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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!
MoreWith 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.
MoreThe 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
MoreWe 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.
MorePlease 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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MorePlease find the slides from Carol Dweck’s keynote presentation about developing ‘Growth Mindsets’ at SLF 2009 on her seminar page.
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MoreKeynote speech and interview with Professor Ferre Laevers now available on SLF website.
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MoreKeynote speeches by Fiona Hyslop and Carol Dweck now available on SLF website.
More to follow soon.
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MoreIn 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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MoreHear an exclusive interview with Frank Dick, OBE.
In a question and answer session, Frank sets out some of the strategies that he will be expanding on during his keynote speech.
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