Training & Events

Archives Training Event
Organised by the Society of Archivists ‘Archives for Education and Learning Group’, the Society of Archivists, Scotland and the Scottish Council on Archives

Get ready for Curriculum for Excellence

Friday 26th March 2010
National Archives of Scotland
General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH1 3YY

Date: 26/03/2010
Type: Training
This workshop is suitable for archivists, education officers and anyone involved in creating and delivering archive resources for teachers and pupils in primary and secondary schools.

It will provide the opportunity to:

Find out about Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) as it rolls out in Scottish schools in August 2010.
Find out about the new learning experiences and outcomes. What do they mean for archives? How can we support these new developments in education?
Find out about Best Practice in teaching Scottish history in schools
Take part in practical workshops to create and present your own resources to support CfE
Discuss ideas and exchange information

Programme:
9:30-10:00 Tea/coffee & registration
10:00-10:10 Welcome – Chair, Margaret McBryde, Education Officer, NAS
Introduction to Curriculum for Excellence:
10:10-10:45 Overview of Curriculum for Excellence and Best Practice
David Gregory, HMIE for History
10:45-11:20 The introduction of Higher History paper 2 compulsory Scottish history topics
Esther Cairney, National Qualifications Development Officer
11.20 – 11.30 Coffee

At the coalface – using archives in the classroom
11:30 – 12.05 Jim McGonigle, Principal Teacher of History, Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh
12:05 -12:40 Mrs Elizabeth Greig, Low Port Primary School, Linlithgow
12:45 -13:30 Lunch

Practical workshops
13:30 -13:40 Introduction to practical workshops: Margaret McBryde, NAS
13:45 -14:30 Workshops 1 and 2
14:40 -15:25 Workshops 3 and 4

15:30-16:00 Plenary session
Tea/coffee; questions; discussion and round-up

Proposed Workshops (titles to be confirmed)
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend two out of the four workshops and will be invited to sign up on the day.

1. Jane Gaze, freelance artist and outreach.
Showcases her experience of partnership projects where archives, artists and others work together to provide educational experiences for children.

2. Sarah Chapman, Education and Outreach Officer, Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre
Showcase their work using new technologies eg. blogs.

3. Margaret McBryde, NAS Education Officer
My experience of using GLOW Meet to link up with schools across Scotland

4. Douglas Roberts, Education and Drama Consultant
Douglas Roberts is an Education Consultant, Writer and and Theatre Director based in the Scottish Borders. He has worked at all stages of the education system from early Primary to University and Teacher-training. Douglas specialises in active learning approaches, engaging learners through role-play, investigation and interaction. In this session Douglas will outline the process of developing an interesting education unit for Primary aged children based on NAS court records related to a homicide trial in 1840. The practical approaches and techniques explored in the workshop are ones you can apply to a wide range of archive sources for creating your own educational materials and workshops.

Cost: £40 members of the Society of Archivists; £50 non-members
Lunch and refreshments included.

Maximum attendance: 30. Book early to avoid disappointment (no later than one week prior to the date of the workshop)

Book online at: http://www.archives.org.uk/resources/Training%20Booking%20Form%2007.doc

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