Sky Up offer a range of education programmes with learning experiences for children and young people. You can find out more here.
The Edit is a digital storytelling challenge that gives young people aged 8-18 the chance to create a 90-second news report on topics that matter. All the details are here so why not get your learners involved!
Wednesday 9th August for learners
Wednesday 28th August for staff
A reminder post will be issued in August as well with more details.
Sign up here for Google Level 1 and Level 2 educator certificates in the new session. The registration for this fantastic opportunity to put into action all your GWfE skills opens 11 June so why not sign up?
Scotland Certified Educator Programme 2024
Level 1
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Week 1: Key Essentials in Google Workspace for Education (Docs, Drive, Slides, Sheets) |
Tuesday 12th November 4-5pm |
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Week 2: Communication & Collaboration (Meet, Classroom, Gmail, Groups, Calendar, Forms) |
Tuesday 19th November 4-5pm |
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Week 3: Creativity & Engagement (Sites, Chrome, Youtube, Drawings, Keep) |
Tuesday 26th November 4-5pm |
Level 2
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Week 1: Key Essentials in Google Workspace for Education (Docs, Drive, Slides, Sheets) |
Tuesday 14th January 4-5pm |
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Week 2: Communication & Collaboration (Classroom, Gmail, Chat, Meet, Groups, Calendar, Sites, Forms) |
Tuesday 21st January 4-5pm |
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Week 3: Creativity & Engagement (Chrome, My Maps, Street VIew, Earth, Youtube, Scholar, Keep) |
Tuesday 28th January 4-5pm |
Scotland L1/L2 Certification Programme One Pager – Google Docs
Nominations only open once a year so if you’ve been utilising the fabulous Microsoft tools in your classroom, why not get recognition for it by becoming a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE)?
Find out all you need to know here and dive into the MIEE Sway for step-by-step help for applying.
Currently, we are running a free trial of Read & Write on the Chromebooks across Renfrewshire and you may have received an email titled FAO Support for Learning: Unlock Literacy Potential for ALL Students with Read&Write (Renfrewshire Council pilot program) offering your school a free demonstration/training session. Please do take them up on this fantastic offer.
Coming soon to Read & Write are these updates: July 2024: Major updates ahead for Read&Write for Google Chrome | Texthelp
Calling all teachers in Scotland: Please consider taking a short survey to help you self-assess your digital competencies and identify areas of growth for professional learning regarding teaching with digital technology. edin.ac/4b9yvwf
Code.org have created an activity to help learn about machine learning and ethical use of AI. Check out all their great resources here: https://code.org/oceans
Remember always consider the points raised in the challenges and risk section of the West Partnership Scoping Review (see below).
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