Morag Shaw

Have you heard? Our Level Up with Scratch workshop series is now on YouTube! This series helps educators guide their students to get the most out of Scratch. Make your own melodies with Make Some Music with Scratch, then explore the rest of the workshops: youtube.com/watch?v=Zg1iCq…

Demystifying UML Use Case Diagrams for AHr? Join us on 26 Feb (19:00–20:00) for a practical, hands-on session that gives you a full 12-step SDD toolkit - student tasks, model answers, question bank & more. Join connected.stacs.scot recoding will be available.

🎙️ Episode 6 of STACS of Questions is out now! This week: 📚 Course assignment preparation ⚔️ Head-to-head challenge – creating analysis-focused lesson starters. Listen now on Spotify & YouTube. YouTube: youtu.be/Jr035i5Llf8 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3gFgQj…

🎄Our annual Christmas Cyber Advent Calendar is now open! Open to all Primary and Secondary pupils. Prizes up for grabs 🎁 More details at dresscode.org.uk/competitions #ChooseComputingScience #caschat #edutwitter

Our annual Christmas coding competition is live. Open to all Primary and Secondary pupils! Lots of prizes to give away dresscode.org.uk/competitions #ChooseComputingScience #ClosingTheGenderGap #edutwitter #computing #caschat #STEM

📢A new initiative, in partnership with STACS & others, is gathering evidence on CS in Scotland focusing on key areas, starting with recruitment & retention. Have your say stacs.scot/yourvoicematte… or join conversation on connected.stacs.scot #ByTeachersForTeachers

It is all go! Teachers delivering CS in Scotland out in force on a Saturday attending STACS conference! Amazing range of speakers and sessions on offer from early years to AH!! #ByTeachersForTeachers

And we are off!! A packed lecture theatre this morning at STACS conference at @StirUni #ByTeachersForTeachers Continue the conversation on connected.stacs.scot

Now onto hearing from the amazing Mr Neil! Talking about problem solving and using real life examples. STACS Resources available FREE integrate real life examples throughout. Mr Neil mentioned Kaggle as a useful tool. connected.stacs.scot has a list of other great tools.

🚨Now just over 340 teachers on #stacsconnected community hub for Primary & Secondary teachers delivering CS! A closed space to connect, share ideas, get support & collaborate. Teachers helping teachers. Join the conversation at connected.stacs.scot #ByTeachersForTeachers

Had an inspiring day at the University of Stirling for the STACS conference @stacshq 🎓✨ Great conversations, brilliant networking, and lots of learning. Heading home full of new ideas to bring back to @_stcolumba. Feeling motivated and grateful 🙌📚 #LifelongLearning

The STACS of Questions podcast is LIVE! FIrst episode is out now: Kim and David discuss planning for assessment, plus Morag and Colin face the one concept, three questions challenge. ➡️ Listen on Spotify: lnkd.in/ezxz2p2e ➡️ Watch on YouTube: lnkd.in/eSpZMFjY

SQA have made a few changes to the AH Computing Science project in response to feedback from practitioners and the projects submitted last session. You can read the full article below: sqa.org.uk/sqa/114709.html

🚨FAO AH CS teachers, there's an important update from the SQA! The coursework assessment has been updated in response to feedback. Two project options have been removed, & four new mandatory templates have been introduced. Details & new templates here: sqa.org.uk/sqa/114709.htm…

⚡️WEBINAR NEWS⚡️ If you're teaching primary computing & want to introduce physical computing for the first time, these are the sessions for you! Learn more about getting started with the micro:bit 🤓 Enrol for FREE! microbit.org/teach/featured… #primaryteachers #microbit #computerscience

"With the Easter holidays almost over how many of us are looking forward to all the things we can get done during study leave? If assessment & question writing is on your to-do list our upskilling event is a week today at 7pm on connected.stacs.scot " #UpskillWithSTACS

😔 💔 to see this, but not at all surprising! CS continues to have the least number of teachers compared to traditional STEM subjects, the least places to train as a teacher, the worst overall uptake and the largest gender gap. #SaveComputingScience

With just over a week to go until the Computing Science Exam. There will be two @eSgoil Evening Study Support Sessions next week on Tuesday & Thursday, ahead of the exam on Friday.

Can imagining, creating, and sharing with Scratch have a positive impact on kids worldwide? Our researchers found exciting evidence about Scratch's effect on children's emotional and social well-being. Learn more on the Scratch Team blog: ow.ly/nhCl50Vw1LB

“Inevitably, if there are no teachers, you cannot teach the subject,” said Logan. #SaveComputingScience