0704, 2015

ENTHUSE Partnership Awards 2015

Peter Murray
April 7, 2015
Primary, Professional Learning, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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188

The ENTHUSE Partnership Awards are a grant of £12,000 for groups of between four and eight primary schools wishing to work together to address local issues of underachievement in science/STEM subjects. The ENTHUSE Partnership Award aims to support collaborative activities over two years to develop and strengthen local partnerships which can subsequently continue independently. New schools wishing to apply to become an ENTHUSE Partnership, which will commence in September 2015

3103, 2015

Our Environment Competition deadline extended!

Peter Murray
March 31, 2015
CfE, Health and wellbeing, Outdoor Learning, Primary, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies, Technologies
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184

The ‘Our Environment Competition’ is a great way of engaging young people with their local environment and conservation issues. Children identify and collect information about an issue in their local environment, collate the information and propose a solution. Submit your entry as a presentation, poster, leaflet, video or photo storyboard – or maybe you can think of another creative way. Have you already been working on an environmental project? You

3103, 2015

CPD for Primary Teacher – Unlocking the Thinking Behind Computing

Peter Murray
March 31, 2015
CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, Primary, Professional Learning, Skills, Technologies
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195

Computing At School Scotland have a course running soon for teachers who are absolute beginners at Computing and want more confidence and understanding. You can learn from our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9SxjjU_-RM There is more information below and on http://www.cas.scot/unlock/ (as well as a link to an Eventbrite booking page)

2403, 2015

Enter ‘Our Environment Competition’ and win £1000!

Peter Murray
March 24, 2015
CfE, Outdoor Learning, Primary, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies, Technologies
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191

There’s still time to get your competition entries in for the Our Environment Competition! It’s easy to enter and you can win £1000! Identify an environmental issues in your local area/school grounds. Collect data about the issue (these easy-to-use surveys might help you!) Young people can present their ideas for solving the problem (via presentation, leaflet, poster, video, photostory – or something else!) You

1703, 2015

Call for Proposals for the Computing Science Education Conference

Peter Murray
March 17, 2015
CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, Glow TV, National Qualifications, Primary, Research, Senior Phase, Skills, Teacher Education, Technologies
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200

Message from Kate Farrell the Co-Chair of Computing at Schools Scotland(CASS) I am delighted to announce the launch of our 2015 CS Education conference! This year we will be hosted by the School of Computing at the University of Dundee. The conference will be on Saturday 7th November 2015. After a ‘slimline’ conference last year we will be back to our multiple strands plus workshops model that has worked well in

1103, 2015

Digital Learning Day on Glow TV

Peter Murray
March 11, 2015
Glow TV, Primary, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies, Technologies
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201

The 50 places for the Social Studies Dgitial Learning Day in Stirling were snapped up in a day. But you can take part in the presentations and conversations by registering for the event on Glow TV. Saturday 21st March 10:00 – 12:15 Register here: http://bit.ly/digidayglowTV You can also share ideas on the Wiki for the event. Log on with your Glow details. https://digitalsocialstudies.wikis.glowscotland.org.uk/ A full programme for the day can

0303, 2015

KoduKup competition

Peter Murray
March 3, 2015
CfE, Skills, Technologies, Uncategorised
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216

KoduKup About the Competition The Kodu Kup is open to anyone from a Scottish school aged between seven to fourteen years old. Children must be entered by their school teacher as a team of three, forming a mini “game studio”. What Should be Submitted? Teachers should enter their pupils’ games by sharing them from inside Kodu Game Lab, this automatically uploads them to www.kodugamelab.com. Once uploaded, e-mail david.renton@wcs.ac.uk

1702, 2015

Social Studies Digital Learning Day

Peter Murray
February 17, 2015
Primary, Skills, Social studies, Technologies
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208

Date and time: Saturday 21st March, 2015 9:30 – 15:00 Where: Stirling Management Centre, Stirling Court Hotel Organised and funded by Education Scotland, the day aims to engage practitioners in lively professional dialogue about the success and challenges of using digital learning in the Social Studies classroom. Download the full programme here: http://bit.ly/Ddayprogramme There are 50 places available on a first come, first served basis and the day is open

1302, 2015

Technologies Impact Review, “Building Society: young people’s experiences in the technologies”

Peter Murray
February 13, 2015
CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, National Qualifications, Primary, Professional Learning, Senior Phase, Skills, Teacher Education, Technologies, Uncategorised
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182

Education Scotland will publish the report of the Technologies Impact Review, “Building Society: young people’s experiences in the technologies”, on 9th March 2015. This report continues the series in which Education Scotland evaluates the quality of young people’s learning and achievements, in this case in the technologies. The report contributes to the overall picture of what it is like to be a learner in a Scottish early years centre or