26.07.19
Imagining Data Town
The Data Education in Schools project held three ‘Data Town’ events in May / June which brought together young people from across the City Region (Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Fife and Borders), to consider what a ‘Data Town’ of the future might look like. The purpose of the…
06.03.19
Data Education makes a Splash!
Kate Farrell isn’t afraid to get her feet wet when it comes to engaging students with technology. Sometimes, she even brings her swimsuit! Guest educator at Braidburn School for six weeks, Kate worked with a group of primary students to explore how technology can help reduce the amount of plastics polluting…
13.11.18
Newbattle High School workshop
Professor Judy Roberston discusses one of the first workshops on data science delivered at Newbattle HIgh School - a Digital Centre of Excellence. Pupils were given the opportunity gain experience programming, work with micro-controllers to collect and analyse data, and make decisions about what to do with the information. The workshop followed…
19.10.18
‘Teaching Computing Science’ resource delivered across Scotland
‘Teach Computing Science: A Guide for Early Years and Primary Practitioners’ delivered across Scotland Primary school teachers across Scotland will be getting a free printed copy of Teach Computing Science: A Guide for Early Years and Primary Practitioners this week. It’s a guide to teaching the new Computing Education aspects…