19.12.23

Scottish Parliament call for evidence

Professor Judy Robertson was invited to speak to the Scottish Parliament Committee for Education, Children & Young People on the subject of AI and education on 13th December 2023. Judy was joined by Ollie Bray (Strategic Director, Education Scotland), Helena Good (Director, Daydream Believers) Chris Ranson (Physics Teacher and Lead…

13.11.23

1000 Agents of Data escape live lesson

On Friday 10th November over 1000 learners from across Scotland joined Data Education in Schools as part of our newest live lesson activity. Image: Agent K and Agent J locked in the DATA base The event imagined learners had been locked in a room while working late on paperwork from…

06.11.23

Schools win data visualisation award!

On Friday 3rd November Kate Farrell, Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, collected the ‘Data Visualisation’ award at the 2023 Data Summit held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The Data Lab competition asked entrants to create a data visualisation on the topic of “Community”. The judges assessed the…

26.10.23

Kate Farrell to present at SXSW conference

Earlier in the year we asked for your help voting for the “Strength in Borders: Sourcing Global Data Science Innovation” session to be included in the SXSW EDU 2024 programme of events. We’re thrilled that the session has been included and that Kate Farrell (Data Education in Schools) will be joining…

24.10.23

Alexa, what are you thinking about?

The latest Raspberry Pi foundation publication ‘(Hello World)’ features an interview with Professor Judy Robertson focused on research exploring children’s understanding of AI through their interactions with smart speakers. (Hello World) has a readership of 39K across 190 countries. The October issue focuses on Teaching and AI. The article ‘Alexa,…

10.10.23

Crocodiles and classroom CO2

What do crocodiles and classroom CO2 have in common? The Internet of Things (IoT). Learners from Addiewell Primary School have been sharing their experiences using sensors to help monitor the light, humidity, temperature and CO2 in their classrooms. A high performance computer at Edinburgh’s International Data Facility translates the sensor data…

11.09.23

Building Data Literacy

We’re delighted to see the article ‘Building Data Literacy’ by Dr Serdar Abaci  (Lecturer in Data and Digital Literacies) included in Issue 97 of the GTCS digital publication ‘Teaching Scotland’. The article links to the Scottish Government Digital Strategy and includes quotes from teachers already engaging with the Data Education…

17.08.23

Forthcoming ‘Teach Data Literacy’ events

The Data Education in Schools team are inviting primary teachers to join them online w/c 28th August. The two events will bring the team together with teachers from across Scotland to discuss ‘Teach Data Literacy: a guide for primary teachers’ share ideas, answer questions and think about how teachers are already…

09.08.23

SXSW conference panel

We’re thrilled to support Kate Farrell, Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, as one of the speakers for the “Strength in Borders: Sourcing Global Data Science Innovation” session for SXSW EDU 2024. In order for Kate and the team to present their session, they need you to vote for…

06.07.23

Spreading the word on data education

The DES team had a very busy June! In addition to the Borders Inspire Festival and the launch of our Teach Data Literacy Handbook, Kate and Jasmeen have travelled near and far to spread the word on data and its importance in the lives of children and young people. In…

08.06.23

Launch of ‘Teach Data Literacy: a guide for primary teachers’

‘Teach Data Literacy: a guide for primary teachers’ is a resource developed by the Data Education in Schools team to support teachers to enhance opportunities for all to build the skills and habits of mind relevant to data problem-solving. The Data Education in Schools team were joined by teachers, industry…

02.06.23

Inspiring data science in the Scottish Borders

The Inspiring Learning Festival has been running in the Kelso this week, with 2500 learners travelling from every Primary and Secondary school to try out exciting STEM and creative digital activities, including a couple of data science activities run by the Data Education in Schools Team. On Tuesday, primary learners…