Cross-posted at edu.blogs.com
This morning’s news reports tell us enough is enough. If a pair of Britain’s young sporting hopefuls can lose all their funding in one fell swoop after doing what millions of other kids do on a daily basis, then what are the consequences for our kids when they reach the world of ‘professionalism’ […]

Interviews with lecturer David Muir from Jordanhill teacher training insitute at the University of Glasgow and with a group of student teachers from University of Paisley about they have seen at the Scottish Learning Festival and what has proved inspirational for them.
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“If they came into my class motivated to learn then I could do anything with them” - Secondary Teacher
The quote implies that the teacher’s job is to motivate so how can we change to create motivatited pupils.
Consider the pupil experience. Following the pupils is like visiting a series of foreign countries… and the pupils cope […]

Dr Merrotsy, a lecturer in gifted and talented education, talks about his work with bright pupils from disadvantaged and isolated rural backgrounds and his opinion on the Scottish Learning Festival.
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Lesley, a high school student on the Apple stand at the 2007 Scottish Learning Festival, talks about podcasting, Garageband and what it brings to her and her friends.
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David Robertson, presenter of the BBC’s Reporting Scotland, talks about about the importance of engaging young minds with journalism and media in the classroom.
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Spending some time wandering round the trade stands you notice some interesting things about human behaviour.
Some stall holders simply smile knowing that the relevance of their product will draw you in if appropriate. Others are more proactive and strike up conversation – some even stepping out of the booth to greet/impede you. I feel honour-bound […]

Representatives from three different educational groups introduce what each of their projects involves. Fiona Fisher of the Scotland China School Links Program, Bridget Doogan of Scottish Health talking about ‘emotional literacy’, and Margaret Sutherland of the Scottish Network for Able Pupils feature in these short interviews.
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After a really hectic week at the Scottish Learning Festival, C4 In The Wild and TeachMeet07, and having had barely a moment to catch up over the weekend, it’s with some trepidation that I enter tonight into Second Life to host a quick general discussion around the event. If you missed the F2F event and […]

Well, where to start! Although I was only able to attend the Scottish Learning Festival for one day, I managed to get along to a number of fantastic seminars and the brilliant TeachMeet07. I think others have pretty much summed it up!
I have just been reading through the contributions to this weblog and I […]