jmsSeptember 18th, 2009
The national Glow Meet with Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning was a real success.
Over 700 pupils and teachers joined in to hear the Cabinet Secretary speak about why she is proud to be Scottish. She then took questions from the Glow audience, hearing from classes from as far apart as Shetland and Dumfries and Galloway.
If you’d like a chance to view a recording of the Glow Meet, it can be found on the SLF Extra Glow Group (Glow login required).
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Categories: Glow, Homecoming, SLF09, Scottish education
jmsSeptember 8th, 2009
In advance of her keynote speech at SLF 2009, Fiona Hyslop will be hosting a Glow Meet for Scottish schools from Gavinburn Primary School in West Dunbartonshire.
The Glow Meet will take place on the September 15, 2009 between 1pm and 2pm. Ms Hyslop will be speaking about why she is proud to be Scottish. She is inviting pupils from schools across the country to contribute by asking questions via Glow Meet.
To sign up your class to watch or to take part in the question and answer session, please visit the SLF Extra Glow Group (Glow login required).
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jmsNovember 17th, 2008
If you attended this years event, you probably saw, and maybe even took part in, Conference in Pictures in Hall 4 - a pictorial gallery capturing the meaning behind the words.
These images, with delegate’s comments, are now available to view on the SLF website on the Conference in Pictures page. Why not use these free images in a discussion with colleagues or young people or at an in-service day.
You can still find the online Conference in Pictures, complete with post-it notes, in SLF Extra in Glow (login required).
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jmsOctober 6th, 2008
Planning for next year’s Festival has already started. If you would like to take part in next year’s conference programme, information about the Call for Participation and how to submit your proposal will be available on the SLF website later this month.
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jmsOctober 1st, 2008
After the exciting build up that was documented in the Consolarium Glow group (Glow login required), the finals in the Gamezone Challenge took place at the Education Showcase at the Scottish Learning Festival 2008.
The Guitar Hero Champion ‘08 is David Whyte from Baldragon Academy.
The Mario and Sonic at the Olympics Champion ‘08 is Simon Tait from Cathkin High School.
The Dr Kawashima Champion for Wednesday was Steven Beattie, Dens Road Primary School, Dundee. The Dr Kawashima Champion for Thursday was Vicky Mackenzie, Lairdsland PS, Kirkintilloch.
See the Consolarium blog for full reports of these popular events, that were part of the Games based learning program for SLF 2008.
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jmsSeptember 18th, 2008
On Wednesday 17 September, Glow users from across Scotland had the opportunity to have a live discussion with the Cabinet Secretary on Glow. See a transcript of the ‘chat’ in SLF Extra. (Glow login required).
Any questions that remained unanswered at the end of the session will be transferred to the discussion forum and answered by the Cabinet Secretary in the near future.
On the discussion forum you still have the opportunity to exchange views, ask questions or share experiences about Scottish education that can be taken up by the Cabinet Secretary during her keynote speech at the Scottish Learning Festival. Technorati Tags: SLF2008
Categories: Curriculum for Excellence, Glow, Keynotes, SLF2008, Scottish education
jmsSeptember 15th, 2008
Join the Cabinet Secretary in a live discussion on Wednesday 17 September from 5.30pm until 5.55pm to exchange views, to chat, ask questions, or share your experiences (Glow login required).
You can also submit questions in advance. Any questions not dealt with on the day will have an answer posted following the event.
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jmsSeptember 11th, 2008
There are now 2 sets of Conference in Pictures online in Glow.
Login to find out more in the SLF Extra group and Early Years Glow group.
Write your comments on the post-it notes supplied and drag them onto the images to add to those previously submitted.
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Categories: Early Years, Feedback, Glow, ICT, SLF2008
jmsSeptember 4th, 2008
Did you know the Festival is also taking place in Glow this year? Using Glow, you could ask your seminar, spotlight or keynote speaker a question prior to attending their session. Better still, you will be able to revisit the session recorded in Glow, and even continue the discussion after the festival has finished. Glow will also be the only place you can find ‘Conference in Pictures’.
If you have a Glow login – go to the SLF Extra tab in the National site and join the discussion.
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jmsJuly 10th, 2008
More pathway brochures have just come online. Brochures now available for:
- Keynote speakers
- Glow
- Primary
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Enterprise in Education
- Twilight session
All these brochures bring together a range of activities from seminars to Topic surgeries or sessions on the Scottish Education Village.
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Categories: Curriculum for Excellence, Glow, Keynotes, SLF2008, literacy, numeracy
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