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- June 11th, 2013
Learning Experiences Catalogue
- ggallacher
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We are delighted to announce the launch of the Learning Experience Catalogue.
The Education Scotland Learning Experiences Catalogue aims to develop a sustainable programme of relevant, engaging and challenging learning experiences for children and young people, learners aged 3 – 15 within a broad general education. Learning experiences are set within contexts and many of them are interdisciplinary. Each academic term a new collection of learning experiences will be launched. The autumn collection of learning experiences will be live from September 2013.
Learning experiences have been designed to support children and young people to learn to create, collect, code, animate, bake, garden, build, tell stories and more.
The catalogue provides learners with a brief description of each learning experience which they can read or can be read to them by clicking the audio file beside the LearnCat icon. Graphics have been designed to support learners in understanding where the learning will take place, which curriculum areas they will learn within and who they will learn with. This is explained on the About page. Learners or educators can email LearnCat to sign up for a learning experience, ask for more information or suggest an idea for a learning experience. Educators are provided with more information about each learning experience and planning guidance in a separate description.
Opportunities to learn collaboratively will be maximised by using Glow to share resources, connect learners, broadcast live events and share specialist expertise. Glow will provide Scottish learners with the opportunity to lead learning by sharing their strengths, talents and expertise.
Learning experiences, over time aim to
• Have learner appeal
• Increase attainment and achievement
• Increase effective learning, teaching and assessment procedures
• Work towards delivering the current CfE implementation themes
• Work towards achieving the ICT in Education Objectives
• Support improvement in areas identified by SSLN and HMIe
• Maximise partnership working and give learners access to high quality experiences with professional experts
• Exemplify the NAR flowchart and curriculum design principles in action
• Exemplify Glow O365 tools, services and national content
• Contribute to national content repositories
- June 10th, 2013
Ask An Astronaut with NASA
- Dawn Adams
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Wednesday 19th June at 10am
Join us in Glow TV for the fourth year of ‘Ask an Astronaut’ in collaboration with the Scottish Space School. Take part in this exclusive opportunity to talk to two star guests Rick Hieb and Amber Gell.
Rick Heib is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. He has logged over 750 hours in space, including over 17 hours of EVA (space walk). He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. He is currently the Vice-President of Lockheed Martin.
Find out more about Amber’s experience as a Rocket Scientist and Spacecraft Systems Engineer with NASA/Lockheed Martin. She is a member of the team that is designing the Orion Spacecraft which will replace the Space Shuttle and can be used to return humans to the Moon, rendezvous with asteroids, and explore Mars.
Use this unique opportunity to ask questions of our guests to get a better idea of how the fascinating solar system and their experience of it.
Take part in some space polls to find fabulous facts – do you know what was the first music video from space was?
Watch Amber and Rick taking part in a simulation to move a robotic land rover around the surface of Mars. This will mimic what astronauts have to do when they collect samples from the surface of Mars but they also have the extra task of challenging pupils on this mission!
- June 3rd, 2013
Ask An Astronaut with the Scottish Space School
- Dawn Adams
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Join us in Glow TV for the fourth year of ‘Ask an Astronaut’ in collaboration with the Scottish Space School. Take part in this exclusive opportunity to talk to two star guests Rick Hieb and Amber Gell. 
Rick Heib is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. He has logged over 750 hours in space, including over 17 hours of EVA (space walk). He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. He is currently the Vice-President of Lockheed Martin and part of what they do, alongside other partners, is combining their talents to launch a bold new era of space exploration.
Find out more about Amber’s experience as a Rocket Scientist and Spacecraft Systems Engineer with NASA/Lockheed Martin. She is a member of the team that is designing the Orion Spacecraft which will replace the Space Shuttle and can be used to return humans to the Moon, rendezvous with asteroids, and explore Mars.
Use this unique opportunity to ask questions of our guests to get a better idea about the fascinating world of space and their experience of it.
Take part in some space polls to find fabulous facts – do you know what was the first music video from space was?
Also watch Amber and Rick taking part in a simulation to move a robotic land rover around the surface of Mars. This will mimic what astronauts have to do when they collect samples from the surface of Mars but they also have the extra task of challenging pupils on this mission!
To find out more and sign up for this event in Glow TV click here.
To learn more about the NASA Space Shuttle Missions and program here click here.
To learn more about Orion (America’s new spacecraft for human exploration) click here.
- June 1st, 2013
War Horse – Exclusive Launch
- Jennifer McDougall
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Glow TV is delighted to be able to host the Exclusive Launch on Tuesday 11th June at 11am!
War Horse is the theatrical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. At the heart of this awe-inspiring show are life-sized puppets which bring galloping, charging horses to life on stage. Now you are invited to a unique opportunity to meet one of these truly remarkable puppets up close at an exclusive launch event.
You are invited to see the central character, Joey, in action and discover first-hand how these “living, breathing steeds” are created and brought to life in what has become one of the most anticipated theatrical productions in years.
Joining us will be Finn Caldwell of Handspring Puppet Company and Associate Puppetry Director for War Horse, and Stephen Rebbeck (Managing Director for War Horse around the world)
The exhilarating story of a young man’s journey to find his beloved horse Joey, against the backdrop of World War One, is an incredibly powerful production. It’s a spectacle you need to see to believe!
Sign up and join us in Glow TV – War Horse – Exclusive Launch
- June 1st, 2013
Evening Fun – The 79p Download
- Jennifer McDougall
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Thursday 6th June @ 7pm.
This is the first in our Pupil Focused Evening Fun events – watch out for more next term!
When downloading a song from iTunes, have you ever stopped and thought, “who gets my money”? If Harry from One Direction only gets 1p from every download, who get’s the rest? Why does Emeli Sande get more than 10 times what Harry gets for each sale?
This is going to be an eye opening look at the different careers and roles of the various organisations that work in the music industry including song writers, singers, musicians, managers, record labels, recording studios, accountants, lawyers, video directors, promotions companies, security and not forgetting the person that get’s the biggest cut of all, the tax man.
What does MCPS and PPL mean and what do they do? Tune in to find out.
The session will be delivered by a music business professional with 25 years of experience and will include the opportunity to ask questions and take part in a music quiz.
So why not sign up and join us in Glow TV? – Evening Fun – The 79p Download
- June 1st, 2013
Tony Robinson – Watch and Chat!
- Jennifer McDougall
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Authors Live is stepping back in time on Thursday 6th June with renowned popular historian, actor and author, Tony Robinson, to discover the strange secrets hidden in our Weird World of Wonders. Join us in a live webstream at 11am from the BBC as we march through time with the Romans, Greeks and Egyptians and find out what made us Britons British. It’s history, but not as you know it! This event is suitable for P3-7 or age 7-12 years.
Find out more information in Glow TV – Authors Live – Tony Robinson
Following on from Tony’s live event at the BBC he will be joining us on the Glow TV Studio couch at 1.30pm for a live question and answer session – make sure you can join us then!! – Glow Authors Live – Tony Robinson
- June 1st, 2013
Working in the Music Business
- Jennifer McDougall
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Yes World of Work Wednesdays is back again just in time for the summer break!
This event will give you a great insight into the real world of the music industry. The UK music business employs 150,000 people and is worth £3.5billion to the UK economy. We’ve brought together experts from all aspects of the industry including a manager, a singer, a record producer and a marketing manager.
As well as discussing their different roles, they will also be taking your questions. So if you want to ask, “how do I break into the music business”, “how do I get my song on iTunes”, “how can I get my band on T in the Park”, “is X Factor a good way of starting out”, or anything else you can think of then this is your chance!
You’ll hear from the panel that there are many career opportunities in the industry and how certain school subjects such as English, Maths, Art, ICT and of course Music can help you achieve them. With an interactive pop quiz included, it promises to be a fun, interesting and exciting event and we hope to see you there!
Sign up and join us in Glow TV on Wednesday 5th June at 2pm – Working in the Music Business
- June 1st, 2013
SCILT – BGE in the Secondary School
- Jennifer McDougall
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Once again SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages will be providing an excellent Professional Learning workshop via Glow. This event is on Tuesday 4th June at 4pm.
This workshop will give you the opportunity to revisit the experiences and outcomes for each level, and look at practical ways of ensuring progression for all pupils. We will also look at how to take existing resources and turn them into creative, innovative and fit-for-purpose tasks, which will motivate your pupils and develop their higher order thinking skills.
The session is suitable for Secondary and ASN practitioners and will be presented by Fhiona Fisher, Depute Director of SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages.
Sign up and join the event – SCILT – BGE in the Secondary School
- June 1st, 2013
Sharing with Shetland
- Jennifer McDougall
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Children’s Services (Quality Improvement) are delighted to announce a series of Professional Learning Glow Meet sessions to share practice around Shetland schools and they would like you to join in too!
The first event on Monday 3rd June at 3.45pm joins Rachel Colclough at Olnafirth Primary School, who will discuss the impact of working towards the national Saltire award.
Last year, her P5-7 pupils designed a wave-power generator and Rachel will discuss how she organised the work and the learning opportunities which arose as a result.
The school reached the finals of the Saltire award in 2012 and has been shortlisted again this year. Sharing with Shetland – Working Towards an Award
The second event is on Monday 10th June at 3.45pm and joins Laura Nicolson at Sound Primary School Nursery Department, who will share ideas about an effective positive behaviour strategy that she has used in Nursery, P1 and P2/3 settings, which has proven very effective.
The strategy comes from the story book – ‘Have you filled a bucket today?’ – Sharing with Shetland – Positive Behaviour Strategy
Find out about further Shetland events and many other Professional Learning events on the Glow TV schedule.
- June 1st, 2013
National Records of Scotland (NRS) Schools Programme
- Jennifer McDougall
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The National Records of Scotland has launched its 2013-14 programme of free workshops and Glow Meet sessions for primary and secondary schools. New topics include ‘The Impact of the Great War 1914-1915’, ‘St Kilda: Living on the Edge’ and a Genealogy Research Project for secondary school pupils. Bookings are open for September 2013 – March 2014.
Full details of the Schools Programme and the booking forms are available on the NRS education website.
You may be interested in visiting the National Records of Scotland Glow Group.
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