jms2nd JulyAnother new function to assist you in the booking process this year.
After you have saved seminars to your wish list (using the link buttons on the right had side of the seminar web pages) go the the
Wish list page. Here you should find a list of seminars that you have selected. Below the table is a link to save these details as an iCalendar file.
Once you have saved this to your own computer, you can import/upload/subscribe...
Read more kaplin1st JulyI love watching the Grand Prix so it will be no surprise to learn I also love Mario Kart for the Wii. I could see an opportunity here for a great context for learning so I was delighted that Head Teacher, Gillian Penny at Gavinburn Primary School could also see the potential and was happy to...
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Jennifer McDougall1st July
On Thursday 18th June Glowing Thursday hosted a final farewell Glow Meet wth Laurie O'Donnell, Director of Learning and Technology at Learning and Teaching Scotland who left to pursue a new career on 30th June 2009.
During his Glow Meet Laurie told a range of participants, including HMIe, about his involvement with Glow and how excited about the differences that it was making in Scottish Education. Having joined LTS in 2001 as Head of Future Learning and Teaching Laurie has seen Glow through...
Read more Margaret1st JulyCPD for Faculty Leaders
Please find attached a paper summarising research by Lynne Robertson of the Teacher Capacity Team into the impact of faculty structures on the capacity for curricular change, in particular the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.
Lynne interviewed Faculty Leaders in 14 different authorities in order to gain insight into their views on what they believe is appropriate CPD for their role.
Anne Macleod30th JuneScottish Languages Review – Issue 19 is now available on the Scottish CILT website - Please note new website address (Scottish CILT are now based at the University of Strathclyde):
http://www.strath.ac.uk/scilt/slr/iss/2009/19/ Anne Macleod29th JuneThe latest news, events and developments from Citizenship, which now covers
Confucius Classrooms,
International Education and
Sustainable Development Education.
Read more laurie16th JuneJust back from an event in Glasgow's
Oran Mor organised by Scotland's
Centre for Confidence & Wellbeing. The speaker was
Professor Barry Schwartz.
I have tweeted some of his quotes (@laurieod) and this post is my notes of what he said.
The 'Paradox of Choice' ...
Read more Con Morris10th JuneThis a guest post from Stirling Mackie, Head Teacher of Irvine Royal Academy
“The secret of management is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided”
(Casey Stengel, former manager of the New York Yankees. All other quotes are from Yogi Berra, former player with the New York Yankees)
One thing about learning rounds is that it delivers the exact opposite of Casey Stengel’s advice. In fact it positively rejoices in doing the opposite and mixing everyone up!
I...
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