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The Scottish Learning Festival
Creative Learning...Creative Thinking
Secondary Focus
A sample of Secondary seminars drawn from the range
of 108 seminars across this year’s SLF
www.scottishlearningfestival.org.uk
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The Scottish Learning Festival
Creative Learning...Creative Thinking
T
he Scottish Learning Festival (SLF) is Scotland’s leading educational event. It aims to
inspire and transform learning and teaching to help improve life chances of all young
people. SLF is a fantastic professional development opportunity and is free for all to attend.
SLF has something of interest for everyone who contributes to the learning and development of Scotland’s children
and young people, whether in schools, community learning, health, social work or the voluntary sector.
Across the festival there are a range of opportunities for all those involved in secondary education, all of which
address the key theme of SLF 2012, Creative Learning...Creative Thinking. This programme includes details of all the
seminars taking place with a focus on secondary education including National Qualifications, Science, Assessment and
Moderation, ICT and Health and Wellbeing.
Creativity can mean different things to different people. For some it means being imaginative or inventive, taking risks
or challenging convention. For others it is about original thinking or producing something new. As Curriculum for
Excellence is being implemented across Scotland, practitioners are developing their creative teaching and learning as
well as nurturing creative skills in learners.
SLF offers delegates opportunities to learn more about the importance of creative skills for themselves and for their
learners. By attending SLF practitioners will be able to develop skills and expertise to support creative learning and
teaching through sharing information, highlighting innovation and showcasing best practice.
What’s on in 2012
In addition the professional learning opportunities available in the conference programme, SLF hosts a range of other
opportunities where ideas, resources and successful approaches are shared.
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Education Showcase area highlighting the innovative and exciting
practice from Scotland’s Local Authorities
l Local Authority Village where you can find out more about what’s
happening across Scotland
l Developing Global Citizens Village showcasing best practice in
citizenship, sustainable development education, international
education and games legacy
l Community Learning and Development Village, this area
will showcase the work of the CLD sector and will
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be home to a number of organisations who
will share resources and information to support CLD
l SLF Extra on Glow, where you can start discussions before
attending, share information and review anything that you missed
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The Scottish Learning Festival
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Exhibition
In addition to the range of seminars for secondary practitioners the exhibition
offers delegates the opportunity to network and to see over 120 leading
education suppliers.
Visitors can touch, test and compare the latest education solutions to help
them engage learners, as well as receiving relevant advice and guidance
designed to improve their teaching and learning.
Exhibition partner
Scottish Education Village
This central feature in the exhibition is home to the Education Scotland stand, the
Education Showcase presentation area and the Learning in Practice area.
A visit to the Scottish Education Village is a must for all SLF delegates as you
will be able to find out more about the work of Education Scotland from our
staff and through presentations on the stand.
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The Education Showcase presentations and demonstrations from young
people and practitioners of innovative teaching practice will provide ideas and
inspiration.
The Learning in Practice area is a must see feature, with the Local Authority
Village, the Developing Global Citizens stand and the Cultural Village
delegates can find out more about the local, national, international and cultural
dimensions of SLF.
Book your place today
SLF is free to attend and is relevant
to everyone involved in education,
whether you are in school,
community learning, health, social
work or the voluntary sector, SLF
has something of interest for you.
To book your place visit the
SLF website:
www.scottishlearningfestival.org.uk
Use Priority Code 1206 to
guarantee your place.
Due to demand for places and
limited capacities pre-booking is
essential, book early to guarantee
a place at the sessions of your
choice.
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Wednesday 19 September – 09.30
Transitions in Learning
Alan Wait, Schools Group Manager, Midlothian Education
This seminar reviews the experiences of 30 Midlothian children making
the change from primary to secondary school. Video-based interviews
chart their progress and highlight key differences in learning and
teaching experiences.
These provocative insights pose significant questions about how schools
ensure continuity of learning, particularly at times of transition. Key
themes include:
• Transitions in learning
• Personalisation and choice
• Skills for learning
• Personal profiling
Transform Toolkit
Lauren Greenaway, Drama teacher and former Creativity Development
Officer, Education Scotland
Simon Sharkey, Associate Director National Theatre of Scotland
Transform was a national programme of multi-media approaches to
creating event theatre in schools across Scotland. Described as “Curriculum
for excellence in a box” this session led by the toolkit creators demonstrates
through practical exercises how you can use theatre, multi-disciplinary
art forms and creative industry practice to enhance your curriculum
and transform the learning culture in your school and community. Part
presentation through navigating the toolkit and part practical exercises to
demonstrate how to apply the learning from the toolkit, you will be engaged
in a creative immersion in the transformative power of theatre enterprise
and art as a learning paradigm.
Alsh 1
Boisdale 1
Seminar Code A 1 A
Seminar Code B 1 A
SQA Awards
Donna Vivers, CfE Liaison Team, Scottish Qualifications Authority
Alongside the new National Qualifications, SQA has developed a number
of new Awards which are available for schools and colleges to deliver
from August 2012.
Delegates will receive an overview of the new Awards, including how
they can be used to by learners to embrace personalisation and choice in
their timetable.
Delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions about the new
Awards and discuss key aspects of their implementation with SQA staff
and fellow practitioners.
Mentors In Violence Prevention Program – Embedding Violence
Prevention in the Secondary School setting
Graham Goulden, Chief Inspector Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
This workshop will:
• Demonstrate a need to discuss the issue of gender violence in a high
school
• Provide a response to the many dangerous behaviours and attitudes
that contribute to bullying and gender based violence
• Identify how violence prevention can be embedded within the
Curriculum for Excellence
• Describe how partnership and peer mentoring can ensure
sustainability within a school
• Provide opportunity to observe the MVP model in practice
Carron 2
Dochart 1
Seminar Code C 2 A
Forensic Rookies
Susan Rodrigues, Professor of Science Education, Northumbria University
The workshop will share the findings of a recent project involving 3
pairs of primary & secondary school where this project is being rolled
out further. Learners and practitioners views and feedback will be s
from several different local authorities, and the sustained impact in
those local authorities shared. This project was supported by funding
from AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust and led by Professor Susan
Rodrigues and Neil Taylor as part of the suite of ‘Partnerships in Primary
Science’ (PIPS) CPD projects.
Ness
Seminar Code N 1 A
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Seminar Code D 1 A
Wednesday 19 September – 12.30
Here be dragons: teaching interdisciplinary ICT and Computing with
treasure maps, superheroes and monsters
Kate Farrell, Teacher of Computing, Castlebrae Community High School
Tom Hendry, Teacher of Computing, Castlebrae Community High School
Learn about the innovative and creative interdisciplinary projects in
Castlebrae that ensure S1 and S2 pupils have engaging and challenging
ICT and Computing Science experiences.
The pupils have created maps, text adventure games, published
children’s stories, created superheroes and made graphic novels about
them, designed 3D paper craft monsters, made German quiz games in
Scratch, played board games to learn probability, produced animations
and composed soundtracks.
Castlebrae is a fun and exciting place to learn!
Sputnik to Pixies – a model for professional communities
Nick Hood, Teacher of Physics and Mathematics, Kirkcaldy High School
Drew Burrett, Teacher, Physics
The Physics Community in Scotland has evolved a network which bridges
the enthusiasm and currency of recently qualified physics teachers with
the experience and wisdom of the mandarins of Scottish Physics.
This seminar will describe the evolution of the network, the technologies
used and the mechanisms which underlie the infrastructure of a highly
effective collaboration. It is hoped that other groups may be interested in
adapting or adopting some of the tools we are using.
Carron 2
Dochart 1
Seminar Code C 2 B
Seminar Code D 1 B
Getting Outdoors with Community Partners
Pat Kirby, Development Officer Queensberry Initiative, Wallace Hall
Academy, Dumfries and Galloway
The seminar will give participants the opportunity to:
• find out how a cluster partnership project gets both primary and
secondary pupils to use the Outdoor Classroom creatively
• learn from pupils about the impact of outdoor learning on their progress
and transitions
• experience some of the sights and sounds of our vast outdoor
classroom at first-hand
• explore the benefits of partnerships working and the use of community
volunteers.
YPI Scotland – Youth and Philanthropy Initiative
Jonathan Christie, YPI Scotland Coordinator, Wood Family Trust
This session will explore:
• YPI, a fully resourced, student led, active citizenship programme
operated by the Wood Family Trust and delivered to a whole school
year group (S2 – S6) by class teachers across Scotland
• Programme delivery through practical insights from teachers and
students, highlighting school and community impact
• How YPI provides an ideal vehicle for tangible, experiential learning,
and supports fundamental citizenship and enterprise skill development,
whilst broadly supporting a number of Es and Os across CfE
Dochart 2
Morar
Seminar Code D 2 B
Seminar Code M 1 B
Social Studies 3-18
David Gregory, HMI, Education Scotland
This session will:
• Focus on key messages coming out of the review of Social Studies
3-18. HMI made a series of visits to pre-school centres and schools
across the country with a focus on the Social Studies. The review
activities were informed by each pre school centre’s and school’s
account of themselves based on their own self-evaluation
• Invite participants to take part in group activities about the key
messages and to engage in working out solutions to how we will
address the areas for development outlined in the report
People of Medieval Scotland: giving learners an experience of research
Dauvit Broun, Professor of Scottish History, University of Glasgow
This session introduces the ‘People of Medieval Scotland’, a multi-faceted
database that allows learners to explore everyone mentioned in Scottish
documents between 1093 and 1314. It is designed to encourage a new
approach to learning about the past which emphasises exploration and
discovery, giving pupils a genuine experience of research. The session
will demonstrate ways in which this resource can empower learners,
giving them the means to find out information that they want to know.
Katrine
Ness
Seminar Code K2B
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Seminar Code N 1 B
Wednesday 19 September – 13.45
Sharing Practice: Planning, assessment and moderation of
Interdisciplinary learning – one authority approach
Charlette Robertson, Development officer, Education Scotland
Quality Assurance and moderation are key components of Curriculum for
Excellence and Education Scotland has worked closely with schools to
develop innovative practice in these areas.
This seminar highlights the innovative approach taken by one Midlothian
primary school in planning, assessing and moderating a traditional
interdisciplinary learning topic – the Vikings. Delegates will hear from
participants and view video footage of the project.
Being Creative with Global Citizenship 3 – 18
Morven Snodgrass, Head Teacher, Kingussie Primary and Nursery School
Issues covered include:
• How Transition work in Global Citizenship can develop from
practitioners’ ideas and practice
• Creative opportunities offered by Global Citizenship for
Inter-disciplinary Learning across an Associated Schools Group
• How Baseline Assessment can be used to show effectiveness of
classroom practice
• How partnership with external agencies can support Associated School
Groups in delivering the Curriculum
Alsh 2
Boisdale 2
Seminar Code A 2 C
Seminar Code B 2 C
Skills for Learning Life and Work in Highland – Creative Solutions
Moira Forsyth, MCMC and Business Engagement Lead, Highland Council
The workshop will focus on the development of Skills for Learning, Life
and Work within the Senior Phase of Curriculum for Excellence, joint
planning with Council Services, colleges and businesses to ensure
‘Opportunities for All’ beyond school. There will be practical examples
of Skills for Work delivery by schools in partnership with businesses in
rural areas; transitions resources to support ASN learners; senior phase
developments in school; collaborative work with key industry sectors.
Collaborative Professional Enquiry: Creative Learning for both Teachers
and Students
Fearghal Kelly, Biology Teacher, Preston Lodge High School
Issues covered include:
• How a collaborative enquiry approach can be taken to changing
practice
• The outcomes of a collaborative enquiry approach for both the pupils
and teachers involved
• The strengths of collaborative enquiry
• The barriers to collaborative enquiry and how these can be overcome
Carron 2
Dochart 1
Seminar Code C 2 C
Seminar Code D 1 C
Dundee City Council – Peer Education Project (Health Buddies)
Karen Dammer, Dundee City Council
This is an exciting initiative in Dundee that has not been tried on a
like-for-like basis anywhere else in Scotland. Issues covered include:
• The development of a peer led approach to deliver Relationships,
Sexual Health and Parenthood strand of CfE
• The background to using this approach – including research and the
growing success of Peer Education within schools
• Personal development of young people and accreditation opportunities
• Future development of the project
Create art education to be real, make it CfE!
Rab Walker, Principal Teacher in Art and Design, Queen Anne High School
Create your Art Education to BE real and make it CfE!
Learn how to capitalise on ETHOS opportunities across school and local
community through art.
Co-ordinate working with your school management, outside agencies
and feeder primaries to create meaningful art experiences that deliver all
4 capacities enriching both school and community.
Develop real-life learning in curricula through collaboration and art.
Present your pupils’ art beyond the classroom to the benefit of all
learners and beyond!
Dochart 2
Leven
Seminar Code D 2 C
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Seminar Code L 2 C
Wednesday 19 September – 15.00
Using Glow to Automate S3 Profiles
Alex Duff, Emerging Technologies Education Manager, Education Scotland
Around 50,000 pupils own Glow e-portfolios, enabling them to record
profiling evidence, reflect, and comment on it, automatically generating
pupil profiles.
Education Scotland’s Assessment and Emerging Technologies Teams
have worked with 30 Local Authorities to create this solution.
Topics covered include:
• Glow Blogs as a National Solution: the current picture
• Developing and Managing e-portfolios across Barrhead High in the
context of CfE and BtC5
• Glenrothes High Pupil Perspective and Demonstration
• How to get Started!!
Creative Maths Teachers = Creative Maths Learners!
Alix Tindall, Principal Teacher, Forfar Academy
This seminar will showcase how creative thinking has produced some
novel approaches to teaching third and fourth level Mathematics and
Numeracy outcomes in S1/2, helping to link the learning and keep
interest high!
Topics to be covered include:
• Fighting crime with Mathematics
• Impacts of the global meltdown
• Using Formula 1 as an inspiration
Alsh 2
Carron 1
Seminar Code A 2 D
Seminar Code C 1 D
Social Media: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century School
Jeremy Scott, Deputy Headteacher, The John Warner School
Jonathan Brill, CEO, Adroit-e Research
Exposure to social media is an increasingly significant part of our lives,
but does the world of social media offer opportunities or challenges in
education today? The session will cover:
• Different perspectives on the uses and abuses of social media
• A case study on how schools can explore this issue using professional
research
• Practical ideas for using social media within schools
• An opportunity for delegates to share their experiences and opinions
on the subject
A whole school approach to Health and wellbeing
Suzanne Hargreaves, Team Leader Health and Wellbeing, Education
Scotland
This session will provide a model for developing a whole school approach
to HWB. This should lead to a shared understanding across the whole
learning community. This whole school approach has been the catalyst
for developing assessment approaches which provide evidence that their
learners are progressing in health and wellbeing. Creative and practical
approaches to HWB will be exemplified by practitioners from a cluster
model.
Carron 2
Dochart 2
Seminar Code C 2 D
Seminar Code D 2 D
What Life ‘Envelopes’
Kirsty Yeoman, Inclusion Co-ordinator, APEX Scotland
This interactive session focuses on the necessity and importance of
flexibility when working with young people. It will look at how Apex staff
respond to the many issues, situations and decisions a young person is
faced with and the impact these can have on the young person’s life at
the moment and in the future.
The session will outline that however detailed and in depth the planning
process is for an activity, young people and their lives are not scripted
and can therefore change instantly throwing the planning aside and
leaving room only for flexibility.
Testimony – a new resource to support teachers of RME
Scott Duncan, Development Officer for RME and RO Education Scotland
This session will launch “Testimony” – a brand new resource to support
students and teachers of RME. This resource aimed at Senior pupils in
RME will also act as a source of information for teachers in order to help
them plan for effective learning and teaching.
This session will allow you to explore the resource and to discuss how
this can be used and to also hear from practitioners as to how they have
used it within the classroom.
Morar
Ness
Seminar Code M 1 D
07
Seminar Code N 1 D
Wednesday 19 September – 16.15
Literacy Across the Curriculum P4-S3: Genre Pedagogy
Sue Ellis, Reader in Education, University of Strathclyde
Literacy across the Curriculum matters for primary and secondary
schools, where SQA Guidelines recommend increasing reading/writing in
assessments.
In Scotland, we often teach subject-content and pupils read/write
afterwards to confirm/demonstrate their understanding. Genre pedagogy
teaches subject-content whilst reading/writing. It is inclusive and
involves the wholeclass. It doesn’t isolate struggling readers/writers from
classmates, but supports them. Because everyone gets access to highlevel thinking, all make fast progress.
Project funding: EU Comenius Lifelong Learning.
Creative Teaching – Developing Learners’ Speaking and Listening
Skills
Jane Cameron, Associate Trainer, Speakers Trust
An interactive workshop that will explore:
• The role of speaking and listening in the classroom
• How speaking and listening skills can be developed in the classroom,
regardless of the subject
• How effective teaching of speaking and listening skills can encourage
creative thinking and the development of personal opinions
• How student engagement can be increased through speaking and
listening activities
• Ways to avoid too much teacher talk!
Carron 1
Carron 2
Seminar Code C 1 E
Seminar Code C 2 E
Learning Teams – A Creative Approach to Improve Thinking
Elizabeth Layhe, Biology Teacher, Dunbar Grammar School
Alice Clubb, Teacher, Dunbar Grammar School
We will:
• Share the benefits of being in a Learning Team and how to set one up
• Discuss how educational research can translate into active research
projects in the classroom
• How a learning team can inspire colleagues throughout a school and
authority
• Raise the awareness of ‘Learning to think and learn’ for our learners
and colleagues
Creative Integration of Approaches to Learning in Secondary
Classrooms
Yvonne McBlain, colleagues and pupils from Falkirk Council
Camelon Education Centre
We will share:
• Creative teaching approaches for literacy and art and design
• Combinations of Teaching for Understanding, Storyline, Co-operative
Learning and Assessment for Learning
• Planning which promotes: pupil creativity; active engagement; deep
learning; progression of skills; independent learning and positive
learning dispositions
• Use of glow to enhance pupil learning and enable teacher enquiry
Dochart 1
Leven
Seminar Code D 1 E
Recognition of Prior Learning: a Pilot Study for Looked After Young
People
Alison Hennessy, Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in
Scotland (CELCIS)
• SDS/SCQF developed an RPL toolkit which has been piloted in two
local authority areas with looked after children and young people
• Toolkit successfully used in a range of settings with possible wider
application for recognising achievement
• Research project initial findings are that outcomes include increased
self-esteem, focus and motivation
Morar
Seminar Code M 1 E
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Seminar Code L 2 E
Thursday 20 September – 09.30
Developing a Growth Mindset culture within a Secondary school
Nick Quail, Deputy Head Teacher, Vale Of Leven Academy
Issues covered include:
• A brief overview of the concept of Growth Mindset as espoused by
Professor Carol Dweck
• Why has Growth Mindset become part of our school Improvement
plan?
• An account of our involvement with Stanford University and a research
project into the use of ICT to support Growth Mindset
Our Journey to …
Developing Growth Mindset in pupils,
Developing Growth Mindset in staff,
Developing Growth Mindset in parents.
Numeracy and Expressive Arts – a creative approach
Stuart Welsh, The High School of Glasgow
This session will focus on the work of High School of Glasgow and
illustrate creativity in numeracy and expressive arts by showing how
learners demonstrated:
• their measuring skills to create original and scaled-up grids
• an appreciation of proportion using their skills and creativity to make
an accurate enlargement of an image.
The session will also show how learners combined the techniques of
drawing, painting and collage to produce a finished expressive piece.
Alsh 1
Boisdale 1
Seminar Code A 1 F
Learner voice and rights education
Helen Gardyne, Head Teacher, Ormiston Primary
The importance and relevancy of learner voice and rights education has
been recognised by stakeholders at all levels. This seminar will present
practical, school based exemplification as well as national strategies and
initiative in this area, illustrating the impact on learners, whole school
ethos and the wider community.
The session will be supported by practitioners and key partners
showcasing the impact of learner voice and rights education at all levels.
Boisdale 2
Seminar Code B 2 F
Professional Update and new Professional Standards: enhancing
teacher professionalism
Anthony Finn, Chief Executive, The General Teaching Council for Scotland
This session will provide information about:
• Professional Update, explaining
o implementation plans, including pilot programmes in 2012/13
o how teachers will lead their own development
o the importance of supportive but challenging PRD processes
o wider issues, including
 separation from competence procedures
 practising status
• New professional standards which
o develop a continuum of early professional learning
o support and recognise the aspirations of teachers in mid career
o encourage opportunities for leadership
Dochart 1
Using creative play to support children’s emotional health and
wellbeing
Jonathan Wood, National Manager, the Place2Be
This session will provide a lively and engaging insight into how this
award winning charity utilises creative play to support and enhance
children’s emotional wellbeing within a school setting.
When the child engages in creative play with a therapist, they have the
opportunity to symbolise the problems they face – showing us, as much
as telling us, what is wrong. Gaining perspective on a problem and being
properly heard and understood is what makes the difference to the
children we see.
Katrine
Seminar Code B 1 F
Seminar Code K2F
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Seminar Code D 1 F
Thursday 20 September – 10.45
The Silk Road made me want to come to school
Mary Ritchie, Programme Team Leader, Tapestry Partnership
During this interactive session, discover how the Tapestry Silk Road
Programme:
• fosters learners’ creativity;
• helps young people to explore connections across their learning in
creative and innovative ways; and
• helps to develop respect for diverse cultures which comprise Scotland
today.
Meet young people and teachers who have been involved with the Silk
Road, sharing experiences and answering questions.
Renfrewshire Learners’ Involvement in the Moderation Process
Trevor Gray, Education Officer, Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire learners are involved in the moderation process of planning,
assessing and verifying within the context of a cluster transitions project.
The analysis of propaganda posters has allowed learners to develop and
work with success criteria to peer assess work. GLOW discussion forums
have also been created for pairs of learners from different establishments
to facilitate peer assessment and encourage learner focus on success
criteria. Practitioners will share their experience and evaluation of this
approach.
Alsh 1
Alsh 2
Seminar Code A 1 G
Seminar Code A 2 G
Creativity – experience it, understand it, use it, teach it
Stephen Bullock, Development Officer – Creativity Portal, Education
Scotland
Participate in a practical creative process, and several short creative
exercises that can be used in the classroom or with CLD groups.
Discuss how creative learning and creative teaching differ and the
elements creative learning demands, the language and loose definitions
available for creativity. Explore the qualities creative administration and
management might demonstrate. Receive guidance and suggested
resources and lines of support for creative teaching from Education
Scotland creativity specialists and HMI staff.
Challenging Homophobia Together in Schools – A case study for
partnership work and innovative thinking.
Cara Spence, Schools Development Manager, LGBT Youth Scotland
LGBT Youth Scotland’s ‘Challenging Homophobia Together’ Schools
Project is now its third year and can clearly evidence a marked reduction
in homophobic attitudes and values amongst pupils. In this session we
will share our learning with presentations from key partners and pupils;
recognising that their involvement has been pivotal to the success of this
project. We are also keen to hear your views and engage in debate and
discussion with the audience.
Boisdale 1
Boisdale 2
Seminar Code B 1 G
Seminar Code B 2 G
ReadIT: engaging teens with reading and writing by creating Book
Trailers
Philippa Cochrane, Head of Learning, Scottish Book Trust
Booktrailers offer a creative methodology for teaching and learning core
literacy skills, while fostering meaningful conversations about books.
Angela Verity, Steven Kydd and Pamela Jannaway, teachers who have
participated in ReadIT training, will explore:
• Practical advice based on hands on experience of using booktrailers in
the classroom
• How book trailers can help deliver core elements of the literacy and
English experiences and outcomes
• Cross curricular and whole school uses for booktrailers
Meet the AlcoLOLs: Peer Learning Through Dialogue
Emma Wood, Senior Lecturer, Queen Margaret University
Share in an ambitious approach to peer education about alcohol
developed by Queen Margaret University with pupils from Portobello High
School. Pupils run their own ‘dialogue groups’ with peers at school using
their own, powerful ‘talking film’ and board game that capture their views
and experiences to stimulate discussion
Carron 1
Dochart 2
Seminar Code C 1 G
Seminar Code D 2 G
Science: Curriculum for Excellence: Assessing Progress in the Board General Education in S1-S3
Allan Rattray, Head Teacher, Girvan Academy
How can we gather robust evidence from the BGE to plan for next steps, meeting the needs of learners and progression to the Senior Phase? This session
will explore the innovative approaches used in Girvan Academy to assess and record progress within the BGE in S1-S3, including use of a planning and
tracking tool. This session will be presented with exemplification associated with learning and teaching in sciences but would equally be of interest within
any curricular area.
Ness
Seminar Code N 1 G
10
Thursday 20 September – 12.00
New National Qualifications – Update from SQA
Jacqui Murray, Leader, CfE Liaison Team, Scottish Qualifications Authority
The final qualifications for the new National Qualifications at National 2
to Higher level were published in April 2012. This seminar will provide an
opportunity for practitioners to gain an overview of the new qualifications
and hear about the next steps in the development and implementation
process.
There will also be opportunities to ask questions about the new
qualifications and discuss key aspects of their implementation with SQA
staff and fellow practitioners.
Bringing maths alive through BBC Bitesize
Louise Thornton, Editor, BBC Scotland Learning BBC Scotland
The session will feature:
• A showcase of rich media resources for maths students, including
animated shorts telling the history behind maths concepts taught in
schools today
• Feedback from teachers on how they use media resources to deliver
engaging maths lessons for secondary pupils
• Feedback from different learners on what makes them engage with
maths, both in the classroom and in the digital domain
Boisdale 2
Carron 1
Seminar Code B 2 H
Beyond the traditional subject class: creative thinking in games
development.
Matthew Reid, Teacher of English and Games Development, Garnock
Academy
Of interest to those wanting to teach games development across the
curriculum in secondary schools. Issues covered include:
• The importance of creative learning
• How creativity is allowed to flourish in a games development
environment
• How attainment in literacy (and other areas) is raised throughout the
process of games development
• Creative approaches to assessment and independent learning
strategies
Carron 2
Seminar Code C 2 H
Seminar Code C 1 H
Creative learning with No Knives, Better Lives: Supporting staff to work
with young people to tackle Scotland’s knife culture
Gina Nowak, National Coordinator, No Knives Better Lives YouthLink
Scotland
Interactive activity session will cover:
• Introduce the free ‘On A Knife Edge’ Toolkit and participate in activities
from the toolkit on consequential behaviour and knife crime in
Scotland
• Increase awareness and understanding of knife crime in Scotland and
increase confidence in addressing violence issues with young people
• Consider how we can develop skills and expertise to support
creative learning and teaching across the curriculum through sharing
information, highlighting innovation and promoting best practice
• Showcase a range of educational support resources on knife crime and
violence
Dochart 1
Seminar Code D 1 H
Creative Learners, Creative Thinkers, Creative Careers
Chris Roberston, Modern Apprentice Creative Industries, City of Edinburgh
Council
Laura Harrison, Modern Apprentice, City of Edinburgh Council
Student Councillor tbc Student Councillor tbc, Student Councillor, City of
Edinburgh
Linda Lees, Arts and Learning Manager, Waverley
Student Councillors and Modern Apprentices will lead delegates through
a series of stimulating and inspiring challenges and provocations. Find
out more about pupil involvement in Creative Learning. The Pupil Council
Conference workshop topics developed by young people included
creativity in non-arts subjects, different learning styles, creative use of
spaces and timetables and teaching arts subjects more creatively. The
young people will share stories and aspirations suggesting creative
learners and creative thinkers lead to creative careers.
Be Creative Outdoors with Scotland’s National Parks (Come rain, Come
shine, Outdoor Learning’s just fine!)
Alison Hammerton, DO, Outdoor Learning in the National Parks Education
Scotland
Come and learn through a blend of presentation, interaction and
discussion about the varied creative approaches to supporting outdoor
learning across all ages and stages of the curriculum. Hear from those
who are on an outdoor learning development journey, see some of the
outcomes of the project and learn about how pupils are developing
leadership skills. Find out about the ways the John Muir Award is
supporting learning and how skills are developed through the media
project.
Katrine
Morar
Seminar Code K 2 H
11
Seminar Code M 1 H
Thursday 20 September – 13.15
Modern Languages 1+2 = You can too!
Sarah Breslin, Director, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages
This workshop will explore how schools can meet the challenge set by
Scottish Government of boosting language learning in Scotland’s schools. Scottish Ministers have committed to introducing a norm for language
learning based on a 1 + 2 model, whereby every child will learn two
languages in addition to their own mother tongue. The workshop will present practitioners and policy staff with a range of
examples in order to demonstrate how opportunities for creative learning
in two other languages can become part of a learner’s journey.
Boisdale 2
Seminar Code B2I
13