Global Citizenship

August 23rd, 2011

Global Citizenship Seminars at the SLF

kmayer

Comments: none Tags: Tags: climate and energy, games legacy, resources, rights, slf2011
 : Categories citizenship, curriculum areas, games and sport, international, renewables and climate change, sciences, sharing practice, sustainable development, technologies

During the Scottish Learning Festival a number of seminars will focus on the potential of global citizenship as a theme across learning. The seminars will range from an introduction to global citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence to the sharing of successful practices across education. The following seminars are of particular relevance:

Forest Pitch - an art project to develop global citizenship, Wednesday 21 September, 9.30;

Democracy and Global Citizenship in a Changing World, Wednesday 21 September, 9:30;

Leadership of global citizenship, Wednesday 21 September, 12.15;

Developing deep learning in an interdisciplinary context, Wednesday 21 September, 13.15;

Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games - Building the Legacy for Learning, Wednesday, 21 September, 13.15;

Climate Change - truth, controversy and evidence, Wednesday, 21 September, 14.30;

Developing Global Citizens in Early Years, Wednesday, 21 September, 15.45;

Renewable Energy Education - Western Isles and Glasgow City Council, Wednesday, 21 September, 15.45;

Developing Global Citizens - A rich context for learning, Thursday, 22 September, 9.30;

Climate Change and Forest; Using forests in learning and teaching about Climate Change, Thursday 22 September, 9.30;

Advancing The Curriculum For Excellence through Rights Respecting Schools, Thursday, 22 September, 10.45;

Oban High School, interdisciplinary learning and careers management through the topic of renewables in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, Thursday, 22 September, 10.45;

Building the Boat: Young People as C0-Producers of Policy, Thursday, 22 September, 12.00;

Excellence in LGBT equality education, Thursday 22 September, 13.15;

‘Education Showcase’ events:

• Practical Steps in Developing Global; Citizens, Grange Academy, Wednesday 21 September, 9.30;
• Eco Schools - Food and the Environment, North Queensferry Primary School, Wednesday 21 September, 10.15;
• Focus on Develop Global Citizens, Thursday 22 September, 10.15;

June 14th, 2011

SLF 2011 and Global Citizenship

nickmorgan

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 : Categories CPD, citizenship, international, sustainable development

The Scottish Learning Festival takes place at the SECC in Glasgow on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd September 2011. Online registration is now open for this great professional development event. Sign up and select the seminars you’d like to attend at this free event for teachers and educators. SLF offers many opportunities to find out more about how schools and teachers can embed Global Citizenship within their practice. You can
- Attend presentations and seminars by active practitioners
- Meet the ‘Developing Global Citizens’ team members and teachers in the Global Village area of the exhibition for advice and resources
- Visit the exhibition stands of a range of organisations with material and expertise

Here are some of the seminars which incorporate Global Citizenship themes:

Wednesday 21st

- Literacy through Technology in an International context

- Forest Pitch: an arts project to develop global citizenship

- Democracy and Global Citizenship in a changing world

- Leadership of global citizenship

- Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games – building the legacy for learning

- What can we learn from other countries about Assessment for CFE?

- Climate Change: truth, controversy and evidence

- Developing Global Citizens in the Early Years

- Renewable Energy Education – Western Isles and Glasgow

Thursday 22nd

- Climate Change and Forests

- Developing Global Citizens – a rich context for learning

- Advancing the Curriculum for Excellence through Rights Respecting Schools

- Interdisciplinary learning and careers management through the topic of Renewables

- Excellence in LGBT Equality education

Come and join thousands of people like you, Scottish education professionals, at the show.

May 30th, 2011

Scottish Learning Festival 2011

nickmorgan

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 : Categories citizenship, europe, international, sustainable development

The programme for the Scottish Learning Festival 2011 has been published online, and potential visitors can check out the range of presentations, seminars, school showcase sessions, and side events. The conference programme is complemented as usual by a big exhibition featuring providers of commercial and non-for-profit services for educators and pupils.

This year the key theme for the festival is “Curriculum for Excellence: Learning, Teaching and Assessment, making the connections”. There is a strong showing for Global Citizenship, with practitioners and development officers leading sessions on citizenship, international education, and sustainable development. For example, there are seminars on Climate Change, Games Legacy, Rights Respecting Schools, and much more.

In the Exhibition Hall, there will be a Global Village stand, and our Global Citizenship team will be delighted to talk to teachers and visitors who drop in to find out more about activities in schools and the support we can provide. Come and join us at the show!

The event will be taking place at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd September 2011. We’re expecting thousands of Scottish education professionals to join us, and we will also welcome several hundred international visitors who come to explore aspects of Scottish education policy and practice. An international reception on the Wednesday evening provides an occasion for networking between overseas visitors and Scottish staff.

Come and join us !