We partnered with the East Lothian Digital Learning team to create a progression planner and teacher's pack to support primary schools looking to use Micro:bits in the classroom! Check the resources: dataschools.education/microbits-ea...

We had a brilliant session with @dataschools.bsky.social and @scottishaialliance.bsky.social a few weeks ago where we shared our Children's Rights & AI Teaching Pack with a wonderful audience from the education sector. There is clear demand for quality resources to support AI literacy in schools.

The resources themselves - 6 lessons for primary schools with slides, lesson plans & resources - can be found for free here: www.scottishai.com/children-and... And for lots more, including @dataschools.bsky.social's excellent AI literacy handbook for teachers, check out trails.scot/resource/

Don't miss the deadline this coming Friday, 10 October, for our final round of #MathsWeekScot competitions: ⭐ Maths Wi Nae Borders (Secondary School) ⭐ Graph Craft (age 11-16) ⭐ SuperQuesters (age 4-12) Info for all on our website mathsweek.scot/schools/math... #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #EduSky 🎓

Read our project officer Jasmeen Kanwal's blog on the Young People’s Advisory Group (#YPAG) on computing education in England for Mission Encodeable, a student-led website that aims to make coding and computer science accessible for young people: missionencodeable.com/blog/finding...

Can AI tell if you’re dancing the Macarena or the Locomotion? Can it distinguish rubber ducks from dice? Visit our stall on Level 0 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute and play interactive activities on data and AI on Doors Open Day!

On the 19th September, join us, @scottishaialliance.bsky.social and Children's Parliament for a Resource Showcase for teachers on the use of AI in the Schools 📚💻 at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social and online! dataschools.education/aishowcase/

There are still places available on our FREE AI & Data Literacy professional learning courses for teachers and senior leaders. We can fund at least 50% of classroom cover. APPLY NOW! dataschools.education/about-data-l...

🎉We are honoured to have been Highly Commended at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Data, Culture & Society Digital Research Prizes ceremony in the category “Best Impact from a Data-Led project”. We have been awarded for our data-themed Escape Rooms: dataschools.education/cdcs-digital...

P4 became Agents of Data today - they had to infiltrate a secret base, using their observation, analysis and problem-solving skills. @dataschools.bsky.social we loved our missions today and can’t wait for more. Over and out P4 Agents. #workingtogether #digitallearning

Next year's dates of our successful 4-day professional learning courses are out NOW 📚 we will offer a #dataliteracy course for primary teachers and a data and #AIliteracy course for secondary teachers. Apply by the 21st June: dataschools.education/about-data-l...

Next year's dates of our successful 4-day professional learning courses are out NOW 📚 we will offer a #dataliteracy course for primary teachers and a data and #AIliteracy course for secondary teachers. Apply by the 21st June: dataschools.education/about-data-l...

Did you miss last week's #TRAILS launch? Join one of two other online sessions on the 3rd and 5th June and get access to new #AILiteracy resources🤖 scroll down this page to register: dataschools.education/weve-launche...

Do high school #learners use #GenAI tools for learning? What do they use it for? What are their concerns about using this technology? What do they think is fair AI use for learners and for teachers? Join us online on the 10 June to discuss these questions: dataschools.education/young-people...

Now at the Edinburgh Futures Institute! We're launching hashtag#TRAILS - Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in Schools, our dedicated website to showcase our work on hashtag#AILiteracy in Scottish schools: trails.scot.

Important announcement 📣 We are launching our ‘Teach AI Literacy: A Guide for Teachers’ handbook and a series of lesson materials to teach (with) #AI responsibly in Scottish schools. Find all the resources at our dedicated website #TRAILS: trails.scot

A reminder that you can still book a space for this #AILiteracy event on Friday. Don't miss the chance!

⏰THIS FRIDAY at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (and online), learn about teaching #AILiteracy in the schools and get access to new #resources! Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46dcf4...

Introducing the Data Cycle (#PPDAC) At Early Level 📖 This resource gives practitioners ideas on how to introduce the PPDAC process to our youngest learners. dataschools.education/resource/int...

WHY SHOULD LEARNERS LEARN ABOUT #DATALITERACY ❓📊 Data can be used to solve problems and improve lives. Whether or not learners intend to work in data science, we want young people to be informed critical activists. Learners can develop these skills at any age. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcfJ...

From your plate to the planet: the environmental impact of what we eat 🌍🍽️ In this lesson, learners will gather and visualise, evaluatem and use #data about the carbon footprint associated with different food items. #environment #earth dataschools.education/resource/pla...

How is Data Used in Real Life ❓ This video explains how data is used by us as data citizens and provides examples of how data is used in a range of work settings (manufacturing, hospitality). www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQX_... @morayhouse.bsky.social

Who do you trust with your data❓ This video explains why it is important to be critical of decisions made using data, be aware of possible bias and of your rights and responsibilities about data privacy www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efy8...

We have identified #outcomes across the whole #BGE (Broad General Education) and grouped them into topics suitable for applying #DataSkills. dataschools.education/resource/dat...

It's AI in Schools Week❗We include #AIliteracy in our work supporting the professional development of teachers and the digital literacy of school learners. Read more and download our resources: dataschools.education/ai-literacy/

💥 We were happy to welcome @stv.news to one of the sessions of our February run of the Unbelievably Creative show at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 🎤 Read the full story: dataschools.education/unbelievably...

We landed on LinkedIn! Follow us there and be part of our community 🌐👉

TOOLS 🛠️ This video explains how to gather and display data using tools already in the classroom or learning environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoXs...

Programme director Judy Robertson and Jen Ross (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) talked about their work on #responsibleAI in the schools at the Goodison Group Scotland’s Futures Forum at @parliament.scot 👉 dataschools.education/goodison-gro... @braiduk.bsky.social

Have you ever tried our asynchronous Interactive Lessons designed by Digital Skills Education? #DefendtheRhino 🦏 , #CodeYourOwnDataSelfie 🤳 , #PlugInTheNumbers 🔌 , and #UnmaskingDataDisasters 📊 are waiting for your learners: dataschools.education/events/

❓ ‘Guess Who’ is a well known children’s game that can help us to think about data, categorisation and pattern matching. Create your own game following our guidelines 👉https://buff.ly/xslqbAN

👀 Can you spot the "unbelievable" art made with AI? This is a Digital Skills Education interactive family show... where creativity meets technology! Book a ticket to attend the show at Edinburgh Science Festival 🖥️ 🔬 buff.ly/ig1ILA3

Last month, we were delighted to work with partners at Digital Skills Education to bring the free, interactive Unbelievably Creative #AI Show to the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social. 140 secondary learners from Edinburgh schools attended the show across six dates! 💡👩‍🎨 buff.ly/3Y7qeOv

Did you know that we published a zine collecting young people's take on AI in education? The zine was part of the @braiduk.bsky.social project and was produced in collaboration with Digital Education colleagues at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social. Download it at the link below 👇 buff.ly/FUAlutG

The last step of the #PPDAC cycle is: CONCLUSIONS 🔄 Drawing conclusions is all about explaining results and storytelling with data. Learn more in this video 👉 buff.ly/3EVagqA

Education practitioners in Scotland are invited to attend #STEMNation Open Days across Scotland in February and March 📚 learn more and book your FREE tickets:

🏰 What do you get when you cross an ancient Scottish castle with cutting edge cyber security? Our friends at Cyber Skills Live invite schools around the world to take part in a live cyber security lesson on the 13th March 👩‍💻 find out more and book a free spot:

📣 Teachers, create new resources! Here are links to some of the best tools for collaboration and resource creation on the internet. And If you have any suggestions for any other resources our how-tos to be included, get in touch! https://buff.ly/3QnPfan

📧 Whether you've already attended our events and used our resources, or you're a newbie, subscribe to our newsletter to receive our latest news and learn about fantastic data-themed opportunities! buff.ly/3QYFosp #DataLiteracy

Data and Analysis in the #PPDAC cycle 🔄 This video explains how learners can collect, organise and sort their data in a range of ways before analysing it and reflecting on their analysis and conclusions. https://buff.ly/3WWWXvI

What's going on in this Graph❓ Learners will develop data interpretation skills with this resource, taken from our webinar "Making a Splash with Data"🌊 Suitable for Second (P5-P7), Third (S1-S3) and Senior Phase (S4-6) learners. https://buff.ly/41SawxE

Interested in a #DataJam? On the 26 Feb, the School of Chemistry at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social are showcasing the outputs from their previous workshop where participants came together to compose fabulous pieces of #music stemming from their research #data. Book your free tickets:

Try #GapmiderCards 💡 This card game helps us understand how we can use data to challenge our assumptions about our communities and cities. Suitable for Second (P5-P7) Level learners. https://buff.ly/33fkYCi

🌡️ 🌦️ Measure temperatures, understand the difference between #climate and microclimate, and recognise #variables with your Second (P5-P7) Level learners this 4-session activity. https://buff.ly/3dqcSee

Make a #TopTrumps game 🃏 🎴 In this popular game, each card tends to include a name and character information. This activity helps learners to become familiar with the idea of #data and how it can be categorised. Suitable for First (P2-P4) and Second (P5-P7) Level learners. https://buff.ly/3B1VFSJ

PROBLEM AND PLAN 🤔 📋 This video explains the first part of the #PPDAC data cycle, identifying a problem to explore, planning what data could be used to explore the problem and reflecting critically and ethically on their proposed #data.

If you've tried our data-themed #EscapeRooms, why not create your own? 👩‍💻 Design a set of puzzles where a group of players will need to find all the clues and keys, decrypt all the codes and solve all the puzzles to exit the room within a time limit ⌛ https://buff.ly/3WPY2Fx

Gather data about sweets and teach your Second (P5-P7) Level learners to analyse and visualise #data in a simple, fun way 🍬 🍭 #dataviz #dataliteracy https://buff.ly/3l1rkfj

Have you tried our latest #data-themed #EscapeRoom? 👩‍💻 "Undercover Mission in Norway" will ask First (P2-P4)and Second (P5-P7) Level learners to stop the villanous Vikings and avoid a global catastrophe, by going through 7 data-themed tasks 🔴 https://buff.ly/3WQ21C7

Try this set of 6 lessons using the book "Dear Data" by Stefanie Posavec and Giorgia Lupi. #DearData is a #dataviz, data drawing resource that will help your Second (P5-P7) Level learners to collect, analyse, and visualize data while making connections in the classroom ✏️ 🤝