Global Citizenship

May 24th, 2009

Scottish Learning Festival 2009

nickmorgan

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Our annual educational conference and exhibition, ‘Scottish Learning Festival 2009‘, is open for registrations through the event website. As usual, its in Glasgow at the SECC, and offers a great variety of international presenters, expert workshops, and an exhibition of educational services, products and experiences. This year’s dates are Wednesday 23rd September and Thursday 24th September.

Last year LTS welcomed over 7000 visitors to the show, mixing teachers, managers, trainee teachers, consultants, education companies and foreign educators.

Within the keynote and seminar programme, there are many opportunities to find out more about International Education, Education for Citizenship and Sustainable Development, all key contributors to the successful implementation of ‘Curriculum for Excellence’. Aspects of education in Brazil, China, Colombia, France and the USA are just some of the seminar themes.

Sign up online for this free Continuing Professional Development opportunity, and make your bookings for the best of the seminars.

May 17th, 2009

Singing in Europe

nickmorgan

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Norway won the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend, but some pupils and teachers in East Lothian were more interested in their own active participation in a Europe-wide singing contest. Yester Primary School in Gifford was taking part in ‘Schoolovision 2009′, an initiative designed by their teachers as an enjoyable way for children to learn more about Europe and utilise their ICT skills. Thirty primary schools from European Union countries were involved, sharing songs, text and their voting through blogs and videoconferencing, linked via the e-twinning programme. An article in the Scotsman provides background.

May 17th, 2009

Writers in Schools

nickmorgan

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The Scottish Book Trust is running a CPD event for teachers and librarians about ‘Writers in Schools in Scotland and Chicago’. Authors Elspeth Murray and Amanda Lichtenstein will describe the types of work they do with pupils, including inspiring pupils to write and running creative literacy projects, and contrast their experiences of working in schools in Scotland and the USA.

This free event is on Tuesday 16th June 2009, from 1700-1830 pm, at SBT’s base in Edinburgh. It will be suitable for P3-P7 classroom teachers, secondary English teachers and librarians. Contact Chris Newton at SBT to book a place. [email protected]

May 14th, 2009

Euroquiz 2009

nickmorgan

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The Scottish Parliament hosted the Finals for this year’s Euroquiz competition for Scottish primary school pupils, a nationwide competition to test their knowledge of European affairs. The annual Euroquiz has been run by the Scottish European Educational Trust (SEET’s new website will have photos soon) since 1993 and this is the second year the event has been held in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament. The event is sponsored by Standard Life, who have a news story on their website.

May 14th, 2009

Scots in Africa - Professional recognition

nickmorgan

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The General Teaching Council for Scotland has recognised the hard work and commitment of a number of Scottish teachers who participated in the ‘Global Teachers’ programme managed by Link Community Development (LCD).

These teachers worked with schools in Malawi and Uganda, contributing their expertise to support local development, and gained a great deal from this international professional learning experience. Back in Scotland they use their new knowledge to help Scottish pupils learn about being responsible global citizens.

Learning and Teaching Scotland has been working in partnership with LCD, to support groups of Scottish teachers undertaking work in sub-Saharan Africa through our SCIPD professional development programme.

May 1st, 2009

Symposium: Leading Learning - 10 June

anne macleod

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This symposium “Leading Learning to make a difference in the classroom“ is organised as part of the Scottish Continuing International Professional Development Programme managed by Learning and Teaching Scotland. It will address the key issue for all educators as Scotland implements ‘Curriculum for Excellence’: how to ensure that the principles underpinning ‘Curriculum for Excellence’ translate, in the classroom, into real improvements in achievement and attainment for Scottish children.

The keynote speaker will be Avis Glaze, formerly Education Commissioner for Ontario, Canada. The event will also include practical workshops that will be led by participants of the SCIPD study visits to Ontario.

Venue: Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh. Please email Nicole at LTS for further information and for registration details or download the following document.

Word file: June 10 International Education Symposium

May 1st, 2009

Symposium: Coaching and mentoring teachers - 3 June

anne macleod

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This symposium on “Coaching and mentoring teachers” is offered as part of the Scottish Continuing International Professional Development programme managed by Learning and Teaching Scotland.

Ellen Moir, Founder and Executive Director of the New Teacher Center, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) will be the keynote speaker. The symposium will also include practical workshops that will be led by participants of the SCIPD study visits to UCSC. These participants represent a wide number of local authorities across Scotland and they will share insights into their experience and the impact the international study visit has had on their professional practice.

Venue: Stirling Management Centre

Please email Nicole at LTS for further information and for registration details.
For more information please download the following document.
Word file: June 3 International Education Symposium