Glow Scotland

September 2nd, 2011

Screening Shorts – New Moving Image Education Resource

GerryQ

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Glow, Glow Groups, Learner Resources, Literacy, Media Literacy, Moving Image Education, National Groups

The team is currently busy working on Screening Shorts, a major new online resource to help teachers exploit moving image education in the classroom.

Developed by Creative Scotland and Education Scotland, Screening Shorts will be unveiled at SLF 2011, 21-22 Spetember 2011.

The resource will provide:

• Approximately 50 downloadable short films, free to Glow users
• Film tutorials explaining the core concepts of film language
• Lesson examples in film format showing how short films can be used for a wide variety of classroom activities
• A link to CPD opportunities and activities for teachers wishing to explore how to use moving image across Curriculum for Excellence
• A gateway to the growing Moving Image Education online community on Glow.

Watch this space for more information before and during SLF 2011…

February 4th, 2011

A weekly round-up from The Daily What

Gail Cairns

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The Daily What News is an exciting news service for schools. Launched in September, The Daily What News is written by journalists in a way that is suitable and accessible for children aged 9 and above, the site offers teaching ideas and suggestions, including interactive quizzes and animated illustrations that extend the life of the news stories. 
 

The Daily What recently hit its first milestone, publishing its 100th edition – issued on Thursday 3rd Feb. The popular resource has had over 30,000 visitors since it was launched and to support  The Daily What’s growing success, the resource has now created a weekly round-up of the week’s top stories. The round-up is available to all Glow users, will be issued to subscribers every Monday.

Sign-up now to receive the weekly Daily What update by visiting the national Daily What Glow Group. The sign-up is open to pupils and staff alike. Email information will be kept confidential, so users will not be aware of other users’ email information.

December 1st, 2010

Snow & Glow!

Gail Cairns

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 : Categories Aberdeenshire, National Groups

Anna Rossvoll is the CfE & Glow Officer for Aberdeenshire. At the beginning of the year, Aberdeenshire schools were closed frequently after a spate of bad weather. During this time, Anna created the “M2C News Snow Special Edition” Glow Group, which allowed teachers to post links and tasks for pupils to explore from home.

With schools now closing across the country because of adverse weather conditions, pupils in Aberdeenshire have again been directed to the “M2C News Snow Special Edition” Glow Group.

Within the Glow Group pupils can complete a variety of tasks including;

• Creating a snow journal – completing a number of tasks from various curricular areas.
• Creating & uploading snow poems & stories
• Art in the snow
• The Snow depth challenge
• Winter comic books & many more.

The Group also contains links to a number of new learner resources which encourage learning and teaching within Glow, such as The Daily What, Purple Mash and Glow Science.

This inspiring Glow Group is available to all Glow users and is available via the National Site. Visit the Group today and learn how Glow can benefit you this winter.

For more information on creating your own Glow Group contact Glow Admin.

November 18th, 2010

Using Glow Blogs as E-portfolios

Gail Cairns

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Glow blogs are an exciting and flexible tool for schools. Glow blogs provide an ideal platform for users to record evidence of learning by creating a reflective journal or e-portfolio in their ‘My Glow’ area.

A Glow e-portfolio is a fantastic tool for highlighting a pupil’s progression, allowing young people to continually reflect on progress as their portfolio grows. E-portfolios provide pupils with the opportunity to discuss their development with teachers and parents and set targets for the next stages in learning.

Created in a learner’s “My Glow” area, a Glow e-portfolio can be taken with pupils throughout their school life and exported to a personal blog when pupils leave school.

The national Glow team are supporting schools in the creation of individual pupil blogs. Open to all Glow users, a National E-portfolio Glow Group has been created providing discussion areas, blog templates, instructions on how to use the templates and links to examples of Glow blogs being used as e-portfolios.

For more information or support from the national Glow team, visit the Glow help blog, or alternatively email Glow Admin.

November 1st, 2010

National Library of Scotland Glow Group Launched

Katie Barrowman

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 : Categories Glow Groups, Literacy

The National Library of Scotland (NLS) has just launched its new Glow group, which is open to everyone with a Glow logon. Visit the group to find out more about one of the great libraries of the world.

NLS is is an information treasure trove of Scotland’s knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts and maps covering every subject and spanning the centuries from early times to the digital age. The Learning Team at the library is currently working on a new Learning Zone on their website which will help make this unique collection available to teachers and learners throughout Scotland. They are now inviting suggestions from the Glow community on what type of resources you’d like to see and use from the National Library. They’re keen to get feedback from a wide variety of Glow users so check out the group and register your interest, they’d love to hear from you.

October 29th, 2010

Scotland on Screen – a Moving Image Education resource

GerryQ

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Glow, Glow Groups, Homecoming, Literacy, Moving Image Education, National Groups, Social Studies

Scotland on Screen is an exciting educational resource that puts hundreds of important historical film texts online, providing a rear-view mirror on our society over the past century.

It’s a web-based resource developed by National Library of Scotland, Creative Scotland, Learning and Teaching Scotland and Scran.

Scotland on Screen has now been up and running for over a year and has proved to be very popular among teachers and practitioners across Scotland. During 2010, the resource was further developed with the inclusion of a considerably enhanced collection of archive material that can be used across the curriculum.

The website provides short film material and resources for Glow users to use as part of their teaching in the classroom. The public can browse and view the collection of clips on the website but Glow users can log into the site via Glow to also download film clips of interest for reuse in the classroom.

Sitting underneath the main Moving Image National Glow Group, Glow users can access the Scotland on Screen Glow Group – a place to share knowledge, information and content surrounding the resource. Users can also catch up on the latest news and information as well as discuss topics of relevance and interest through the Scotland on Screen Glow Forum. So far, we’ve found that the resource has been of interest and benefit to teachers using it across a variety of subjects and curricular areas including social studies, literacy and health and wellbeing. Scotland on Screen has also been of value to Moving Image Education practitioners.

October 27th, 2010

Languages on Screen – a Moving Image Education resource

GerryQ

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Glow, Glow Groups, Literacy, Moving Image Education, National Groups, modern languages

Languages on Screen is a web-based resource developed by Creative Scotland, Learning and Teaching Scotland and Scran. The website provides short film material and resources for Glow users to aid the teaching of Modern Languages in the classroom. The public can only access parts of the website but Glow users can log into the site via Glow to access all its content. This includes the ability to browse and download film clips of interest for reuse in the classroom.

Sitting underneath the main Moving Image National Glow Group, Glow users can access the Languages on Screen Glow Group - a place to share knowledge, information and content surrounding the resource. Users can also catch up on the latest news and information as well as discuss topics of relevance and interest through the Languages on Screen Glow Forum. We hope this resource is of interest to Modern Languages teachers as well as Moving Image Education practitioners.

October 27th, 2010

Moving Image Education – Glow National Group

GerryQ

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Literacy, Moving Image Education, National Groups

Moving Image Education (MIE) is fast becoming an integral part of 21^st century literacy and modern teaching practice. Using moving image texts as a source in addition to the written word has been proved to vastly increase wider literacy skills, confidence, engagement and fun in the classroom.

Learning and Teaching Scotland is working in partnership with Creative Scotland to make moving image education more accessible and active within Glow

We now have a Moving Image Education National Glow Group which is steadily being populated with information, resources and CPD opportunities. Work is also underway to engage with Glow users across Scotland and encourage them to participate in interesting and relevant topics of discussion through the group’s Glow Forum. There are some Glow Meets planned too.

We look forward to seeing you on Glow.

October 8th, 2010

Glowing Cookbook – Northern Lights: An international project

Gail Cairns

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 : Categories Expressive Arts, Glow Groups, North Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross, Stirling

Northern Lights is an expressive arts project which has seen schools in three local authorities in Scotland working with partner schools in Norway and Russia.

Irene Pandolfi of North Lanarkshire Council and Ron Cowie of Stirling Council were amongst a number of delegates who in 2009 participated in a study visit to Norway, organised through the Scottish Continuing International Professional Development (SCIPD) programme. The focus of their interest was a national initiative - the Cultural Rucksack - which gives all pupils in Norway access to professional arts and cultural activities in addition to the basic expressive arts curriculum.

As a result of the SCIPD visit, and the relationships established with Norwegian schools, Irene and Ron created the Northern Lights project. The project links schools in North Lanarkshire, Perth, Kinross, and Stirling with partner schools in Norway and Russia. The project aims to develop pupils’ skills in expressive arts, literacy and peer assessment. Northern Lights also encourages pupils to study and appreciate other cultures.

Visit this cookbook.

September 15th, 2010

Glow Live – Bringing the Scottish Learning Festival straight to your desktop!

Gail Cairns

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Glow Live at SLF – Literacy Across Learning Primary
Wednesday 22nd September, 9.15-10.30am

Join us for the Literacy across Learning Primary seminar as it’s streamed live via Glow Meet! Ideal for all practitioners, this Glow meet will feature an introduction by one of the presenters, talking about the areas that will be covered in this seminar. Join our panel of experts before the seminar as they discuss various topics closely linked to Literacy across Learning.

Sign up for this Glow LIVE meet on Wednesday 22nd September at 9.15am and take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions throughout the seminar, which will be answered by the panel or the speakers at the end of the presentation.

With feedback from members of the live audience at the end of the seminar, this action-packed Glow meet is a must-see event.

For more information or to sign up for this seminar click here.

OR

Sign up for the Glow LIVE Meet here.

Glow Live at SLF – Enhancing Experiences for Pupils on the Autism Spectrum in Mainstream Education: The Autism Toolbox: An Autism Resource for Scottish Schools
Wednesday 22nd September, 3.30–4.45pm

Join us for this Glow LIVE Meet as Professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop’s seminar on Enhancing Experiences for Pupils on the Autism Spectrum in Mainstream Education: The Autism Toolbox: An Autism Resource for Scottish Schools – is streamed live via Glow Meet.

An event suitable for all practitioners this Glow meet will feature a discussion by a panel of experts on three areas closely linked to Autism before the seminar begins. This Glow LIVE meet on Wednesday 22nd September between 3.30–4.45pm welcomes questions throughout the seminar, which will be answered by the expert panel or the speakers at the end of the presentation.

Feedback from members of the live audience can also be seen at the end of this event!

For more information or to sign up for this seminar click here.

OR

Sign up for the Glow LIVE Meet here

Glow Live at SLF – The National Assessment Resource – Nuts and Bolts
Thursday 23rd September, 9.15-10.30am

Ideal for all practitioners this Glow meet will include an expert panel discussion on the various topics surrounding the National Assessment Resource – Nuts and Bolts seminar. Watch the seminar as it is streamed live via Glow meet on Thursday 23rd September between 9.15-10.30am.

Post your questions throughout the seminar and see the responses by our expert panel or seminar speakers at the end of the presentation. Hear from live members of the audience, as they give feedback on the National Assessment Resource seminar.

For more information or to sign up for this seminar click here.

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Sign up for the Glow LIVE Meet here.

Glow Live at SLF – Numeracy across Learning into Action in Secondary schools
Thursday 23rd September, 1.45–3.00pm

Join four teaching practitioners from Earlston HS via Glow Meet as their seminar on Numeracy across Learning into Action in Secondary schools is streamed live from the Scottish Learning Festival.

Watch the practitioners from Earlston showcasing their unique approach to promoting Numeracy amongst the staff in their school. This Glow meet is an ideal event for all practitioners and will include contributions from a specially selected expert panel.

Listen as our experts discuss three topics closely linked to Numeracy across Learning and ask your questions within the Glow meet. These will be answered by the speakers or the expert panel at the end of the presentation.

Watch members of the live audience as they give their feedback following the seminar. Join this Glow LIVE meet on Thursday 23rd September between 1.45–3pm.

For more information or to sign up for this seminar click here.

OR

Sign up to the Glow LIVE Meet here.

For more information on any of the Glow Live Meets visit the National SLF Extra Glow Group.