Scottish Learning Festival News

August 26th, 2009

Interview with Frank Dick

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Hear an exclusive interview with Frank Dick, OBE.

In a question and answer session, Frank sets out some of the strategies that he will be expanding on during his keynote speech.

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August 21st, 2009

Last chance to amend registration details

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With the start of the new term, it is time for us to mail your delegate badge. Friday 28 August is the last chance for you to amend your registration details before your badge is mailed to you. To help reduce the carbon footprint of SLF 2009, we will not be issuing seminar tickets; your badge is all you need to get entry to the sessions you have registered for. Please keep your badge safe and bring it with you to SLF 2009.

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August 20th, 2009

The Healthier Scotland Focus on Food Cooking Bus

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The Healthier Scotland Focus on Food Cooking Bus is attending The Scottish Learning Festival to showcase its work.

The Cooking Bus travels throughout Scotland teaching pupils, teachers, parents and community members cooking skills, healthier eating, food safety and hygiene and where food comes from.

At SLF, delegates can sign up for a training workshop.  This session may be of particular interest to primary teachers as it support them in terms of some of the skills required for implementation of the practical ‘hands on’ element of the Food and Health framework within Curriculum for Excellence.

The session will take place at 10.45 and will last approx 1 hour. There will be one workshop per day.

To sign up for an exemplar workshop please call 01422 383191or email joanne@designdimension.org or carlie@designdimension.org.

Fear Not! If the sessions are fully booked you can sit outside the front of the Bus and watch the exemplar workshop on our outside TV screen.

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August 20th, 2009

SLF Delegate Pack

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With the start of the new term, it is time for us to mail your SLF delegate badge and copy of SLF News.

 To help reduce the carbon footprint of the event seminar tickets are not being issued this year. Your delegate badge has information about the sessions you have booked for and will give you entry into the exhibition and conference sessions.

Delegate packs will be mailed out at the start of September, look out for yours in the post. The mailing will also contain a copy of SLF News, which gives you all the latest information about what to see and do and will help you plan your day at SLF 2009.

You can view an online version of SLF News.

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August 19th, 2009

More fully booked seminars

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Here is an update to original post ‘Fully booked seminars‘.

The latest sessions to become full are:

• S1C: Leadership in a Time of Change
• E1G: ‘A Space Adventure’ – A Cross-curricular Approach Fostering Curriculum for Excellence Principles
• A2G: Curriculum for Excellence: Essential Features of Effective Support for all Children and Young People
• L2H: A Tapestry of Learning: Teaching for Understanding (TfU) and AifL
• N1B: Improving Learning – Improving Literacy
• C1A: Building the Curriculum: A Framework for Assessment
• D2G: Mathematics and Numeracy: The Experiences and Outcomes in Practice
• S1A: Outdoor Learning Developing Confident Individuals
• B2A: Exciting Writing. Closing the Attainment Gender Gap using Collaborative, Active and Interactive Approaches to Writing
• S1B: Engaging with Curriculum for Excellence – Small Steps to Success in Primary Schools
• B2G: Making Glow and Curriculum for Excellence Work Together
• E1Y: Interdisciplinary Project, 3-15, with the Main Focus on Science and Technology
• S1G: Curriculum for Excellence: Transformational Change – Pipedream or Possibility?

You can check on the website to find up to date details of fully booked seminars.

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August 14th, 2009

LTS does ‘Dragon’s Den’ at SLF 09

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If you’ve got an idea for a computer game or a character that could capture the imagination of game players, then this year’s LTS does ‘Dragon’s Den’ competition could be your opportunity to showcase your ideas to a panel of experts. For information on how to take part in the competition visit the consolarium blog.

August 14th, 2009

Guitar Hero World Tour Competition at SLF 09

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Rock and roll is returning to the Scottish Learning Festival this year with the Scottish Schools Guitar Hero Challenge and this year we are looking for the winning band.  For more information on how to take part visit the Consolarium blog.

August 14th, 2009

Teachmeet 09

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Plans are coming together for this year’s Teachmeet which takes place on Wednesday 23 September during Scottish Learning Festival 2009.  For more information visit Teachmeet SLF 09.

August 14th, 2009

Frank Dick Keynote update – From Potential to Performance (KD)

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Frank Dick’s keynote – more information about Frank, including a link to Frank’s website and footage of Frank in action have been added to the SLF website, check these out on the keynote seminar page

August 14th, 2009

Update for Keynote speech (KB) – Developing Growth Mindsets: How Praise Can Harm, and How To Use it Well

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Carol Dweck’s keynote – more information about Carol, including a link to the Brainology website and footage of an interview with Carol talking about mindsets have been added to the SLF website, check these out on the keynote seminar page