I would guess this is by far the most significant post I have written since I started the blog, as today I announce to the world that I will be leaving Learning and Teaching Scotland in early July and stepping out into the world on my own as an independent learning consultant. Finally, I will actually be The Literacy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘film’
Brave New World
Posted in Scotland, digital literacy, education, literacy, tagged adviser, CPD, curriculum, English, film, literacy, teacher, training on June 7, 2009 | 21 Comments »
The New Meaning of Text
Posted in Scotland, digital literacy, education, language, literacy, tagged books, curriculum, education, excellence, film, Scottish, texts on April 2, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Today will come to be seen as a landmark in the history of Scottish education, with the publication of the new Curriculum for Excellence frameworks in the eight curriculum areas of expressive arts, health and wellbeing, languages, mathematics, religious and moral education, sciences, social studies and technologies. The revised curriculum has a clearly stated purpose – to ensure that all the [...]
The Magic of Moving Image
Posted in Scotland, digital literacy, education, literacy, tagged film, literacy, movingimage, screen, texts, video on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m still buzzing after spending the weekend in the company of some very creative, interesting and really decent folk at Scottish Screen’s headquarters in West George Street, Glasgow. The occasion was a two-day training session for new lead practitioners, expertly hosted by Scott and Adam, as the organisation continues to build a nationwide team of facilitators who are able to [...]
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