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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Networking through webcasts!

These audio files are recordings of conversations with interesting people who are doing interesting things across Argyll and Bute. Please feel free to download and listen to them.

Find out more about webcasts/podcasts at the BBC Website.

To download a webcast right click the “download” link as choose “Save Link As” from the drop down menu.

Co-operative Learning Academy 1

These academies are three days long. Matthew Boyle interrupted four of our intrepid staff after two days were completed and asked them to chat about the experience so far. Kirsteen MacDonald, Maureen Shaw, Marion Morris and Gerry Boyle discuss the experience.

This file is 11.9MB and may take a considerable time to download in your school - download

Cowal and Bute TASC thinking project:

Matthew Boyle was joined by Fiona Johnstone QIO, and Linda Ballard to chat about their experiences with the TASC wheel. The TASC thinking work has been engaging children who might not otherwise have been expected to thrive. Don’t miss this story if you are interested in developing a practical classroom approach to improving thinking.

This file is 12.5MB and may take a considerable time to download in your school - download

Visit to NCSL led to collaborative enquiry

Matthew talks to Carol Walker, Head of Service, and Roddy McDowell, Education Project Manager about their visit to the National College of School Leadership's Networked Learning Group in January 2006. They discuss how this peice of learning led to the recent round of Curriculum for Excellence engagement days being run in a collaborative style.

This file is 12.2MB and may take a considerable time to download in your school - download

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