Listed below are the Short Courses offered by the Faculty of Education and administered by the Professional Development Unit. To view more details of a specific course, select the course title link.
Assessment is for Learning in English
How can formative assessment be successfully employed in English teaching? This course draws on recent research to identify practical classroom strategies to maximise learning potential.
Date: 07/05/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Secondary
Scalextric4schools
Scalextric4schools is a competition which is run by both Scalextric and PTC to encourage pupils to design and make their own Scalextric car. An ideal project to meet the requirements for Technologies in CfE.
Date: 26/05/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Primary & Secondary
Introducing food education into the primary curriculum:
teaching strategies, practical food preparation and new resources for delivering ACfE in Primary Schools
This one day will be designed to introduce participants to current research on children's eating habits and examine ways that the nutritional outcomes in ACfE can be delivered in the classroom.
Date: 27/05/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Primary
Personal Study in English - Including (Int.1) Spoken
This course is about good practice in teaching the Personal Study. It considers the alternative to written Personal Study, ideal for less academic pupils and for those who have a preference for talking over writing.
Date: 11/06/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Secondary
Approaches to Poetry
The course will explore several approaches to teaching poetry with senior classes which will include the work of traditional poets such as W.B. Yeats and G.M. Hopkins as well as more recent poets such as Derek Walcott, Seamus Heaney and Carol Ann Duffy.
Date: 18/03/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Secondary and Further Education
Shakespeare in the Cinema
We will explore several film versions of two plays, Othello and Hamlet. Since Shakespeare is essentially about language and cinema is about visuals, there are real difficulties about an adaptation of a Shakespeare play - and of course real pleasures.
Date: 29/04/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Secondary and Further Education
Shakespeare's Late Plays
In these late plyas there is certainly the presence of evil in society but the emphasis is on reconciliation and forgiveness. We will examine The Winter's Tale and The Tempest in the light of this statement.
Date: 06/05/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Secondary and Further Education
Managing Group and Gang Conflict with Young People
(the course will include direct input from two reformed gang members from the east end of Glasgow)
Strategies for teachers, youth workers and community organisations to enable young people to avoid the risk of becoming involved in gang violence and crime.
Date: 25/03/10
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Secondary, Further Education, Youth Work and Culture & Sport
Making Your Pupil Council Effective
This course is aimed at link teachers and pupils who are currently involved in pupil councils in secondary schools. It is specifically designed as a means of initiating open, democratic discussion between teachers and pupils and we hope that both teachers and pupils could attend this course.
Date: 05/05/10 (changed from 12/05/10)
Duration: Half Day (£65)
Sector: Secondary
Tackling Sectarianism in 12-18 year olds
This course will explore sectarianism, introduce practical activities/resources and share recent research evidence and illustrations of anti-sectarianism initiatives from schools.
Date: 18/05/10 (changed from 16/03/10)
Duration: Full Day (£100)
Sector: Secondary, Further Education and Youth Work
Personal Preparation for Postgraduate Study
This short course is for people considering a higher degree or for those who are already registered and preparing how to make the most of their opportunity.
Date: 11/05/10
Duration: Twilight (£65)
Sector: All
Desk Top Publishing
Desk Top Publishing can be used as a vehicle to integrate literacy and graphic design: a practical introduction leading to production of PDF publication or website.
Date: 27/04/10
Duration: Twilight (£65)
Sector: Primary & Secondary
Web Creation without HTML
Using a web creation package which works with page layouts and images can be created without the need to understand HTML. As part of the course, a website will be created and tools such as animation and forums will also be discussed.
Date: 28/04/10
Duration: Twilight (£65)
Sector: Primary, Secondary and Further Education
Pro Engineer in Schools
An introduction course to Pro Engineer - a school based CAD package. The course will take those who are new to three dimensional CAD right through from beginner to an ability level which will allow this package to be used within Graphic Communication.
Date: 17 & 18/05/10
Duration: 2 Days (£200)
Sector: Secondary and Further Education