Curriculum for Excellence Yearbook 2010

Please note that this cookbook refers to Glow Meet using Marratech.  Glow Meet is now delivered over Adobe Connect which offers enhanced functionality.  To find out more about Glow Meet using Adobe Connect then click here.  The principles around the benefits of Glow Meet are the same regardless of the technology used for Glow Meet.

Overview

Laura Gingell is seconded as the Curriculum for Excellence Development Officer for West Lothian Council (Session 09/10), these responsibilities take up 0.5 of her timetable. For the rest of her week she is a Principal Teacher at Windyknowe Primary School in West Lothian.

Context

On 11^th June West Lothian are hosting a Curriculum for Excellence Showcase highlighting events and projects that have happened over the 2009/2010 session. Teachers, Head Teachers, Education Officers and people from Partnership Agencies have the opportunity to attend this event, which will run over two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The aims of the showcase are to enable attendees to discover what’s happening in West Lothian and nationally for CfE and to provide an opportunity to network with colleagues. Participants will be able to visit the West Lothian Education Village to find out about interesting CfE events in various schools and clusters. Laura decided to set up this Glow Group in order to support this showcase and in this cookbook we will investigate  how Laura has set  up this Glow Group.

Click on the video to find out why West Lothian decided to hold a CfE Showcase (0.34)

Click on the video to find out why Laura decided to use Glow to support this event (0.52)

What does the West Lothian Learning Class of 2010 Glow Group look like?

Landing Page

The initial landing page uses a graphical interface which hyperlinks to hidden pages within the Glow Group.

Sharing

In this area practitioners can share resources, documents, web links and discuss various aspects of Curriculum for Excellence.

Year Book

This area is split into three sections. The Awards Section is where schools can record any official awards their school has received this year, for example Eco or Health Awards. A photo of the award can be uploaded into a Picture Library and you can write a short description about the award.  The Achievements Section is where people can display achievements within their school, amongst staff or pupils, or achievements in the wider community. Once again, a photo can be uploaded and then a short description added. The Acknowledgements Section is where you can say thank you, good bye or congratulations to someone. This is done using a Discussion Board.

CfE Event 2010

This area is to support the Curriculum for Excellence Showcase. It details instructions as to how practitioners can apply for the event and a map of how to find the location. There is a Glow meet web part, as they will have some live Glow Meets from the event on the day. A Text Editor web part has been used to give details of the workshops people can sign up for. After the event there will also be a Document Store of the resources presenters used.

Forum

The forum is currently being used as an area where people can leave comments and suggestions for the Glow Group. The forum will also be a place where people can evaluate the event after they have been to it. Laptops will be made available on the day to do this.

Ingredients

What did Laura need to set up the West Lothian Learning Class of 2010 Glow Group?

1. Glow Group at a Council Level
2. Graphical Interface Landing Page
3. Hotspots to Hidden Pages
4. Web Links Web Part
5. Multiple Picture Libraries
6. A Forum

Recipe

In the following videos, we will take a look at some areas within the West Lothian Learning – Class of 2010 Glow Group and find out how to replicate some of its structure and content.

What does West Lothian Learning 2010 Glow Group look like? (4.01)

How to add an image to a Text Editor web part (1.41)

How to add a hotspot to a hidden page (2.21)

How to add a Picture Library (2.09)

How to add and edit a picture within a Picture Library (1.29)

How to add a Web Links web part with notes (2.42)

How to post a reply in a Forum (1.41)

Impact

The intended impact of this Glow Group will be raised awareness of the progress which has been made this session and increased support, encouragement and motivation for staff to continue the developments next year.  It also provides a central location where pupils and teachers have access to so that networks can be formed and information can be shared easily.

Listen to Laura explain the aims of the Glow Group (0.35)

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