skumar8th FebruaryThe deadline for submitting seminar proposals for this year’s Scottish Learning Festival has now passed. Thanks to everyone who submitted proposals for SLF 2010. The review process is now underway and more information will be available shortly.
Con Morris5th February
Hint: Click on any slide to get a wee magnifying glass for zooming!
imenzies5th February
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has launched a national schools competition on how climate change will affect the lives of people in their own local areas.
Part of its major inquiry into Facing up to Climate Change, the competition invites primary and secondary school children to produce a poster and 5 minute DVD on how climate change will affect the lives of people in their own...
Read more Lorna Arbuckle5th FebruaryOur next
Glowing Thursday is a Glow Meet with Catherine Henderson, Development Officer with charity The Place2Be on Thursday 11th February between 4 and 5pm.
The Place2Be is a charity working inside schools to improve the emotional wellbeing of children, their families and the whole school community.
Working in 155 schools across the UK in 17 regional hubs, the...
Read more bmclaren2nd FebruaryIt's always a treat to visit classes where the imagination and creativity of teachers and pupils has driven engaging and effective learning and teaching. But shh! What's that noise? Can anyone else hear the drums?
Can you hear the drums?
I think we had better take a look around, follow me as we climb this hill for a look around. Wow! what a panorama - look at all the animals..
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Con Morris30th JanuaryMany of the professional communities on Glow have section called About us. This is designed to help colleagues from all over Scotland to get to know each other and to keep in touch. Here's the quick version:
1. Make your way to your CPD community of choice (eg
CPDCentral)
2. Select the About us tab
3. Scroll to the bottom, select Add picture
4. Complete the short form.
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rreed27th JanuaryThe Outdoor Learning Framework has become ‘Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning’.
It has been decided that this important forthcoming document should be renamed. This will give the document strong, clear and explicit links to the curriculum.
We feel that this is a positive development which adds clarity and builds on the growing standing of outdoor learning as a key context for delivering Curriculum for Excellence.
Anne Macleod15th OctoberHM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has published its draft Gaelic Language Plan for consultation. The Plan proposes measures to encourage the increased use of Gaelic in four key areas:
Identity
Communications
Publications
Staffing
Responses to the consultation on the HMIE's Draft Gaelic Language Plan can be made to HMIE, Longman House, Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1SF. The consultation runs until 27 November 2009.
Copies...
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