SE01 International Programme Introduction and Welcome
Wed 3rd Jan 2007, 0930-0945
Special Event
The opening of the ASE Annual Conference and welcome to the International Programme, setting the scene for today and for events later in the week and through the year.
T001 ATLAS: Achieving the Paradigm Shift from Teacher-Centred to Student-Centred Teaching and Learning (Thailand)
Wed 3rd Jan 2007, 0945-1045
Active Teaching and Learning Approaches in Science (ATLAS) is a sustainable, capacity building professional development programme which progressively develops science teachers’ capabilities to use a wide range of active, student-centred teaching and learning approaches; write their own curriculum materials; and train other teachers in the approaches. It also develops the leadership, management of change, and strategic planning capability of school senior managers. The programme has been very successfully implemented in Thailand, developing a large sustainable cohort of 800 trainers.
T002 CASTME SYMPOSIUM Part 1: Making the Most of Science Teacher Associations
Wed 3rd Jan 2007, 0945-1045
Science Teacher Associations exist in a number of African states and both across and within Asia. This is a unique opportunity to hear from two of the major driving forces behind science teaching in these important continents and will raise questions that will be explored further as well as some ideas and answers.
Ideas and resources for linking pupils’ science learning with the lives of other people around the world and the ways we share common interest in the environment and its resources.
T004 CASTME SYMPOSIUM Part 2 (Workshop): Making the Most of Science Teacher Associations
Wed 3rd Jan 2007, 1100-1200
An interactive workshop bringing together the expertise of participants to produce outcomes that can be shared across the world. This session will build on the earlier presentations and will tease out practical advice and ideas for countries which either want to form their own STA, want to make an existing STA more effective, or want to work more closely with other STAs, including ASE. It is anticipated that a brief publication will be developed with its roots in this session, so we would encourage all those with real interest in science teacher associations to participate.
T005 How Science Works: Global Issues and Contexts
Wed 3rd Jan 2007, 1100-1200
Global environmental, energy, health and resource questions are rich sources of material for learning about the scientific method.
The session will give examples, resources and sources of further information for topics in which students’ learning of science content is set in the context of changing and developing knowledge and understanding of global importance.
T006 Project Based Learning Tasks: Innovative Curriculum Design Working With Industry
Wed 3rd Jan 2007, 1100-1200
This is a collaborative middle schooling initiative within the Gladstone District of Education Queensland, federally funded through the ‘Australian School Innovations in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM)’ project of the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training. As such, it represents an innovative and world-class approach to the alignment of curriculum, teaching and assessment practices in Mathematics, Science and Technology. Teachers, working in partnership with industry mentors, have developed and implemented a bank of authentic tasks (with accompanying assessment, standards and descriptors) that integrate the curriculum learning's and syllabus intent of the Queensland Mathematics, Science and Technology curricula. This has been facilitated under the guidance of the Assessment and New Basics Branch of Education Queensland and a District Cluster Team. The professional learning community established as the District Cluster Team has since provided in-service to the broader community of district teachers and overseen the design and implementation of future tasks.
T007 A Curriculum For Excellence: Science Innovation in Scotland
Wed 3rd Jan 2007, 1210-1310
Scottish education is facing a complete review. ‘A Curriculum for Excellence’ proposed four overarching principles on which to build a new curriculum. Join us in exploring how science education can contribute to: • responsible citizens • successful learners • effective contributors • Confident individuals
Demos and inspiring stories using elements from the history of science. Concrete and easy to use. Lots of pictures and short video clips showing classroom activities. How can you visualise the Greek theory about the four elements using just a match? What did people think when the first magnetic stones where found…and what did they use them for? What’s the link between the early experiments with electricity, the discovery of the battery and Frankenstein’s monster? Comprehensive handouts.
Microscience is increasingly being adopted throughout the world as a method to bringing excitement and fun of personal and practical experience to students in the classroom. This effective method of teaching practical science enables schools and universities to meet the challenges of safety, cost and environmental protection. All delegates will receive materials to take away
