Saturday 29th February, 10am - 3.15pm
Inverness College, University of Highlands and Islands, Inverness IV2 5NA
Agenda
9.40 - Registration, refreshments and sign up for workshops
10am - Welcome and introduction to the European-wide 'Start the Change' project
10.15 - Keynote: Cultural capital: an exploration. What is cultural capital and whose culture is important when designing a curriculum for your students? Penny Rabiger, Educationalist and Activist
11.05 - First workshop (See options below)
12.10 - Lunch plus chance to browse resources and examples of pupil work
1pm - Keynote: Exploring Scotland's Black History and the usefulness of decolonising the curriculum. Lisa Williams, director of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association, Black History scholar and anti-racist educator.
1.50pm - Second workshop (See options below)
2.55pm - Next steps
3.15pm - Close
Practical workshops – choose one from the morning and one from the afternoon
Morning workshops:
• Developing numeracy using global contexts Corinne Angier, former maths teacher, PhD student University of Stirling
• BGE Science, SDGs and STEM Challenges Katie Hanson, Biology Teacher, Culloden Academy
• Connecting English around the school through Global Citizenship Anna Munro, English teacher, Dingwall Academy
• Eco City Game, Andy Maxtone, Programme Manager & Eilidh Edgar, Operations Manager, DYW Inverness & Central Highland
• Exploring Rights and the SDGs across the curriculum, Kate Allen, Global Education Advisor, Scotdec
Afternoon workshops:
• Finding global solutions through Science Krissie Davis, SDG/STEM consultant & former Science teacher/Curricular Lead
• Enrich your curriculum and excite your students with immersive storyworlds from around the globe. Penny Rabiger, Director of Engagement, Lyfta.
• Climate change negotiation. Ben Sparham, Geography Teacher Inverness High School and HOW Education Officer
• Increasing participation using LEGO Lindsay Dunbar, HOW Youth Officer & LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator.
• Taking a Global Approach in the Languages Classroom Kate Allen (Global Education Advisor, Scotdec) and Irina Gancheva (Modern Languages Teacher, Craigroyston High School)
For more information about the content of the workshops please download this pdf.
Booking:
Highland Council teachers please book via the CPD site (Course ID:69551 )
For other Local Authority teachers please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let us know your name, subject and school and also if you have any dietary requirements. If you would like support with your travel expenses please let us know where you'll be travelling from and we will be in touch!
Others can sign-up through our Eventbrite page here.
Speaker Bios
Penny Rabiger was a school teacher for over ten years and has spent the last decade working with a number of prominent education social enterprises and charities on their start-up to grown-up journey. She is currently Director of Engagement at the Finnish edtech organisation, Lyfta. In her spare time, she is Chair of a school governing board in London and a founding member of the Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Educators Network (BAMEed).
Lisa Williams is the founder and director of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association that promotes Caribbean culture in Scotland. She runs Black History Walks in Edinburgh, school visits to promote understanding of Scotland's Black heritage, and anti racist youth projects. She runs a range of cultural events and chairs at heritage and literature festivals. Lisa has had articles and reviews published in newspapers, journals, arts and heritage blogs and resources for use in secondary schools, and given talks at conferences and events across the UK and the Caribbean.
