The DES/TRAILS team are delivering two workshops at the National Education Conference for Scottish Teachers for Enhancing Practice (STEP).
Workshop 1 – Saving the World with Data
Data Literacy is the ability to ask questions, collect, analyse, interpret, and communicate stories about data. These are skills that all learners need to navigate our increasingly data-rich world. In this session, you will get a taster of how to use data as a lens to engage all learners in curiosity-led, interdisciplinary investigations,
and empower them to solve real-world problems with data. You will get a chance to try out hands-on activities, and discover a wealth of free resources that can be used right away with learners across Primary and Secondary. Delivered by Kate Farrell, Jasmeen Kanwal, and members of the Data Education in Schools team.
Workshop 2 – TRAILS.scot: Teach Responsible AI Literacy in Scottish Schools
Advances in AI technology are transforming society and the ways we handle data, and are likely to inform future developments in education too. In collaboration with Scottish Government and Education Scotland, we have developed a new curriculum framework for AI education in Scotland, as well as a set of high quality, cross curricular resources for teaching with and about AI in Secondary and Upper Primary. In this session you will get a chance to try out some hands-on activities, including “unplugged” activities that don’t require access to any AI tools. Topics include the basics of how AI works, ethical and sustainability issues around AI, critical thinking, and how AI can be used to support learning in different subject areas. Delivered by Kate Farrell, Jasmeen Kanwal, and members of the Data Education in Schools team.
Read the full Conference programme and register here: https://steachersep.org.uk/conference-2026