Shaping our future through STEM: Planning STEM learning activities Protocols: • Turn off your camera • Mute your microphone • Post comments, questions and thoughts into the chat window • The chat will be facilitated by one of our team • Preface your comment with SPEAK if you would like me to say it verbatim • The event will be recorded To let us know where you’re from, please go to menti.com and enter the Twitter: #STEMNorth #STEMnation code 53 37 34 3
Northern Team Numeracy & Improving Gender Mathematics: Balance & Equalities: • • Andy Brown Jen Hodson • Iona Coutts Digital: STEM: • • Susan Sey Janey Irving • Mark Irwin #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Planning STEM learning activities Aim • To provide practical guidance on planning meaningful STEM activities Session outline • Thinking about logistics • The power of partnerships #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
RAiSE in the Northern Alliance Led by Education Scotland & funded through a partnership between The Wood Foundation, Scottish Government and participating Local Authorities. Core objectives**: build capacity at LA level and build the confidence of primary practitioners around Science and STEM In the Northern Alliance RAiSE has funded the secondment of a PSDO in Highland, Moray and now Orkney and from August 2020 CNES … #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Why? What? When? Where? Who? #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
The Why What are we wanting to achieve? • Developing skills for the 21 st century • Developing STEM Capital • Developing a range of learner pathways #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Interdisciplinary Learning #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
The What What is the main focus of your activity? • Curriculum coverage • New knowledge to be covered • New skills to be acquired • Existing knowledge and skills that will be utilised and strengthened • Links made between different curricular areas • Consider which aspects of the Careers Education Standard might be relevant • Consider equity, accessibility and inclusion #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
The When What is the timescale and time commitment needed? • A one off event • A series of day or half day events • A sequence of shorter events over a number of days, weeks or months • A project that will be repeated each year over a number of years • A project that moves through stages over 2 or more years #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
The Who Who is going to be involved in the activity? • Children and young people of different ages • Young STEM Leaders programme • Children and young people from different classes • Children and young people from different schools • Collaborating with other staff • Involving parents and carers • Involving local employers or STEM Ambassadors #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
The Where Where will the activity take place? • Onsite facilities • Outdoor spaces • Community spaces • Workplace visits • Virtual visits • Virtual reality and augmented reality #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Capturing and Sharing STEM Learning Activities
Capturing STEM Learning Activities
Podcasts Photos What is Rich Animations Slideshows Media? Sound Videos Files
Benefits of Digitally Capturing STEM Learning Activities • Content can be used as evidence • Evidence could be accessible anywhere there is an internet connection • Enhances Digital Skills • Captures Pupil Voice • Reflection Tool #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Creating Content based on a STEM Learning Activities #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Creating Content based on a STEM Learning Activities #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Sharing STEM Learning Activities
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Sharing STEM Learning Activities • Enhances Digital Skills • Builds Confidence • Presentation Skills • Digital Literacy Skills #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Sharing STEM Learning Activities • Accessible anywhere with an internet connection • Can be shared with Glow users • Can be shared publicly • Evidence of progression • Parental Engagement • Can be added to a digital profiling tool #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Sharing STEM Learning Activities WordPress Blogs Google Classroom Microsoft Sway Google Sites Microsoft Teams Microsoft OneNote #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Help and Support For Scotland’s learners with Scotland’s educators
What Digital Learning Might Look Like For Scotland’s learners with Scotland’s educators
DigiLearnScot Blog For Scotland’s learners with Scotland’s educators
Evidencing Learning using Book Creator For Scotland’s learners with Scotland’s educators
It's over to you.... For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Planning and evaluation • What will you do as a result of engaging in this professional learning activity? • Please complete the webinar evaluation: http://bit.ly/STEMintheNorth For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Numeracy & Mathematics • Education Scotland’s numeracy & mathematics Professional Learning Community – a one stop shop for key documents, links and guidance. A practitioner Glow login is required for this site • Making Maths Count final report and review report • National thematic inspection report for numeracy & mathematics • Supporting Numeracy at home - resources for families on Parentzone Scotland • Numeracy & Mathematics Professional Learning Resources – published August 2020 • Improvement Hub Resources – numeracy & mathematics resources on the National Improvement hub • Follow us on Twitter: @edscot_maths Get involved: • Maths Week Scotland is 28 September - 4 October 2020 #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Technologies & Digital • Digilearn.scot is our digital learning community • DigiLearnScot videos on YouTube • Practitioner support for online remote learning • Education Scotland’s Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy • Technologies Professional Learning Community in Glow • Digital Schools Award Scotland • Glow Connect Blog • Microsoft Educator Centre • Google for Education Teacher Centre #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Improving gender balance & equalities • Improving gender balance and equalities 3-18 page on the National Improvement hub • Supporting gender balance & equality – resources for families on Parentzone Scotland • Gender Stereotypes: An Introduction Action Guide • STEM Aspires Reports • IGBE Wordpress • Looking at Gender Balance in STEM subjects at School • Ideas and Activities to Explore Unconscious Bias (Sway) • Follow us on Twitter: @EdScotIGBE #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
STEM & Science • National STEM Education & Training Strategy and Annual report • STEM Resources page on the National Improvement hub • Our Sciences and STEM Wakelets link to lots of useful resources for learning & teaching • Our STEM Blog keeps you up to date with STEM news and you can follow us on Twitter: @STEMedscot and @EdScotSciences • GLOW Sciences PLC – the Science professional learning community on GLOW • Supporting STEM at Home – resources for families on Parentzone Scotland Get involved: • Young STEM Leaders programme British Science Week is 5-14 th March 2021. This year’s theme is Innovating for the future • #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
RAiSE – Further Information Core Objectives For further information/contact: Build capacity at local authority level RAiSE page on NIH Build the confidence, skills, knowledge and Education Scotland Lead Officer for RAiSE programme – Gayle Duffus enthusiasm of primary school practitioners Create opportunities for practitioners to network, share, collaborate, mentor and co- create Develop and promote opportunities for pupils to increase their experiences, engagement and achievement in Science/STEM #STEMNorth #STEMnation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
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