Scottish Learning Festival News

September 23rd, 2009

SLF Live

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A new page on the SLF website called SLF Live has been published.

Here you will find a selection of:

• messages from Twitter using the #SLF09 tag
• images of SLF09 from Flickr
• selected blog posts relevant to SLF 2009
• audio messages that have been uploaded to SLFtalk
• podcasts/interviews that have recorded by children at SLF 2009 with Radiowaves

You can also find LTS on Facebook and YouTube.

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September 21st, 2009

Seminar C1A cancelled

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Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, seminar C1A: Building the Curriculum: A Framework for Assessment had to be cancelled.

The SLF team apologises for any disappointment caused, and hope that you will find plenty to interest you within the rest of the programme.

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September 18th, 2009

Glow Meet success

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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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September 17th, 2009

SLFtalk – audio publishing by attendees

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SLFtalk  is a digital audio project for the Scottish Learning Festival.

Cards like this will be distributed at the event to give people the details needed to publish reflections, conversations and discussions – using mobile devices.

This facility has been set up by colleagues John Johnston and David Noble and further information and podcasts can be found at http://slftalk.posterous.com/

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September 17th, 2009

Dragons are coming

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Finalists for the LTS does Dragons’ Den competition at The Scottish Learning Festival have been decided.

Pitches will be heard from:

• Meldrum Academy, Aberdeenshire
• St Marys PS, Dundee
• Gavinburn PS, West Dunbartonshire
• Lairdsland PS, East Dunbartonshire.

Further information can be found on the Consolarium blog.

This session is one of the Education Showcases and takes place on Thursday 24 September at 13:00 pm.

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September 17th, 2009

Guitar Hero finalists for SLF’09

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See who is top of the leaderboard, posted on the Consolarium blog.

Groups from Baldragon Academy (winners last year) and Morgan Academy from Dundee and Cathkin High School from South Lanarkshire will be taking part in the Guitar Hero Challenge at the The Scottish Learning Festival.

This session is one of the Education Showcases and takes place on Wednesday 23 September at 16:00 pm.

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September 15th, 2009

Small events in Crowne Plaza hotel

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Scholastic are hosting some smaller events at the Crowne Plaza hotel which you are more than welcome to attend:

Making the most of Primary French – Paul Rogers

The session is on Wednesday 23 September from 11 am - 12 pm in the Rockwell room of the adjoining Crowne Plaza hotel.

Getting teenagers excited about learning languages – Andy Cowle

The session is on Wednesday 23 September from 12 – 1 pm in the Rockwell room of the adjoining Crowne Plaza hotel.

SuperClubsPLUS – Catriona Dormand

The session is on Wednesday 23 September, 10 – 10.45 am and Thursday 24 September, 10  - 10.45 am in the Rockall Room of the adjoining Crowne Plaza hotel.

Scholastic are on stand H15 in Exhibition Hall, where you can save money with special offers on teacher resources and pick up the new Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler picture book ‘Tabby McTat’.

Scholastic will host seminars F1B and F1C.

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September 15th, 2009

More spaces for Literacy seminar D2A

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Seminar D2A: Literacy across Learning in the Secondary School: The Experiences and Outcomes In Practice takes place on  Wednesday 23 September
 at 9:30 am.

This seminar was fully booked, but now more spaces have been made available. Please go to the seminar page and add it to your wish list.

Please note that examples of practice will be taken from Secondary schools.

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September 8th, 2009

SLF 2009 channel on Radiowaves

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Young Radiowaves reporters from Rimbleton Primary School and Kirkcaldy High School are looking forward to visiting SLF 2009  and interviewing V.I.P.s, teachers, guests and even some exhibitors.

The interviews will be posted on the Scottish Learning Festival channel on the Radiowaves website.

Alternatively, you can subscribe to the  RSS feed to be kept up to date with any new podcasts as they are posted.

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September 8th, 2009

Glow Meet with the Cabinet Secretary

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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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