uk<\/a>)\u00a0and education technology\u00a0provider Tigtag (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigtagworld.co.uk\/\">www.tigtagworld.co.uk<\/a>) have come together to support every teacher to deliver the science\u00a0curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Through Reach Out CPD\u00a0(Continuing Professional Development)\u00a0teachers can learn directly from Imperial experts about the science they need to cover in the classroom. Offering concise topic knowledge, short films, experiment ideas and more, this new resource aims to equip all primary teachers with the skills to excite children about science. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All training is delivered online in handy 20-minute units, so busy teachers can top up their knowledge anytime, anywhere on a computer, tablet or smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of a course, teachers can download an official\u00a0Reach Out CPD certificate endorsed by Imperial College London \u2013 one of the world\u2019s\u00a0leading science\u00a0universities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reach\u00a0Out\u00a0CPD is free to Scottish teachers and will remain so!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sign up now at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reachoutcpd.com\/\">www.reachoutcpd.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ReachOutCPD\">www.twitter.com\/ReachOutCPD<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReachOutCPD\">www.facebook.com\/ReachOutCPD<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>More awards for TWIG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Twig World has been nominated as one of the Top 25 Most Innovative Companies within Digital Education in a new report by Total\u00a0Education, the global educational technology event company. The report was compiled by interviewing experts in the major education markets around the world including teachers, industry professionals and keynote speakers.\u00a0Twig World is one of only four content providers in the report. \u00a0This latest acknowledgement adds to a growing list of accolades for the company. Twig World has\u00a0won many international education awards including the prestigious Bett Award for the past three years running.\u00a0 Anthony Bouchier, CEO of Twig World says: \u201c<em>To be selected with the likes of Google and Microsoft just three years after launching our first product is a huge\u00a0achievement and testament to the talent of our teams in Glasgow and London. \u00a0We are still at the start of our mission to empower teachers and learners as digital\u00a0resources reach the classroom \u2013 there\u2019s a much more to come from us in the years ahead!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The report is available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.terrapinn.com\/total-education\/2014\/09\/03\/top-25-innovative-companies-digital-education\">http:\/\/blogs.terrapinn.com\/total-education\/2014\/09\/03\/top-25-innovative-companies-digital-education<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twig refresh now live! Education Scotland and Twig World are delighted to announce the launch of the newly updated and refreshed Twig On Glow website, which coincides with the switch over to the new Glow platform. \u00a0Twig continues to bring &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2014\/10\/21\/twig-and-tigtag-updates\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4612,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4753,81,82,4755,608,4754,705,734,6246,84],"tags":[7829,4200,7830,674324,674329],"class_list":["post-2391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-curriculum-levels","category-early","category-first","category-forth","category-sciences","category-secong","category-senior-phase","category-social-subjects","category-stemcentralinmotion","category-third","tag-higher-order-thinking-skills","tag-partnership-working","tag-science-inquiry","tag-sciences","tag-stemcentralinmotion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4612"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391\/revisions\/2397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}