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Join Poppy from Tech She Can for this exciting assembly and explore the world of cyber in this LIVE Tech for Safety and Security assembly. This is aimed at Second level learners but could still be enjoyed by younger and older learners with teacher support. There will be an open-ended and adaptable challenge activity at the end of the session.
Find out more about Tech Che Can with this link: TechSheCan website
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When we use the internet we either consume, create or communicate. Each of these behaviours has different levels and types of risk. This toolkit will help you to diagnose, understand and then support learners with their digital needs.
Before you start with the toolkit, find out what your learners are using and doing online; and the issues or risks this presents. With this information you can use the toolkit to locate information, resources and professional learning to support you in planning meaningful CRIS learning.
Click this button to go to the Cyber Toolkit
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As educators it is our responsibility to make effective use of digital technology to deliver high quality teaching, engaging learning and effective assessment.
This four-part professional learning programme is designed to enhance educators’ knowledge and skills in order to develop their planning, teaching and learning, and assessment and feedback with digital technology.
The four sessions cover:
Find out more about the programme with this link.
Sign up for this programme has ended.
Join us for one or more computing science skill building sessions every Tuesday at 4pm for 6 weeks from 10th January.
This first set of sessions are designed to support teachers build their own knowledge and confidence in aspects of Computing Science at 3rd Level (CfE) including:
Each workshop will last 1 hour and include template resources and activities.
These workshops will suit those who are / would like to offer Computing Science experiences at 3rd Level of the BGE and would like support in developing their understanding of these topics. Sign up to all or some of the sessions using the button at the end of this post.
Tuesday 10th January
Tuesday 17th January
Tuesday 24th January
Tuesday 31st January
Tuesday 7th February
Tuesday 14th February
The CPD award in Computing Studies for teachers was created for primary teachers and secondary teachers for 1st and 2nd year pupils to give the confidence and skills to teach computing to pupils. More than 50% of our current cohort are primary school teachers. The course is open to any teacher with the relevant entry qualifications (degree and existing teaching qualification) who have an interest in computing or cyber security.
There is normally a weekly lecture and support session that lasts for approx. an hour, or more if required, with further e mail support available. The sessions are certainly beneficial as they allow you to ask questions there and then.
However, the course is designed to be taught when is convenient for all the students and all lectures and tutorial session are recorded for viewing at your leisure.
There is only one module delivered each semester with no time off required during the school day. The lectures are recorded for students unable to attend in person. All activity is carried out online the majority of which happens asynchronously. The modules have a notional 200 hours per module over the semester. It would depend on your previous experience on whether you needed all that time. If you were able to set aside a day at the weekend or a couple of evenings for study, you would not be far off what is required for achieving the award.
The course will be starting either week beginning 23rd January 2023 or 4th September 2023 dependant on applications, with the next module being the Database and Computer Systems module which will be delivered over 14 weeks.
You can apply to join the course with this link or searching for the Computing Studies for Teachers CPD award at https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/ under courses.
The price is £215 per module, and this can be paid on a module-by-module basis. As the modules are 20 credits each if you were to do two in an academic year you may be eligible for SAAS funding. It is suggested contacting SAAS directly if you are planning to start next semester and confirm whether you would be eligible for funding.
The course does not carry any GTCS accreditation.
The goal of Digital Xtra Fund is for every young person in Scotland to have access to innovative and digitally creative activities regardless of their gender, background, or where they live. Through supported initiatives, the Fund aims to inspire young people to understand and create with technology, not simply use it. Schools and educational organisations positively engaging young people in tech can apply for up to £5,000 to support an extracurricular activity which focusses on digital tech, especially initiatives that also provide opportunities for young people to informally engage with industry and learn more about how digital skills and tech are relevant in the ‘real-world’.
Find out more about Digital Xtra Fund with this link: https://www.digitalxtrafund.scot/
Since its inception in 2016, Digital Xtra Fund has awarded £875,000 in grants to 137 exciting and meaningful extracurricular computing and digital technologies initiatives across Scotland. This funding has helped grant recipients engage nearly 45,000 young people in tech. For the current academic year, Digital Xtra Fund has recently awarded 35 grants to schools and educational organisations which are projected to engage another 7,500 young people (including 3,800 girls and young women) and show them the breadth of opportunities these skills can provide.
View the 20/21 impact report with this link: https://www.digitalxtrafund.scot/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Digital-Xtra-Fund-2020.21-Impact-Report.pdf
Applications for next round of grant awards (Round VIII) will open in January 2023 for activities delivered during the 2023/24 academic year. However, now is the perfect time to think about what you would do with the funding and who you could work with to better engage more young people!
Find out more about the latest recipients and their projects using this link: Digital Xtra Fund awards 35 grants to drive digital skills.
Please follow Digital Xtra Fund on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for future updates.
Quick Links for Digital Xtra Fund
Round VII (2022/2023) initiatives supported by Digital Xtra Fund
Education Scotland are hosting 3 highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. Each of these sessions will include an input from a key figure in Scottish Education followed by a short question and answer session.
Sign up for THIS SESSION with Maureen McKenna using this link to Evenbrite
If you would like to ask a question at any of these sessions, please complete the registration form using this link Registration Form
(If you have any issues using the form, please contact kirsty.mcfaul@educationscotland.gov.scot)
Education Scotland are hosting 3 highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. Each of these sessions will include an input from a key figure in Scottish Education followed by a short question and answer session.
Sign up for THIS SESSION with Maureen McKenna using this link to Evenbrite
If you would like to ask a question at any of these sessions, please complete the registration form using this link Registration Form
(If you have any issues using the form, please contact kirsty.mcfaul@educationscotland.gov.scot)
Education Scotland recently hosted three highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. In this video Professor Ken Muir, The University of the West of Scotland, explores:
You can view Professor Ken Muir’s slides with this link Slides for digital presentation.pptx (dropbox.com)
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