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• Education Scotland publishes a third Curriculum Improvement Cycle discussion paper

  

  Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. A new discussion paper, which has been developed to inform emerging work of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle in Scotland, has now been published. ‘Working Together

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• Discussion Paper Three: Working Together to make Change Happen

  

  This discussion paper ‘Working Together to make Change Happen’, provides an overview of the development of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle to date and outlines how it will work in practice. It outlines the practices, processes and approaches that are being used, considers what is needed to build capacity to support any emerging changes, and identifies the interdependencies. This follows the publication of the first discussion paper called ‘ Background and A Case For Change : Findings from the Pilot Curriculum Reviews 2023/24’ which sets out why the work is being carried out and unpacks the pilot curriculum reviews. It also talks about

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• Recommended reading: Critical Play; Radical Game Design by Mary Flanagan

  

  This blog is a summary of Mary Flanagan’s book Critical Play; Radical Game Design. This was recommended by Dr Tom Brock, who is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Met, after he spoke at the recent Scottish Esports Conference 2024. With the book on order, it was only possible to access the first chapter on Google Scholar. This post is a summary of those initial points but are subject to change with further reading.    Flanagan starts off by identifying games as “a significant cultural medium across a wider range of social, economic, game and gender categories” that are …

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• Game Maker

  

   go to Making Games page GameMaker is a development tool for making 2D games, used by indie developers, professional studios, and educators worldwide. Users can create games for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, HTML5, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users. Explore tutorials using this link – Learn How To Develop Games  Find out more about the Game Maker Education license with this link – Teaching Using Game Design 

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• Microsoft MakeCode Arcade

  

   go to Making Games page Microsoft MakeCode Arcade is a free online learn-to-code platform where anyone can build games. Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users. Find out more about MakeCode Educator guides using this link – MakeCode Arcade Educator Page

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• Restore by Glitchers – a game about land use

  

  Restore by GLITCHERS   Restore is part of an academic research project called RestoreID (HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-17). This research project investigates the relationship between nature restoration, biodiversity, and disease prevention. The restore game is led by Dr Brad Duthie and Prof Nils Bunnefeld at the University of Stirling. The game will take between 5-20 minutes to play, depending on the level that you select. Only your in-game decisions will be recorded for research purposes, and no personal identifiable data will be recorded. No download or signup required — Restore is compatible with modern browsers like Chrome, Safari and can be played on …

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