The Cairngorms National Park Authority hosted an event to raise the profile of CfE and outdoor learning in the Cairngorms, at the Lecht ski  centre today.   It was very well received by an audience which consisted of school teachers from all the Local Authorities that surround the CNP and many of the partner bodies that work […]

This summer I have been working on the National Parks Glow group in the National Site.
This group is the product of discussions with the Cairngorm Natonal Parks Authority and Aberdeenshire ICT Project Officers. The potential for collaboration and partnership with Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) is growing, as this national group takes shape. Further talks […]

Aberdeenshire is trailblazing a new approach to Glow training that gives pupils the skills to train their peers.
Currently busy training staff in six primary schools, Glow mentors in Aberdeenshire will soon turn their attention to training pupils. Aberdeenshire is the first local authority to create a detailed plan for training ‘Glow bugs’ - pupil Glow […]

A Glow event in Aberdeenshire this April got teachers fired up about the potential of Glow to transform pedagogy. More than 300 teachers in Aberdeenshire attended ‘Motivating learners – embracing new technologies for learning’, which showcased how Glow could be used to support teaching and learning.
Bruce Robertson, Director of Education in Aberdeenshire, opened the presentations […]

The latest Glow Mentor training proved inspirational for the educational community in Dumfries and Galloway, Inverclyde and Aberdeenshire.
Mentors in Dumfries and Galloway have already got started on a project where each school in the authority creates a virtual island. The island is populated by characters created by the pupils, and the islands communicate and collaborate […]