Glow Scotland

October 31st, 2010

Glow Light Image 1.11.2010

Lesley Dickson

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Dunnottar Castle

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been an early fortress of the Dark Ages. Dunnottar played a strategic role in the history of Scotland from the Middle Ages through to the Enlightenment, because of the location: it overlooked the shipping lanes to northern Scotland; and is situated on a narrow coastal terrace that controlled land access to the coastal south via Portlethen Moss to Aberdeen during the medieval period. The site, owned by private interests is open to the public, visited annually by hundreds of thousands of tourists.

The ruins of the castle are spread over 3 acres, surrounded with steep cliffs that drop to the North Sea 50 metres below. The L plan castle is accessed via a narrow strip of land, joining the mainland to a steep path leading up to the gatehouse. The cliff and headland formations, which extend to the north and south, is a notable bird sanctuary to pelagic birds.

In summer 2009, a landscape photograph of the castle was chosen as an official desktop wallpaper and included with the Microsoft operating system Windows 7, thus bringing an image of the castle to millions of desktop PCs.

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October 29th, 2010

Scotland on Screen - a Moving Image Education resource

GerryQ

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Glow, Glow Groups, Homecoming, Literacy, Moving Image Education, National Groups, Social Studies

Scotland on Screen is an exciting educational resource that puts hundreds of important historical film texts online, providing a rear-view mirror on our society over the past century.

It’s a web-based resource developed by National Library of Scotland, Creative Scotland, Learning and Teaching Scotland and Scran.

Scotland on Screen has now been up and running for over a year and has proved to be very popular among teachers and practitioners across Scotland. During 2010, the resource was further developed with the inclusion of a considerably enhanced collection of archive material that can be used across the curriculum.

The website provides short film material and resources for Glow users to use as part of their teaching in the classroom. The public can browse and view the collection of clips on the website but Glow users can log into the site via Glow to also download film clips of interest for reuse in the classroom.

Sitting underneath the main Moving Image National Glow Group, Glow users can access the Scotland on Screen Glow Group - a place to share knowledge, information and content surrounding the resource. Users can also catch up on the latest news and information as well as discuss topics of relevance and interest through the Scotland on Screen Glow Forum. So far, we’ve found that the resource has been of interest and benefit to teachers using it across a variety of subjects and curricular areas including social studies, literacy and health and wellbeing. Scotland on Screen has also been of value to Moving Image Education practitioners.

October 28th, 2010

Glowing Thursday- CfE Modern Languages Primary Focus

Jennifer McDougall

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Wanting to find out what MFLE looks like in the primary classroom and how other primary teachers are developing links between English and the Modern Language to meet the aims of CfE?

Then join this CfE Modern Languages Glowing Thursday!

Marie Leucci, trained MLPS teacher in North Lanarkshire Council will present the approach taken in her classroom to make links between the teaching of English and the Modern Language. Marie will consider how teaching skills can be transferred from one language to the other and how the learners can increase their knowledge about language (KAL) through making comparisons between English and the Modern Language.

Join us on Thursday 4th November from 4-5pm to hear what Marie has to share and to ask questions.
This event is taking place in the Glowing Thursday Meeting Room.

October 28th, 2010

Scottish Book Trust Online Teacher in Residence Events

Katie Barrowman

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 : Categories Events, Glow Chat, Glow Meet, Literacy

The Scottish Book Trust’s fantastic Online Teacher in residence scheme is in full swing, with some excellent CPD opportunities for teachers. Visit the links below for more details on how to get involved.

1. Choke Chain: Online Teachers’ Book Group Tuesday 2 November at 4pm. Glow Chat featuring Choke Chain by Jason Donald - a dramatic debut novel looking at aspects of a difficult family life, set in South Africa. Suitable for upper secondary level but all teachers welcome. We still have 5 books to give away.
Click here for more details.

2. How to Teach Creative Writing – Tuesday 16 November at 4pm. Glow Meet featuring professional writer and teacher of writing Nick Hesketh on the why, what and how’s of teaching creative writing. A two-part series, participants must be registered and attend the first session on the 16th November in order to gain access to the second session on the 230th November. We only have 6 places left.
Click here for more details.

3. Royal Mail Awards Book Groups – Tuesday 14 December at 4pm. Choose from three simultaneous Glow Chats discussing each of the shortlisted books per ages group for the Royal Mail Awards and how they could be used as cross-curricular lesson tools in class.
Click here for more details.

October 27th, 2010

Languages on Screen - a Moving Image Education resource

GerryQ

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Languages on Screen is a web-based resource developed by Creative Scotland, Learning and Teaching Scotland and Scran. The website provides short film material and resources for Glow users to aid the teaching of Modern Languages in the classroom. The public can only access parts of the website but Glow users can log into the site via Glow to access all its content. This includes the ability to browse and download film clips of interest for reuse in the classroom.

Sitting underneath the main Moving Image National Glow Group, Glow users can access the Languages on Screen Glow Group - a place to share knowledge, information and content surrounding the resource. Users can also catch up on the latest news and information as well as discuss topics of relevance and interest through the Languages on Screen Glow Forum. We hope this resource is of interest to Modern Languages teachers as well as Moving Image Education practitioners.

October 27th, 2010

Moving Image Education - Glow National Group

GerryQ

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Literacy, Moving Image Education, National Groups

Moving Image Education (MIE) is fast becoming an integral part of 21^st century literacy and modern teaching practice. Using moving image texts as a source in addition to the written word has been proved to vastly increase wider literacy skills, confidence, engagement and fun in the classroom.

Learning and Teaching Scotland is working in partnership with Creative Scotland to make moving image education more accessible and active within Glow

We now have a Moving Image Education National Glow Group which is steadily being populated with information, resources and CPD opportunities. Work is also underway to engage with Glow users across Scotland and encourage them to participate in interesting and relevant topics of discussion through the group’s Glow Forum. There are some Glow Meets planned too.

We look forward to seeing you on Glow.

October 25th, 2010

World of Work on Wednesdays- Film and the Arts

Jennifer McDougall

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Have you ever considered a career in film and the arts or just want to hear more about what life is like in the world of film? Why not join us for our next World of Work on Wednesdays event and hear from two film makers?

This event is taking place on Wednesday 27th October from 2-3pm where live from Lasswade High School in Midlothian we will be joined on the panel by Allan McKeown, a visual artist and community film maker and Inigo Garrido a visual artist and film maker/animator.

Join us then and ask our panel your questions and find out more about working in film and the arts.
You can sign up for this event and take part in the World of Work on Wednesday Glow Group.

October 25th, 2010

MIICE is Glowing on Thursday

Jennifer McDougall

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Glowing Thursday this Thursday (28 October) is dedicated to MIICE. MIICE stands for Measurement of the Impact of ICT on Children’s Education. It has been developed by a partnership of Scottish education authorities and universities, led by SITC in Moray House School of Education, over 10 years, to address how we articulate what “better learning” is like when ICT is appropriately used as part of the blend of learning and teaching approaches. Members of the MIICE partnership will say a little about the MIICE quality framework, and a lot about examples of where the MIICE toolbox has been a good, quick way for busy teachers to both plan and review the success of projects, large and small, when ICT is involved.

This will be a chance to exchange experiences and reactions with colleagues who have used or tried to use the MIICE toolbox as a basis for planning and/or review of learning and teaching activities where ICT forms part of the blend.

Join us on Thursday 28th October at 4pm in the Glowing Thursdays Group.

October 25th, 2010

Tam on Tour in the Western Isles

Jennifer McDougall

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Glow Meet, Local authorities, Pupils, Western Isles

This time Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People is on tour in Stornoway. He will be there on Friday 29th October from 11am - 12pm (please note the change of date from the Thursday 28th)

Tam will be in Sgoil nan Loch (Lochs School) to talk about the right blether vote. There will be lots of information about how you and your school can make sure you get the chance to vote in November and pupils at the Glow Meet will be the first ones to have the opportunity to put their voting cards in the ballot box.

Tam will also be using Glow Meet to listen to, and answer as many questions as possible from children and young people.

Sign up today in the SCCYP Glow Group to take part in the Glow Meet and have your say!

October 24th, 2010

Glow Light Image 25.10.2010

Lesley Dickson

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Glen Affric

Gleann Afaraig is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some 15 miles (24 km) to the west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and Loch Benevean.

It used to be part of the lands of the clan Chisholm.

The area is a Caledonian Forest Reserve, a National Scenic Area and a National Nature Reserve. Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, it contains one of the largest ancient Caledonian pinewoods in Scotland as well as lochs, moorland and mountains.

Affric Lodge, a mansion built as a hunting lodge, is located on a peninsula in Loch Affric, while a Scottish Youth Hostels Association hostel is further up the glen at Alltbeithe.

The glen is part of the Affric/Beauly hydroelectric scheme, constructed by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. Loch Mullardoch, in the neighbouring Glen Cannich, is dammed, and a 5km tunnel carries water to Loch Benevean, which has also been dammed. From there, another tunnel takes water to Fasnakyle power station, near Cannich.

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