Scottish Learning Festival News

September 20th, 2011

SLF 2011 opens tomorrow!

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Just one more sleep until the doors open on another incredible Scottish Learning Festival!
We’re looking forward to an exciting couple of days of inspirational keynotes from world renowned speakers and seminars demonstrating the very best of Scottish Education.
And make sure you visit the exhibition where you will have the opportunity to experience inspirational resources, discover the latest educational innovations and receive guidance on innovative approaches to learning that will enhance the progression of your pupils.
Tell us what you’re looking forward to most on Twitter using the #SLF11 hashtag.

We hope to see you tomorrow!

September 5th, 2011

SLF Extra brings the festival to Scotland through Glow

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With only a little over two weeks to go until the event itself, SLF Extra has been launched today, via the National Site in Glow. The Glow group has been designed with Glow users from all over Scotland in mind, not just those who are able to attend the festival.

Glow TV will aim to bring you as much content as we possibly can, with all keynote speeches streamed live through Glow and sign-ups and links available through the GlowTV schedule. Glow TV will also present a number of ‘Best of SLF’ broadcasts from our temporary studio at the SECC, where we aim to capture the key discussion topics from the Keynote speeches and allow Glow users to take part (through the Glow meet chat pod) in our studio discussion with our panel in Glasgow.

If you cannot take part live at the time of broadcast, there is, of course, the ‘Watch Again’ facility in Glow TV, where all broadcasts will be available after the event. SLF Extra also has a discussion forum, with a number of topics already raised to invite Glow users to engage in discussions that SLF raises. In addition to that, the Glow team will be armed with video cameras and audio recording devices to capture as much content as we can and have a festival team lined up to get that content to you through SLF Extra on Glow.

We will blog and we will tweet and, though we will probably end up with sore feet, we will make sure we bring Glow users as much of SLF as we can. SLF Extra is where you go to find it.

May 27th, 2011

The 2011 keynotes

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The keynotes are of interest to everyone attending SLF and this year we are delighted to welcome the following speakers:
• Ministerial keynote address from Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning.

• Dr Ben Levin, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

• Sir John Jones – an inspirational speaker and leader with a track record of transforming thinking about education, the management of change and leadership.

• And for the first time we will introduce round table discussion sessions on assessment and the Review of teacher education.

Find out more by exploring the full conference programme and book online

April 19th, 2010

SLF 2010 Keynote Speakers announced

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We are delighted to announce that this year’s keynote speakers are:

* Mike Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
* Eric Booth, an award-winning actor, author, entrepreneur and arts education specialist
* Richard Gerver, author of Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today and former Headteacher of the internationally respected Grange Primary School in Long Eaton

Further information about the conference programme and details of how to book for these sessions and others will be available shortly.

November 19th, 2009

Even more SLF’09 presentations

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Here is a further list of seminars that have their associated presentations added to this site:

• A1A: Improving Scottish Education 2: Pre-school to Early Primary
• A2E: Healthy Minds – Moray Mental Health Framework Pilot Project
• B1H: Curriculum for Excellence: Vocational learning through SQA’s National Qualification Group Awards
• B3A: Developing Financial Awareness Accredited through Youth Achievement Awards
• C1B: Curriculum for Excellence – Making the Change with Critical Skills
• CD41: HMIE: Excellence in Equality and Diversity Education
• D1A: Numeracy across Learning: The Experiences and Outcomes in Practice
• D2B: Working in Partnership to Reduce Childhood Obesity
• E1Y: Interdisciplinary Project, 3-15, with the Main Focus on Science and Technology
• G2D: 16+ Learning Choices: Progress so far…….
• J1C: Shared Responsibility – International Partnerships and Developing Global Citizenship
• L2A: Recognising Achievement
• L2G: Curriculum for Excellence and the Relationship to PRD and CPD with a Focus on Distributed Leadership
• L2H: A Tapestry of Learning: Teaching for Understanding (TfU) and AifL
• N1I: Sciences: The Experiences and Outcomes in Practice

If there are any more, they will be posted on their respective seminar descriptor pages.

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November 3rd, 2009

More SLF’09 presentations

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Here is an additional  list of seminars that have their associated presentations added to this site:

• B2D: Glow in the Classroom: Personal Reflections of Changing Practice using Glow
• C1B: Curriculum for Excellence – Making the Change with Critical Skills
• C2F: Podcasting and Pre-service Teachers
• D2B: Working in Partnership to Reduce Childhood Obesity
• G1B: Exploring Conflict and Child Soldiers in the Classroom – Why and How Should We Approach this Topic?
• J1D: Environmental Sustainability: Good Practice and Ways Forward
• J1I: Taking an Interdisciplinary Approach in Secondary Schools – Schools’ Global Footprint
• L1A: Making the Experiences and Outcomes Glow
• N1G: Religious Education in Roman Catholic Schools: The Experiences and Outcomes in Practice

More to follow.

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November 3rd, 2009

Ferre Leavers’ presentation

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Please find the slides from Ferre Laevers’ keynote presentation about using an experiential approach at all levels given at SLF 2009 on his seminar page. 

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October 21st, 2009

Carol Dweck’s presentation

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Please find the slides from Carol Dweck’s keynote presentation about developing ‘Growth Mindsets’ at SLF 2009 on her seminar page. 

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October 9th, 2009

SLF’09 Presentations start to come in

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To save you hunting about – here is a list of seminars that, so far,  have their associated presentations added to this site:

• Assessment Developments Around the World and their Relevance for Current Scottish Developments
• StaffWise: Staff Wellbeing in Scottish Education
• Sharing Standards and Expectations: Practical Approaches to Moderation for Excellence
• Excellence in Partnership – Skills Development Scotland
• A Global Perspective on Education: Key Messages from OECD PISA
• Use of GLOW as an Authority-wide Networking tool for Science Teachers
• Job, Education and Training (JET) Programme

More to follow.

A few more presentations have been shared by presenters via www.SlideShare.net.

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September 29th, 2009

Video – SLF – Day 2

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Keynote speech and interview with Professor Ferre Laevers now available on SLF website.

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