October 2008 email update
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Contents
- New NQ resources
- Popular resources
- National Qualifications Consultation
- Website of the month
- Scottish Learning Festival 08
- Virtual Work Experience
- Latest news
- Professional development
- Subscription information
New NQ resources
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) - three new resources:
Everyday Communication for Access 3
Teachers' and students' guides and audio files with writing, discussion and listening tasks.Work and Study Related Contexts for Access 3
Topics and activities, including MP3 files for listening tasks.Reading - Everyday Communication for Higher
Activities to support the delivery of Everyday Communication at Higher.
For more information, resources and web links visit NQ subjects: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
History - one new resource:
The origins and development of the Cold War,1945-85 for Higher
Learn about the motivations and events of the Cold War between 1945 and 1985.
Personal Development - five new resources:
Self and Work for Access 3
Learn about cycle building and maintenance. These materials have been prepared to support the delivery of the Self and Work unit.Self in Society for Access 3
Guidance for an ‘outdoor challenge’ to support the delivery of the Self in Society unit at Access 3.Self Awareness for Access 3
Materials to support the delivery of the Self Awareness unit at Access 3.Self in Society for Intermediate 1
Teachers' notes and student's personal project record to support the delivery of the Self in Society unit.Self and Work for Intermediate 1
Teachers can make use of the lesson plans, assessment guidance and project ideas, whilst the students' notes provide the opportunity to make a 'Record of Progress'
For more information, resources and web links visit NQ subjects: Personal Development
Popular resources
View more of the current popular resources.
Science Support Notes
Core Skills Numeracy
Computing Studies: Computer Applications
Business Management: Revised Activities
Administration: Practical Support Materials
National Qualifications Consultation
The National Qualifications Consultation closes on 31 October 2008. Don't miss the opportunity to provide your ideas and opinions on the future of qualifications in Scotland.
For those wishing to get involved, NQ online features further information about the consultation, including the proposals and details of how you can have your say.
National Qualifications Consultation
Website of the Month - Go Chinese
NQ online continues to build upon its collection of useful websites. Every month, one of these new web links is given the accolade of website of the month.
This month's recommendation, GoChinese, is an award-winning language learning platform that auto-generates voice, phonetics and definitions for textbooks and resources created by publishers, learning institutions, teachers and students themselves.
NQ: latest added educational websites
Scottish Learning Festival 2008
Couldn't attend this year's Scottish Learning Festival? Don't worry, as videos of the keynote speeches and interesting interviews from the festival are available to watch.
Highlights include Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, addressing the audience and one-to-one interviews with Charles Leadbeater and Professor Richard Teese.
Videos from the Scottish Learning Festival 2008
Virtual Work Experience
This new resource from Learning and Teaching Scotland allows students and parents to discover and explore a variety of job roles in a range of businesses and other organisations.
Virtual Work Experience aims to enhance and support work placements by enabling users to step into different workplaces through a computer, whether in school or at home.
Virtual Work Experience website
Latest news
The NQ news page has full details of the stories listed below:
Scottish Government publishes 2007-08 exam statistics
New HMIE publications: Improving Our Curriculum through Self-Evaluation and Improving Outcomes for Learners through Self-Evaluation
Rise in number of Chinese students at Scottish universities
New resources to support school enterprise partnerships
Review of Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Handbook
Geography exams turn green to test pupils on climate threat
Professional development
Scottish CILT Outreach Conference (Glasgow)
Taking Learning Outdoors: Active experiential learning
Handheld Learning 2008
INSET training for teachers - Romeo and Juliet
Challenging Learner Voice
The Isle of Wight Conference 2008
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