CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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EAST OF ENGLAND
Monday 31 January 2011
WHERE'S THE MATHS? A look at how museums can inspire and support learning in maths and numeracy
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Norwich
This event is FREE.
Explore how museums can develop activities that support learning in maths and numeracy for adults, primary school children and families and think about how you could take this forward in your own setting.
SCOTLAND
Friday 25 February 2011
Mind your Language: The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and Scots language in today’s curriculum
10.00 – 15.00
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, Ayr
The newly-opened Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway provides
an ideal venue to consider the place and potential of Scots language
activities. A language in its own right, Scots is now an important
part of Curriculum for Excellence, and its use in schools has been
linked to improvements in all-round literacy, self-esteem and
motivation.
Friday 26 November 2010
Glow and Tell: how heritage organisations are using Glow
10.00 – 13.30
Learning and Teaching Scotland, The Optima, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow G2 8DU
How have heritage organisations been using Glow – Scotland’s ‘online community for education’? What makes a successful Glow event? How have you used Glow? What have your experiences been?
Thursday 9 December 2010
10.00 – 16.00 (including lunch and refreshments)
St Fagans: National History Museum
Learn about the range of funding models available and share ideas and support to be able to continue and develop our work in the current economic climate.
Thursday
2 December 2010
MUSEUMS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
10.30 – 16.00 (including
lunch and refreshments )
National Slate Museum, Llanberis
Explore new and exciting ways of using heritage and
culture as themes for project work with young people.
Friday 10 December 2010
social media
& museum learning
The Round Foundry Media Centre, Leeds
This day aims to demystify social media and show you how to choose and make use
of social networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter, blogging and mobile phone
technologies to engage with your audience. If you have never used social media
in the workplace before, or you have some experience but are keen to develop
your knowledge further, this day is for you.