Learning and Teaching Zone A

This programme of free sessions within the Scottish Education Village will highlight examples of innovative practice from various schools, videoconferencing sessions and new resources, and will also spotlight areas of Learning and Teaching Scotland’s Online Service.
Final line-up may be subject to change.

**Learning Zone A - Timetable**
Wednesday 20 September
10.00		Glow: An Introduction Visitors to the stand will see the new Glow portal in use. The demonstration will focus on how teachers will be able to communicate and collaborate locally and nationally through the portal.
10.30		PhraseBox PhraseBox™ is a powerful online corpus-based search tool for learners seeking to improve their use of vocabulary and grammar, as well as to explore many aspects of language use.
11.00		The Bear Hunt Gael Force Winds, a wind trio from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, came to Sanday School, Orkney, to work with the children on a short musical production based on the children's story We're Going on a Bear Hunt. The nursery children were asked to create artwork based on some of the themes described in the book. They set off on a bear hunt, which lasted four weeks.The children took video and stills cameras to record what they found on their bear hunt. Finally, the whole project was documented in a PowerPoint presentation. Eileen Carmichael, Development Officer Early Years, visited Sanday school during this project and here she introduces the powerpoint presentation.
11.30		International Virtual Buddies – Using ICT to Link Early Years Settings in the UK and Abroad This seminar illustrates how ICT can be used with practical classroom resources to enhance the early years curriculum, as well as to link up with schools across the world. Yvonne Livingstone (Headteacher, Deanpark Nursery), Lora Kelly (Team Leader) and Joan Fleming (Early Years Adviser, EdICT) use SEMERC’s At the Post Office to encourage role play and collaboration. As well as teaching children in their own school, they have also forged a link with St Mary's School in the British Virgin Islands. Using digital cameras, webcams, email and interactive whiteboards, the two schools work together to develop their knowledge of the different countries and cultures, based on a postal theme. Join Yvonne, Joan, Postman Pat and a group of their school children to learn more about ‘International Virtual Buddies’.
12.00		Early Years Online Eileen Carmichael and Rebecca Pitman show a selection of the range of content on the Early Years site. From Latest News to a very wide range of Resources, from Examples of Practice to information about CPD, from Discussion Forum to Early Years Matters newsletter. Come and have a quick tour round the information available on Early Years Online. It is also an opportunity to talk with the people responsible for developing the site, give feedback and suggest new content to be added.
12.30		Step into the Future with Eduteams In order to be able to cope with a constantly changing and demanding society pupils need to be able to co-operate with each other to achieve common goals. Eduteams provides an opportunity for pupils to work together in teams developing core skills, enterprise and citizenship in a fun and engaging way.
13.00		Ticket to Space: An Exciting Online Activity for Primary Schools Marie Ferrie and Pupils from St Agnes' Primary School, Glasgow will talk about this exciting online event. You can also register your school for this year's Ticket to Space, which will run from 23rd October to 1st December.
13.30		Skype, Blog and Wiki for CPD CPD doesn't have to be done alone. Find out how you can use the latest internet tools to create your own international community of practice.
14.00		Video Conference with The Scottish Symphony Orchestra In the future, you won’t need to go to the City Halls in Glasgow to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform, they'll come to you! Jennifer Martin, Learning Manager with the SSO, explains how video-conferencing will enable players from the orchestra to reach schools all over Scotland. Ask Jennifer questions as she speaks live from the City Halls and hear the orchestra rehearsing Shostakovich's music for the film New Bablylon which they are performing at the City Halls on Thursday 21 September.
14.30		Session Break
15.00		Get Help to Find your Way around NQ Online This is a hands-on workshop with experts available to guide and support you. Find out how to get to the resources which suit your needs, quickly and easily.
15.30		Glow: Videoconferencing Visitors to the stand will learn how the videoconferencing tools provided to all Scottish teachers through Glow will make them rethink their whole view of videoconferencing and how it can enrich their pupils’ experience of school.
16.00		Religious Observance Website Launch LTS has been developing a website to enable schools and school chaplains to fulfil the new guidelines for religious observance set out in Religious Observance Review Group report and Circular 1/2005. This session will be both the formal launch of the website and a chance to try it out. Discover how your school community can sense mystery, values, meaningfulness, and a changed quality of awareness to enable spiritual development to take place.
16.30		Interactive Whiteboard Demonstration for Primary Experience the potential of this exciting classroom resource.
17.00		Interactive Whiteboard Demonstration for Secondary Experience the potential of this exciting classroom resource.

Thursday 21 September
10.00		Glow: An Introduction Visitors to the stand will see the new Glow portal in use. The demonstration will focus on how teachers will be able to communicate and collaborate locally and nationally through the portal.
10.30		International Virtual Buddies – Using ICT to Link Early Years Settings in the UK and Abroad This seminar illustrates how ICT can be used with practical classroom resources to enhance the early years curriculum, as well as to link up with schools across the world. Yvonne Livingstone (Headteacher, Deanpark Nursery), Lora Kelly (Team Leader) and Joan Fleming (Early Years Adviser, EdICT) use SEMERC’s At the Post Office to encourage role play and collaboration. As well as teaching children in their own school, they have also forged a link with St Mary's School in the British Virgin Islands. Using digital cameras, webcams, email and interactive whiteboards, the two schools work together to develop their knowledge of the different countries and cultures, based on a postal theme. Join Yvonne, Joan, Postman Pat and a group of their school children to learn more about ‘International Virtual Buddies’.
11.00		The Bear Hunt Gael Force Winds, a wind trio from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, came to Sanday School, Orkney, to work with the children on a short musical production based on the children's story We're Going on a Bear Hunt. The nursery children were asked to create artwork based on some of the themes described in the book. They set off on a bear hunt, which lasted four weeks.The children took video and stills cameras to record what they found on their bear hunt. Finally, the whole project was documented in a PowerPoint presentation. Eileen Carmichael, Development Officer Early Years, visited Sanday school during this project and here she introduces the powerpoint presentation.
11.30		Podcasting Don't know what a podcast is? Find out by helping to make one in 20 minutes flat.
12.00		Early Years Online Eileen Carmichael and Rebecca Pitman show a selection of the range of content on the Early Years site. From Latest News to a very wide range of Resources, from Examples of Practice to information about CPD, from Discussion Forum to Early Years Matters newsletter. Come and have a quick tour round the information available on Early Years Online. It is also an opportunity to talk with the people responsible for developing the site, give feedback and suggest new content to be added.
12.30		Step into the Future with Eduteams In order to be able to cope with a constantly changing and demanding society pupils need to be able to co-operate with each other to achieve common goals. Eduteams provides an opportunity for pupils to work together in teams developing core skills, enterprise and citizenship in a fun and engaging way.
13.00		Ticket to Space: An Exciting Online Activity for Primary Schools Come along and find out more about this exciting online event which will run from 23 October to 1 December.
13.30		Session Break
14.00		Interactive Whiteboard Demonstration for Primary Lee Docherty and pupils from Longridge Primary School, West Lothian will share their experiences of using this exciting technology in the classroom.
14.30		Videoconferencing Session See this exciting resource in action.
15.00		Get Help to Find your Way around NQ Online This is a hands-on workshop with experts available to guide and support you. Find out how to get to the resources which suit your needs, quickly and easily.
15.30		Glow: Videoconferencing Visitors to the stand will learn how the videoconferencing tools provided to all Scottish teachers through Glow will make them rethink their whole view of videoconferencing, and how it can enrich their pupils’ experience of school.
16.00		Information and literacy - New resources for Learning Learners of all ages now have access to vast amounts of information. Developments in technology mean that there are now more and more computer-based resources on CD-ROM and DVD, and fast internet connections can give learners access to huge amounts of information on the World Wide Web (WWW). At the same time as this growth in easily available information, there have been significant changes in education. Teachers use a greater variety of teaching methods, and learners are encouraged to work more independently, such as by carrying out projects and assignments by themselves. These changes make two key skills especially important for learners today: study skills and information literacy. LT Scotland has commissioned this collection of learning materials to help learners develop the study skills and information literacy they need in order to become independent learners and develop their full potential as individuals, citizens and workers in the 21st century.

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Product launch
Stand design
See the proposed design for Learning Zone A