Pupils from St Fergus’ Primary School in Dundee describe their time travel drama about Glow while Lorna Kerr from Glow explains the project. Also an attendee to the Scottish Learning Festival explains how it supports his interest in social media in education.

Is irresistible learning the holy grail of Education? Mick Waters is the man trying to make it so in England…

How does the map know where we are? On a children’s trip, the child who asked that question unknowingly illuminated one of the key problems that educators have faced. Educator’s have been following someone else’s […]

I find some of Stephen Heppell very quotable. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard him say he really gets me thinking. The following may paraphrase him (check the video for the horse’s mouth version). “Being part of a community is important but everyone looking the same and acting the same is disastrous.”
Other favourites:
“Bits […]

In this podcast Mary Bellizzi, Development Officer from the Scottish Health Promoting School unit, discusses her forthcoming food and health in schools speech.

People often shy away from the term ‘Mental Health" – they often fail to realise what it actually means. In this session, Jan Tavendale, senior educational psychologist for Dundee City, addresses ‘Promoting Resilience, Wellbeing and Mental Health within Educational Settings"
Throughout this session, Jan encourages us to try and think about how we feel – this […]

I love the concept of a school of ambition – is every school not ambitious? Of course they are! If you haven"t heard about Islay High, and the work they have been doing under the schools of ambition banner, then prepare to have your socks knocked off.
Dr. Liz Cunningham and Mr. Ian Stuart of Islay […]

Following Lucy’s post about Michael Fullan’s keynote speech Turnaround Schools, Turnaround Systems, here’s a little detail of the six secrets which can help to turn around education systems in need of help.
Secret 1 - Love your employees as much as your customers
There’s a policy in South Korean schools - “The education system cannot rise above the […]

Pupils from Lasswade Primary School and a representative of Midlothian Council talk about their drumming project. They have used African drumming as a technique to improve memory and learning. In particular they used it when learning about Greek mythology and about the galaxy.

I had a great day yesterday between the Learning Festival and the ‘unconference’ fringe events in the Glasgow Science Centre. I started off blogging Ewan’s We?re Adopting! An Adoption Strategy for Social Media in Education, which I really enjoyed. Hearing how East Lothian have brought together technology to let teachers and students share makes it […]

Watch Mick Waters live, speaking on Making Learning Irresistible: The Challenge in England.
Mick"s role at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is ‘to develop a modern, world-class curriculum that will inspire and challenge all learners and prepare them for the future".