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EdTech Conference Programme

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EdTech Conference Programme 2024

This event has been structured with a balanced agenda. It allows attendees to attend engaging sessions, interactive workshops, networking opportunities and have time to explore the exhibitor areas. Attendees can customise their experience to suit their interests and needs.

The CPD-accredited programme will delve into the integration of digital technology in the classroom. It will cover AI, digital tools and resources that are accessible to all, robotics and STEM, dynamic assessment, as well as hands-on workshops that showcase best practice and effective delivery methods.

EdTech Scotland takes place alongside Learning Places Scotland on 19-20 November at SEC Glasgow.

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09:00
  1. Registration | Exhibition Visit
    60 mins
10:00
  1. Stage 1
    45 mins
    How are you empowering all learners today and preparing them to thrive tomorrow? As technology changes, the skills that employers are looking for are also evolving to include skills such as creative problem-solving, analytical and design thinking, and collaboration. The keynote will be followed by a conversation with leaders from Castlemilk High School and St John Paul II Primary School in Glasgow, discussing how they enable all students to develop these skills - and how technology helps support young people today and prepare them for tomorrow.
10:45
  1. Exhibition Visit | Coffee Break
    60 mins
11:45
  1. EdTech Stage
    60 mins
    Join us to explore the lessons learned from a 1:1 device deployment and learn about Midlothian's approach to creating the conditions that allow the most effective use of technology in the classroom to flourish. Hear from Midlothian pupils about the impact digital technology has had on their learning, what they hope the future of technology in education will bring and what they need from us as educators to ensure they are best equipped for learning, life and work in the digital age.
  2. Workshop
    60 mins
    This hands-on workshop led by Apple Professional Learning Specialists will explore Teaching Code with Swift Playgrounds. From early learners through to machine learning and app design, this workshop will give you a flavour of what it means to learn in a classroom with iPad today.
12:45
  1. Exhibition Visit | Lunch Break
    60 mins
13:45
  1. EdTech Stage
    60 mins

    Inclusive learning environments that allow every young person to go pro in STEM

    Join robotics education charity FIRST UK, a guest youth robotics team and collaborators from education and industry, as they share how robotics, student-led learning and employee engagement can propel young people with diverse backgrounds and skills into an exciting future of STEM.

  2. Workshop
    60 mins
    This hands-on workshop led by Apple Professional Learning Specialists will guide you through the built-in accessibility features on iPad. Learn how these features help students, teachers - and everyone - connect, create and do what they love in the ways that work best for them.
14:45
  1. Move to Stage 1 for Keynote Address
    15 mins
15:30
  1. Exhibition Visit | Coffee Break
    45 mins
16:15
  1. EdTech Stage
    60 mins
    Schools and practitioners, like most private and public sector organisations, for the last 2 years have been trying to work out the place of Ai in their establishments. This panel includes stakeholders with a range of experience from classroom to research to national policy.  They will discuss what is currently happening in schools, what are the challenges and risk for education and what could the future look like.
17:30
  1. Event Close
    0 mins
09:00
  1. Registration | Exhibition Visit
    60 mins
09:50
  1. Stage 1
    40 mins

    Representatives from the Learning Estate Efficiency Discussion event met with the Cabinet Secretary in October to discuss how we can collectively deliver more for less.

    Topics varied from more guidance in briefing, commonality in design elements but with a Place based approach, and how delivering a known product can give predictability in cost and programme.

    Come and hear more, and have your say, on how we can all improve on the delivery of our excellent Learning Estate in Scotland.

10:30
  1. Exhibition Visit | Coffee Break
    45 mins
11:15
  1. EdTech Stage
    60 mins
    Join Michael for an inspiring session to discover how iPad is redefining the concept of a classroom. We’ll delve into how iPad upturns traditional learning environments and offers unprecedented flexibility on where and when learning happens. You’ll learn how the iPad personalises every aspect of the education journey, from customizable accessibility settings to a rich plethora of built-in apps. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how the iPad can transform your learning experience. Join Michael and be inspired to take your school to the next level.
12:15
  1. Exhibition Visit | Lunch Break
    75 mins
13:30
  1. EdTech Stage
    60 mins
    Maximizing Learning Opportunities Across the Learning Estate with Dynamic Assessment
  2. Workshop
    60 mins
    This hands-on workshop led by Apple Professional Learning Specialists will unlock your creativity and take you through how to visualise concepts, make stories more engaging, and help students put their ideas into action using iPad.
14:30
  1. Exhibition Visit | Coffee Break | Move to Stage 1 for Closing Keynote
    30 mins
15:00
  1. 45 mins

    To address heatwave vulnerabilities, the city of Paris initiated the "OASIS" schoolyard greening program. Openness, Adaptation, Sensitisation, Innovation and Social Ties: since 2017 this program aims to design and transform the schoolyards in Paris into green oases accessible to both the school pupils and local communities. Schoolyards, which in the City of Paris are typically sealed spaces, were chosen as potential green cool areas due to their presence and equal distribution in all neighbourhoods and the proximity to potentially vulnerable communities.

    Through co-design and coordination with users, the new schoolyards are more climate resilient, providing a healthier and more engaging learning environment, and socially inclusive.

16:00
  1. Event Close
    0 mins
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