The Scottish Learning Festival 2008 is now an event on the social networking website, Facebook.
Anyone can join Facebook and all that’s needed is a valid email address to set up an account.Â
Joining the event on Facebook will connect you with colleagues and peers who share a passion for learning and teaching. You can also prompt discussions, join […]

Visitor registration for the Scottish Learning Festival 2008 opens Monday 21 April.
Attendance is free to all educationalists due to funding from the Scottish Government.
For the first time, visitors can pre-book a seat to all four keynote addresses, plus two spotlights or seminars per day.
Remember, don’t wait to book seminars. Many seminars reach capacity before the […]

Tree of Knowledge joins the Scottish Learning Festival 2008 and takes on their inaugural role as lead sponsor.
Tree of Knowledge delivers unique pupil workshops, fun-filled learning experiences for staff and work in partnership with Local Education Authorities to create exciting ‘hands on’ resources.Â
This year, for the first time, Tree of Knowledge has teamed up with North Lanarkshire […]

We are delighted that other key educational organisations see the Scottish Learning Festival  as an essential event to engage with the education profession.
We welcome our colleagues as the ‘Official Supporters’ of SLF 2008:
Association of Head Teachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS)
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)
HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIe)
Scottish Qualifications Authority […]

Message from Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning.
Fiona Hyslop, has given her support to the Scottish Learning Festival and encourages all teachers, lecturers and education specialists to attend the festival this September. In the pursuit for making Scotland smarter, the Cabinet Secretary stated “The Scottish Learning Festival is a real opportunity to get […]

Games-based learning
With technology offering an ever-growing variety of digital games from games consoles to playing over the internet, this new online resource is where you can find out more about the background to learning with digital games.Â
www.LTScotland.org.uk/ictineducation/gamesbasedlearning
Debating in schools
This online resource will help teachers to use speech and debate techniques in the classroom, set up debating societies […]

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Short video interview with Professor Stephen Heppell now available on Scottish Learning Festival website.
See the video archive of Stephen’s keynote speech, where he challenges us to embrace new skills and build new learning environments relevant to the twenty first century.
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Short video interview with Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning - Fiona Hyslop, MSP now available on Scottish Learning Festival website.
See the video archive of Fiona’s keynote speech, during which she outlines the central role of learning in supporting the Scottish Government’s strategic objectives, is also available.
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There will be streaming video of all the keynote sessions on the Scottish Learning Festival website - live - as they happen.  Due to technical difficulties, the page may not display any other supporting information, and if there is no session taking place - you may see a black square.
The programme is:

Michael Fullan on Wednesday […]