Research brief: Digital Pedagogy
As part of our work for as the Digital Education and AI Literacy in Advancing Pedagogy Hub at The Centre for Teaching Excellence, we have worked with Teacher Associates across Scotland to develop research briefs designed to support teachers in their practice.
- Topics and Themes: Digital Literacy
Research brief: Digital Literacy in Early Years
As part of our work for as the Digital Education and AI Literacy in Advancing Pedagogy Hub at The Centre for Teaching Excellence, we have worked with Teacher Associates across Scotland to develop research briefs designed to support teachers in their practice.
- Topics and Themes: Digital Literacy
Let’s write a story
This is an 'unplugged' activity to help demystify AI, where learners work together to create a simple 'ChatGPT' system to generate a story.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Languages Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Computer Science Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information Processing and Managing Information Responsibly
Let’s generate a sentence
This is an 'unplugged' activity to help demystify AI, where learners work together to create a baby 'ChatGPT' system and generate a sentence.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Languages Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Computer Science Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information Processing and Managing Information Responsibly
Stop the Time Heist!
This activity is part of our set of Data-themed Escape Rooms. For background info on the DATA Agency and the VIKINGS villains, read our Top Secret Brief.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Sciences Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Data visualisation Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information
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.
- Curriculum Level: Early (Pre 5 & P1) First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Expressive arts Health and wellbeing Languages Maths & Numeracy Religious and moral education Sciences Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Activity, Diet, Rest and Sleep Biodiversity and Interdependence Data Analysis Data visualisation Diet Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information Past Events and Societies People in society, economy and business Processing and Managing Information Responsibly
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem
From your plate to the planet: the environmental impact of what we eat
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- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Expressive arts Health and wellbeing Maths & Numeracy Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Diet Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information People in society, economy and business
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem
DataFit – Developing Data & Physical Activity Literacy
The DataFit mission is to simultaneously increase data literacy and physical activity literacy.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Languages Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Activity, Diet, Rest and Sleep Digital Literacy
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem
The Boy at the Back of the Class – Using Data
This activity provides data learning opportunities for classes reading ‘The Boy At The Back Of The Class’ by Onjali Q. Raúf.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Digital Literacy People in society, economy and business
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem