ASE Annual Conference 2018: Full Schedule

The ASE Annual Conference is a unique opportunity for all teachers of science and those involved with science education. With over 350 sessions to choose from at ASE Annual Conference 2018, Sched will help you see what’s on and plan and edit your personal agenda at any time. If you’ve not yet registered for this event book now on Eventbrite.

10:00am GMT

✭ International Day Welcome I01

A warm welcome to the ASE Annual Conference International Day. Hear about the aims of the day and the wider work of ASE in the UK and internationally.

Speakers

Shaun Reason

Chief Executive, The Association for Science Education

Shaun is Chief Executive of The Association for Science Education (ASE), the largest subject association in the UK. He sits on a variety of influential science education groups and is a regular speaker at regional, national and international conferences.Shaun spent twenty years in... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Wednesday January 3, 2018 10:00am - 10:15am GMT
Rathbone Eleanor Rathbone

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11, ITE
Area of Interest International
Tags Featured

10:20am GMT

✭ Argument-Driven Inquiry I06

This instructionaal approach is designed to promote and support the development of science proficiency by transforming the nature of lab activities so students have an an oppotunity to use core ideas and the practices of science to explain natural phenomenon. To learn more about Argument-Driven Inquiry see:

www.argumentdriveninquiry.com

Speakers

Victor Sampson

Director of the Center for STEM Education, University of Texas at Austin

victor.sampson@utexas.edu

Wednesday January 3, 2018 10:20am - 11:15am GMT
Rendall LT5

Host Organization University of Texas
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest International, Research

10:20am GMT

✭ Difficult Ideas in Chemistry REPEATED I05

Difficult ideas in Chemistry

Particles which do not change amidst change, burning which builds up oxides, the funny pH scale, reaction rates - how do we approach these difficult ideas?

We explore some of the barriers to understanding our chemical environment, starting with those particles which do not change even though things burn, grow, rot and evaporate around us.
Then we examine the process of burning which is a constructive process with energy stored in the fuel/oxygen system (no energy is stored in food or fuels!).
The gaseous oxides of combustion are acidic and the solid ashes are alkaline, but what is this strange pH scale?
And why do slow reactions get so much faster as the temperature rises – a 10 degree rise in temperature often doubles the rate? (Think of the time it takes milk to go sour – 8 days in the ‘fridge at 4 degrees, 4 days in a cool house at 14 degrees, 2 days in a warm house at 24 and a day at 34 degrees.)

My talk will be exemplified by reactions we see in everyday life, and I will suggest ideas for helping students understand the underlying chemistry.
Attached is a draft of the PowerPoint I will use - the final version will be available after the conference.
About Keith Ross
I started teaching science in school on VSO in India after a metallurgy degree at Oxford. After a year in industry I made teaching my career, first in secondary schools in Birmingham and Leicestershire, then for 3 years in Nigeria. I was deeply inspired by Clive Sutton during a Master's in Education at Leicester University and was involved with some of the early challenges made to the science national curriculum by Ros Driver and colleagues.
In1980 I moved to teacher education at what became the University of Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. I began by working with students from Africa on A level chemistry teaching. Later I became the science tutor for the GITEP post graduate secondary teacher education project and the book “Teaching Secondary Science” now in its 4th edition was the outcome. Today’s talk is based on chapter 14 - 'Difficult ideas in Chemistry'.
In 2007-8 I worked with primary teachers in a college of education in Pakistan, and more recently, retired and living in the South West of France, I have been helping to develop chemistry videos for Fuseschool.

Speakers

Keith Ross

Retired Secondary Teacher /Teacher-Educator, Science Issues

I started teaching science in school on VSO in India after a metallurgy degree at Oxford. After a year in industry I made teaching my career, first in secondary schools in Birmingham and Leicestershire, then for 3 years in Nigeria. I was deeply inspired by Clive Sutton during a Master's... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 10:20am - 11:15am GMT
Rendall S6

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Chemistry
Area of Interest International, Practicals, Research

10:20am GMT

✭ Science Across Borders I04

Find out how big data can connect your science class to international research – and give your pupils something solid to work on with partners abroad.

Speakers

Benedict O'Donnell

Project Coordinator, Prometeruse

Just another science-junky with a passion for languages. I am particularly interested in all things environment and energy related. After studying physics, I set up this climate-outreach NGO called Prometeruse. We're trying to help teenagers hack global warming.

Wednesday January 3, 2018 10:20am - 11:15am GMT
Rendall LT1

11-19 FE & Skills Post-16

Host Organization Prometeruse
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Creative Technology
Area of Interest International, Real-world context, Research

10:20am GMT

✭ Cognitive Load in Science REPEATED I02

What is Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), why is it so important, and how can it be applied to the Science Classroom?

In January Professor Dylan Wiliam tweeted that “…Cognitive Load Theory is the single most important thing for teachers to know". This session explains the principles of CLT and shows how an understanding of how CLT can be used to improve teaching and learning in Science.

Speakers

Phil Gregory

hi-impact Consultancy

Bob Pritchard

EEF Associate, The Education Endowment Foundation

Physics teacher at Wirral Grammar School For Girls. CSciTeach and Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. Interested in evidence-informed practice, cognitive science and its role in effective Science teaching. EEF Associate, working on the Primary Science Guidance R... Read More →

Alan Thompson

Managing Director, Hi Impact

Exhibitors

Dionne Thomas

Education Consultancy, Hi Impact

hi-impact consultancy ltd. is an expert provider of innovative technology and media services across the education sector.The team is made up of experienced, qualified teachers and media staff, all driven by a passion for the use of technology and creative media to engage pupils and... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 10:20am - 11:15am GMT
Rendall LT4

11-19 FE & Skills Post-16 Primary

Host Organization hi-impact consultancy
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest International, Scientific enquiry

10:20am GMT

✭ Science Meets English REPEATED I03

This session explores a creative, link-learning approach to teaching science by weaving imaginative and inspiring English activities throughout a unit of work.

We will share a couple of chapters from our 'Science Meets English' publication which utilises a cross-curricular approach to teaching science. It explores creative ways to link science and English in activities that are mutually beneficial to both subjects. The aim being to excite children’s curiosity and allow them to develop their scientific conceptual understanding whilst also improving their literary skills. This link-learning approach allows teachers and children to spend more time on activities, gives a real sense of purpose, develops further opportunities for working scientifically and explores science within real life contexts.

Speakers

David Allen

Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching, ASE Primary Committee, Primary Science Editorial Board, PSQM SLT, University of Hertfordshire

Areas of Interest:Drama and ScienceArt and ScienceScience and EnglishAssessment for LearningI worked in primary schools for over twenty years as a classteacher, senior leader and Deputy Headteacher. I taught across Key stages 1, 2 and 3 in UK and in Spain. During this time I developed... Read More →

Naomi Hiscock

Director, Primary Science Education Consultancy

Wednesday January 3, 2018 10:20am - 11:15am GMT
Rendall S11

Primary

Host Organization University of Hertfordshire
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest International, Literacy

11:20am GMT

✭ Engineering your Curriculum: Research by teachers, for teachers I11

Hear the experiences of practitioners in Early Years, Primary and Secondary whose action research into STEM has impacted on their pedagogy and their wider learning community.

Speakers

Lise McCaffery

Director, Primary Engineer

I design and deliver Master's-level study for practitioners and teachers at Early Years, Primary and Secondary around STEM pedagogy and leadership.

Sponsors

Primary Engineer

The home of our ‘STEM by Stealth’ educational approach to bringing engineering and engineers into primary classrooms and curricula. Inspiring children, pupils and teachers through continued professional development, whole class project work, competitions and exhibitions.

Wednesday January 3, 2018 11:20am - 12:15pm GMT
Rendall LT2

Host Organization Primary Engineer
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Professional Learning Journey
STEM Subject Engineering
Area of Interest International, Research

11:20am GMT

✭ Girls into Global STEM (GIGS) I09

A hands on session where you can find out how an EU funded project involving the UK, Cyprus, Poland and Sweden is inspiring more girls to consider STEM careers. Each country is represented by a university or NGO working with a partner secondary school. In addition in the UK a major partner is Practical Action. So far each country has trialled one or more 'Global STEM Challenges'. These fit into curriculum areas across Europe not only in science but also in geography and citizenship. Each one is drawn from a Sustainable Development Goal:
Zero Hunger
Clean and affordable energy
Sustainable cities and communities
Climate Action
The 'challenge' is for older students (15-16) to develop activities for a younger cohort (12-14) using materials generated by Practical Action. These activities bring together science, global issues and mobile technologies and current thinking is that they will inspire pupils to think how science and technology can provide practical, often low-cost answers to important global issues. We have devised surveys for our school students both before and after the practical work and will look carefully at the results for both boys and girls in the coming weeks. Part of our session will feature students from De Ferrers Academy demonstrating one of their Global STEM Challenges. You will find out more about all this work and about Years 2 and 3 of the project at our session!

www.gigsproject.eu

Speakers

Kevin Burden

Professor of Educational Technology, University of Hull

I am currently leading several international projects exploring the use of mobile technologies in teaching and learning, with particular emphasis on teacher education. These include the Mobilising and Transforming Teacher Education Pedagogies project (www.mttep.eu).

Bren Hellier

Education Officer, Practical Action

Bren works within the education team at Practical Action, an international development organisation. Her role includes running CPD courses for trainee and qualified teachers and writing STEM education resources. She is particularly interested in the importance of embedding global... Read More →

Greg Hughes

The de Ferrers Academy

Ray Kirtley

Project Co-ordinator, University of Hull

I am the project coordinator working with Prof Burden and with our 8 partner organisations. I am also involved in two other University of Hull projects with university partners in Thailand and Vietnam. Outside of the university I chair the Global Learning Association which is responsible... Read More →

Exhibitors

Julie Brown

Practical Action

Practical Action is an innovative international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems – made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 11:20am - 12:15pm GMT
Rendall S4

11-19

Host Organization Hull University
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest International, Real-world context
Tags Diversity

11:20am GMT

✭ International Earth Science: Earthlearningidea I07

Earth-learning activities with few resources.

Speakers

Elizabeth Devon

Team member, Elizabeth Devon

Earth science educator

Chris King

Geoscience teacher trainer, ESTA

The Earth Science Teachers' Association (ESTA) has been supporting geology, science , geography and primary teachers in their teaching of Earth science across the UK for many years. Through the Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU), ESTA offers workshops to teachers across the UK... Read More →

Exhibitors

Earth Science Teachers Association

Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA)

The Earth Science Teachers' Association aims to advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences at all levels. Have you joined?@ESTA_UK

Wednesday January 3, 2018 11:20am - 12:15pm GMT
Rendall S10

11-19

Host Organization The Earthlearningidea Team
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest International, Practicals
Tags Earth Science

11:20am GMT

✭ Remember the Egg Race REPEATED I08

Participants can try out a simple practical challenge with simple materials, as could be used in a technology competition. Led by the Editor of ASE's School Science Review.

Speakers

Geoff Auty

Volunteer, ASE

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Wednesday January 3, 2018 11:20am - 12:15pm GMT
Rendall S3

11-19 FE & Skills

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest International, Practicals

11:20am GMT

✭ Simple Experiments in a Complex World I10

Simple and little known chemistry experiments are shown that allow the students to discover experimentally and enquiry-based chemical principles and to gain deep insight into our complex world.

Speakers

Klemens Koch

Pedagogical University Bern

Wednesday January 3, 2018 11:20am - 12:15pm GMT
Rendall LT3

Post-16

Host Organization Pedagogical University Berne, Switzerland
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Chemistry
Area of Interest International, Research, Scientific enquiry

12:15pm GMT

✭ International Day lunch I12

Free to all International Day delegates. Join ASE for a buffet lunch and a chance to talk to science educators from around the world.

Wednesday January 3, 2018 12:15pm - 1:15pm GMT
Rendall S11

Area of Interest International, Research

1:15pm GMT

✭ Good Practical Science: international perspectives I13

The Good Practical Science report launched in Autumn 2017. The report provides a framework for good practical science in schools. Using international visits, surveys and literature reviews, we’ve developed a series of ten benchmarks for schools to use when planning their own approach to delivering practical science.

Its author, Professor Sir John Holman, and international contributors, will discuss its recommendations.

Download the report here.

Proposers

Michelle Rea

Speakers

Harrie Eijkelhof

em. professor, Utrecht University NL

Professor Sir John Holman

President, Association for Science Education

Emeritus Professor in the Chemistry Department, University of York. Senior Adviser in Education at the Gatsby Foundation, Chair of the Bridge Group and the TALENT Commission. President, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-2018. Founding Director of the National Science Learning Centre... Read More →

Knut Neumann

Hannah Sevian

Wednesday January 3, 2018 1:15pm - 2:10pm GMT
Rathbone Eleanor Rathbone

Host Organization Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 7-11, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest International, Research
Tags Featured

2:15pm GMT

✭ Practical Physics in Sub-Saharan Africa I16

Join us to explore practical physics in sub-Saharan Africa, how it is taught and how we can influence the teaching of physics internationally.

Speakers

Joe Brock

Tanzania Coordinator, Worth School

I have been a teacher of Physics for 28 years. With the IoP and PAGEANT I have been running teacher training projects in both The Tanzania and The Gambia for over 10 years. The projects concentrate on re directing teaching from teacher lead board work and rote learning to focussing... Read More →

Linsey Clark

International Officer, Institute of Physics

I am currently the international officer at the Institute of Physics (IOP) where I manage the organisations international capacity building projects. These include entrepreneurial workshops and the IOP for Africa project which delivers practical physics teacher training in Tanzania... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 2:15pm - 3:10pm GMT
Rendall S6

Host Organization Institute of Physics
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International, Real-world context, Research
Tags Diversity

2:15pm GMT

✭ Trashed World I17

A global schools' platform for curriculum exchange work on the topic of waste, based on the award-winning documentary from Jeremy Irons 'Trashed' - Free Subscription! Led by the ASE International Committee.

Proposers

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Speakers

Keith Kelly

Creator, Keith Kelly

'Hi. I'm one of the co-authors of TrashedWorld. I'm a teacher and trainer in bilingual education and CLIL and have written a number of books for OUP, Macmillan and run a CLIL school in Bulgaria (www.anglia-school.info). I've participated in many educational Science projects and initiatives... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 2:15pm - 3:10pm GMT
Rendall S3

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
Area of Interest International, Real-world context
Tags Featured

2:15pm GMT

✭ Why Don’t you Enjoy HEC? I14

Do you know "Kasetsu", Hypothesis-Experiment Class?
In this session, we will present a concrete method and theory on how HEC enables students to engage in learning science concepts with unique teaching materials indispensable to HEC. The majority of students exposed to HEC evaluate the class as FUN! Regardless of when, where, and by whom it is carried out.
Attractive Classbooks in various fields (starting with mechanics and physics) have been developed and utilized in all grades from primary education to university liberal arts education.
Please come and see what HEC is through one of the typical Classbooks "Objects and their Weight". This Classbook is usually carried out in classes of 8-14 years-old. We will also show some of the real class records at primary schools in Japan.

Speakers

Haruhiko Funahashi

Professor, Kyoto University

I have a background in experimental particle physics. My interests are in introductory education in physics. I am in charge of physics lectures for non-science majors, mainly freshman, and a lecture of science teachers certificate course. In both lectures, from different viewpoints... Read More →

Tomoko Hasegawa

Junior High School Teacher, Hanaho Junior high school

I am interested in teaching introductory physics through HEC(Hypothesis- Experiment- class) method. It is my life work as a teacher of science. Because pupil comes to join the discussion to the result of the experiment and enjoy thinking together. Through that experiments, most pupils... Read More →

Mariko Kobayashi

Manager of translation and publication committee, Association for Studies in Hypothesis-Experiment Class

I have taught science at junior high schools in Japan for 30years. I also have worked as a secretariat of a translation and publication committee of Association for Studies in Hypothesis–Experiment Class(ASHEC）for 10years.My colleague and I would like to introduce a lesson in... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 2:15pm - 3:10pm GMT
Rendall S10

11-19

Host Organization Kyoto Univ., Inst. Liberal Arts and Sciences
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD, International, Research

2:15pm GMT

✭ Concepts Frameworks in IB Sciences I19

The review of the IB Diploma sciences is underway starting with Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The new courses will be fundamentally different to all previous iterations with a move away from a content focused experience toward a concept driven curriculum augmented by the skills which underpin understanding in science. These skills include collaboration and team work as well as an understanding of causality and complexity. The presentation will demonstrate the thinking underlying the changes, illustrated with interactive examples from the new Biology curriculum.

Speakers

Corry Blades

Senior Strand Manager for Science and Mathematics, International Baccalaureate

I have been working at the International Baccalaureate for the last five years in the Acadmic Department on curriculum design, development and innovation for the Diploma Programme. In addition I manage the alignment between the primary, middle years and diploma programme in science... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 2:15pm - 3:10pm GMT
Rendall LT2

Post-16

Host Organization International Baccalaureate
Audience (Specific) 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest International, Research

2:15pm GMT

✭ Squelch! Bang! Ooh! The transformative potential of children’s non-fiction REPEATED I18

A look at how lyrical nonfiction texts for children can be used to capture the imagination of young learners in Year 4-6 Science classrooms.

Speakers

Zahra Amlani

Knightsbridge Prep School

Wednesday January 3, 2018 2:15pm - 3:10pm GMT
Rendall LT1

Primary

Host Organization Knightsbridge Prep School
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest International, Literacy

3:15pm GMT

✭ CANCELLED Across The Divide: Improving teaching and learning across primary, secondary and HE I20

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Deborah Ralls

Research Associate, The University of Manchester

Wednesday January 3, 2018 3:15pm - 4:10pm GMT
Rendall S5

Host Organization SEERIH - The University of Manchester
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, post-16
Conference Theme Research
Area of Interest CPD, International, Research

3:15pm GMT

✭ Introducing Dynamics by 'HEC' I23

Why not come along to find fun in our dynamics class? This is based on Japanese leaning theory Hypothesis-Experiment Class (HEC).

Speakers

Koji Tsukamoto

Professor, Chiba Institute of Science

I had taught physics in High Schools for about 30 years and am a professor of science education at Chiba Institute of Science in Japan. I also engaged a lot of enjoyable science lecture for public. I hope to introduce enjoyable science class.

Wednesday January 3, 2018 3:15pm - 4:10pm GMT
Rendall S10

Host Organization Chiba Institute of Science
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest International, Research

3:15pm GMT

✭ Teaching Low-SES Students Science I15

Key findings from a recent systematic and rigorous literature review of promising educational approaches to improve the attainment and progression of low-SES students in science.

Speakers

Judith Hillier

Associate Professor of Science Education, University of Oxford

Judith Hillier has been at the University of Oxford Department of Education since 2007, where she leads the science PGCE programme, teaches on the Masters in Learning and Teaching and the Masters in Teacher Education, and also runs the Teaching Physics in Schools option for 2nd year... Read More →

Jaimie Miller-Friedmann

University of Oxford

Wednesday January 3, 2018 3:15pm - 4:10pm GMT
Rendall LT5

Host Organization University of Oxford
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research
Area of Interest CPD, Research
Tags Diversity

3:15pm GMT

✭ Transforming STEM Education: Air Quality as a powerful theme for integration I22

Air quality, especially in urban areas, is a world-wide problem. Using an active, audience-involved format, this keynote shows how subject integration engages all levels.

It makes the case for STEM subject integration rather than separate disciplines
It provides valuable content outside that to be expected from traditionally educated teachers
It explores issues of pedagogy that will educate not indoctrinate
It will involve some short interactive interludes
It makes the case for action as part of STEM Education, as part of learner engagement
It moves from hypothetical contexts (nuclear powerstations in every town) to real community issues

Speakers

John Oversby

Consultant, Science Education Futures

I am experienced researcher in chemistry and STEM education. I have been a secondary school teacher for 22+ years and a teacher educator for similar. My main areas of research are in STEM for Global Justice, The Role of Diagrams in Learning, and Radical STEM Education. I convene a... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 3:15pm - 4:10pm GMT
Rendall LT3

11-19

Host Organization Science Education Futures
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
Area of Interest International, Real-world context, Research
Tags Diversity

3:15pm GMT

✭ Working Scientifically Outdoors I21

Children have an intrinsic need to play. They have inquisitive minds and like to manipulate, create and investigate. Tapping in to this 'play' mindset we will use this as a way of helping children to connect and experiment with the world they live in. This will be a 'hands on' session introducing a series of tried and tested ways of facilitating and enabling children to set up, carry out and record their own science enquiries, research and investigations in their own school grounds - even if it is a bit of a tarmac desert! We will be working indoors and outdoors and getting stuck in so you can discuss how the activities might work with your pupils.

Speakers

Georgina Greaves

Environmental Studies Service Manager, Derbyshire Environmental Studies Service

I have a background in Environmental Studies, education and Teaching. I've worked in a wide range of positions from Ecological Assistant for a quarry and landfill firm, teaching in a Secondary School, teaching in Ghana, running an educational and field studies centre at Carsington... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 3:15pm - 4:10pm GMT
Rendall LT4

Primary

Host Organization Derbyshire Envrionmental Studies Service (Derbyshire County Council)
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11, ITE
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest International, Outdoor learning, Practicals

4:15pm GMT

✭ “My students are always surprised when they learn that they will be using maths in secondary science classes.” I28

Customer insight research by Cambridge University Press amongst international IGCSE Science teachers reveals that whilst Mathematics is an integral part of scientific study across each of the IGCSE Science subjects, it is one that many students find a barrier to progression and success, and that science teachers lack the knowledge, understanding and confidence to integrate successfully. This session will explore the results of Cambridge University Press research into the practical difficulties faced by teachers in delivering the mathematical elements of IGCSE Science, and introduce a new set of student resources developed in partnership with the ASE to help overcome the difficulties that students and teachers face, to help students build these skills more quickly and effectively, and to improve their success in IGCSE Sciences.

Speakers

Steve Temblet

Wednesday January 3, 2018 4:15pm - 4:45pm GMT
Rendall S3

11-19

Host Organization Cambridge University Press
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest Mathematics

4:15pm GMT

✭ Busking Science REPEATED I25

Street performers inspire their audiences (they have to or they don't eat!). Come along to this highly participative session, looking at the use of street performance skills to deliver sticky science messages in schools.

Speakers

David Price

Business development Manager, Science Made Simple

Science Busking David Price has been the Manager of Science Made Simple North from 2007 until present day. In his day-to-day role he has to understand the balancing act of running a social enterprise that has a variable mix of grant and sales income. He oversees the international... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 4:15pm - 5:10pm GMT
Rendall S4

Host Organization science made simple
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest International

4:15pm GMT

✭ Get your School to Go Green! REPEATED I26

What are schools in the UK doing to enable young people to play a role in developing a more sustainable future for society? With the pressure caused by curriculum changes and ofsted criteria, is it possible to fit this in too?
The session will explore how attendees can help their students to build valuable skills by leading projects and campaigns on themes such as energy saving, recycling, encouraging walking to school and creating a vegetable garden. It will also look into how they can save their schools thousands of pounds in reduced energy bills.

The session will include practical activities that will enable attendees to develop ideas that they can take away to make their school a more environmentally friendly place.

Speakers

Henry Greenwood

Founder and Managing Director, Green Schools Project

I have been a secondary school teacher since 2003 and worked as Sustainability Coordinator at Kingsmead School in Enfield. We ran a variety of successful environmental projects and based on this experience I set up Green Schools Project which helps schools to set up and run a student-led... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 4:15pm - 5:10pm GMT
Rendall S11

Host Organization Green Schools Project
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest International

4:15pm GMT

✭ MASCIL I24

Aspects of Inquiry based learning (IBL) can be traced back many years in some countries. However, despite considerable support for IBL approaches in some jurisdictions, uptake of IBL has been slow. In Europe, following the Ricard Report (2008), there has been a renewed emphasis on IBL and considerable funding for a range of projects aimed at promoting the use of IBL. The Maths and Science for Life (Mascil) Project is one of these projects. At the core of the project is a Professional Development (PD) 'Toolkit' aimed at supporting teachers in developing their use of IBL approaches in authentic contexts linked to the 'World of Work'.
This session will draw on research linked to the Mascil project concerning the attitudes, beliefs and practices of science teachers in examining some of the contestations in the field of IBL and the barriers to progress. It will also examine the different ways in which the Mascil model of PD has been utilised, reflecting its emphasis on participants taking ownership and the development of professional learning communities . The materials developed through the project will be drawn on in the session and are freely available to use. They can be accessed at: http://www.mascil-project.eu.

Speakers

Pete Sorensen

University of Nottingham

I have been working in education for about 38 years now, the first half mainly as a secondary school science teacher and manager and the second as a lecturer in higher education institutions. I am currently a Lecturer in Education at the University of Nottingham, with key responsibilities... Read More →

Wednesday January 3, 2018 4:15pm - 5:10pm GMT
Rendall LT8

Host Organization University of Nottingham
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
STEM Subject Mathematics
Area of Interest International, Research, Scientific enquiry

4:15pm GMT

✭ Archaeoschool for the Future REPEATED I27

Explore the possibilities of introducing science aspects to a non-specifically scientific European Project. Learn about sustainability, building materials, new teaching and assessment approaches (Knowledge Building International Project, KBIP, and Knowledge Forum, KF), innovative use of ICT (Edmondo), with secondary schools, universities and experts working together. Led by a member of the ASE International Committee.

Speakers

Xavier Juan

EGU Field Officer and spanish translator, Earthlearningidea

Having been a secondary science teacher for 37 years, I have been the co-ordinator for Spain for the ASE International Programme "Science across the World". I have also been a founder member and current Vice-President of the Spanish Earth Science Teachers Association (AEPECT, www.aepect.org... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Wednesday January 3, 2018 4:15pm - 5:10pm GMT
Rendall S6

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
Area of Interest International, Real-world context
Tags Featured

5:15pm GMT

✭ International Panel: Teaching and assessing science when working with English as an additional language – opportunities and issues I29

Our panel of teachers and teacher educators from different European countries, and with experience beyond Europe, will offer perspectives on content and language integrated learning, the dominance of English language in evaluation and its impact on the translation of science ideas into concrete assessment items, and the interplay between science culture and language. Panel members include: Keith Kelly, Lida Schoen, Xavier Juan Pons and Adrian Fenton, with Egbert Weisheit.

Speakers

Marianne Cutler

Director of Curriculum Innovation, Association for Science Education

Adrian Fenton

Senior Consultant, STEM Education and Public Engagement, British Council

Xavier Juan

EGU Field Officer and spanish translator, Earthlearningidea

Keith Kelly

Creator, Keith Kelly

Lida Schoen

Chemistry education all over the world about new content and new methodoly, dealing with cultural differences and communication/language issues.

Egbert Weisheit

Senior Teacher Trainer, Egbert Weisheit

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Wednesday January 3, 2018 5:15pm - 6:10pm GMT
Rathbone Eleanor Rathbone

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Area of Interest International
Tags Featured

6:30pm GMT

✭ International Dinner

Explore a bit more of Liverpool and indulge in an evening of food and chat. The International Dinner will be held in the historic Bluecoat Chambers: built in 1716-17 as a charity school, it is the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool, and is nestled within the modern Liverpool One.

The International Dinner is an informal, lively evening bringing together people from across the world to share stories and relax. The three-course meal and coffee is in the charming Bluecoat Bistro.

Join us from 6.30pm for a welcome drink. Just add the International Dinner to your booking. £35 per head.

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Wednesday January 3, 2018 6:30pm - 10:30pm GMT
Bluecoat Chambers School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX

Area of Interest Social

9:30am GMT

✭ Do STEM Teachers Praise Intelligence More than Arts Teachers? ... And other questions T02

What do the pupil reports we write say about our values? This session describes and reports on our first research project as part of a programme to improve teachers' understanding of educational research methods. Here I will talk about the challenges of encouraging a diverse staff body to engage with education research, as well as the specific challenges and rewards of carrying out research in school.

Speakers

Kristy Turner

School Teacher Fellow, Bolton School Boys' Division/University of Manchester

I am a school teacher fellow uniquely splitting my time between teaching chemistry at Bolton School Boys' Division and the University of Manchester. As part of my work at Manchester I am an active researcher in chemistry education with research interests in balancing equations, assessment... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Maths 104

Host Organization Bolton School Boys' Division
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research
Area of Interest Research

9:30am GMT

✭ 21st Century Physics T04

See how to use CLEAPSS-developed resources to carry out a range of practicals including micro-controllerrs, IR cameras, USB oscilloscopes and much more.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Samir Moezzi

CLEAPSS

Having worked as a teacher of physics, a head of physics, and as a physics tutor at a sixth form college, Samir joined CLEAPSS in 2013 as the physics adviser. He works on developing innovate ways to carrying out physics practical work, producing written guidance and instructional... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
CTH C

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Creative Technology
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest Practicals

9:30am GMT

✭ Archaeoschool for the Future REPEATED W04

Explore the possibilities of introducing science aspects to a non-scientific European Project. Learn about sustainability, building materials, new teaching and assessment approaches with secondary schools, universities and experts working together. Led by a member of the ASE International Committee.

Speakers

Xavier Juan

EGU Field Officer and spanish translator, Earthlearningidea

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Maths 106

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
Area of Interest International, Real-world context
Tags Featured

9:30am GMT

✭ Difficult Ideas in Chemistry REPEATED T162

Difficult ideas in Chemistry

Particles which do not change amidst change, burning which builds up oxides, the funny pH scale, reaction rates - how do we approach these difficult ideas?

We explore some of the barriers to understanding our chemical environment, starting with those particles which do not change even though things burn, grow, rot and evaporate around us.
Then we examine the process of burning which is a constructive process with energy stored in the fuel/oxygen system (no energy is stored in food or fuels!).
The gaseous oxides of combustion are acidic and the solid ashes are alkaline, but what is this strange pH scale?
And why do slow reactions get so much faster as the temperature rises – a 10 degree rise in temperature often doubles the rate? (Think of the time it takes milk to go sour – 8 days in the ‘fridge at 4 degrees, 4 days in a cool house at 14 degrees, 2 days in a warm house at 24 and a day at 34 degrees.)

Speakers

Keith Ross

Retired Secondary Teacher /Teacher-Educator, Science Issues

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Rendall LT5

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Chemistry
Area of Interest International, Practicals, Research

9:30am GMT

✭ Preparing for GCSE Assessments in a Linear Qualification REPEATED T01

How best to prepare for linear assessments? A session based on the OCR "Modular to Linear" resource, with ideas and strategies for teachers and learners.

Proposers

OCR

Awarding Body, OCR

OCR is a leading UK awarding body. We provide qualifications which engage people of all ages and abilities at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes. Our general and vocational qualifications equip learners with the knowledge and skills they need for their... Read More →

Speakers

Sarah Milne

Science Team, OCR

Sarah is a member of the OCR Science Team. She has worked as a teacher in Edinburgh and Norfolk. She has organised Science events in Edinburgh. She also has experience of marking exams

Ann Wolstenholme

Subject Advisor for GCSE Sciences, OCR

Ann is a Subject Advisor for GCSE Sciences at OCR. She has worked for OCR for the last 8 years, working on and developing OCR’s GCSE Science qualifications.

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Maths Proudman

11-19

Host Organization OCR
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications
Conference Pathway Head of Chemistry

9:30am GMT

✭ RAF 100 T03

The Institute of Physics is working with the Historical Association on an educational project for the centenary of the Royal Air Force. This workshop will allow teachers to investigate the STEM activities that form part of the project.
The RAF100 Schools Project is a national scheme that uses the story of the RAF to explore concepts in both history and physics.
The project offers teachers and students an excellent opportunity to investigate how history and physics are interlinked, showing how human need has driven scientific developments in areas such as computing, radar and navigation. At the same time it will show how physics can be instrumental to humanitarian efforts such as disaster relief. All this has shaped our society in the past – and will continue to do so in the future.
As well as a series of events for teachers and pupils around the UK in 2018, we are offering this set of eight STEM activities, primarily for Years 8 to 10. These are all downloadable and use simple, cheap materials. They are linked to a competition for schools. Schools can sign up at: http://raf100schools.org.uk

Speakers

T R Bonella

Institute of Physics

Ellen Phillips

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Chadwick Barkla LT

11-19

Host Organization Institute of Physics
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning

9:30am GMT

✭ The STEM Pit Stop Challenge W02

How quickly can your pupils dismantle and rebuild (perfectly) a go-kart? Suitable for children (and grown-ups!) of all ages, this STEM engineering challenge develops planning, communication and teamwork. Come and have a go for yourselves, and see how a simple wooden go-kart can be used to teach a vast range of STEM skills.

Speakers

Phil Gregory

hi-impact Consultancy

Bob Pritchard

EEF Associate, The Education Endowment Foundation

Alan Thompson

Managing Director, Hi Impact

Exhibitors

Dionne Thomas

Education Consultancy, Hi Impact

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
CTL 8

11-19 FE & Skills Post-16 Primary

Host Organization hi-impact consultancy
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
STEM Subject Engineering
Area of Interest Real-world context

9:30am GMT

✭ Flying the Flag for FE Science S23

The Education and Training Foundation is committed to supporting improvements in STEM teaching and learning across our sector. Activity is currently being explored in partnership with a wide range of external partners and bodies, and we are seeking to build a national consensus on the most effective actions to improve recruitment of teaching staff, retention and CPD.
Currently the Foundation is supporting the SET for Teaching Success programme, training and mentoring 50 new teachers for the FE and Skills sector. These new recruits to this innovative pilot programme will deliver the majority of their teaching within the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) subject areas, with a focus on those careers within the relevant routes of the Sainsbury Review. Additionally we are delivering over a million pounds of teaching and learning improvement work in the OTLA National technical teaching programme, focussing on growing employer - provider dialogue and working, in preparation for the implementation of the government Skills Plan. We are currently working with SEMTA to develop support for employers in delivering high quality apprenticeships and training in STEM, and previously with SEMTA delivered the STEM Exchange and the STEM Alliance.
We are also working to promote wider activity to our sector, including ENTHUSE bursaries, the STEM Insight programme and CPD opportunities offered through STEM Learning. Our professional membership body, the Society for Edcuation and Training supports a range of career development for STEM educators in the FE and Training sector, and we are proud to promote and be involved in the work of the ASE in the FE sector.

Speakers

Paul Kessell-Holland

Head of Partnerships, Paul Kessell-Holland

Most of Paul’s career has been related to leading and developing policy, and supporting the implementation of Professional Standards and Workforce Development across Further and Higher Education. Most recently his work has included the development of research strategies for the... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Rendall LT3

FE & Skills

Audience (Specific) 14-16, 14-18, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)

9:30am GMT

✭ Physics Students’ Graph Comprehension D01

To explain the interpretation and understanding of use of algebraic graph to solve kinematics graphs

Speakers

Itumeleng Phage

Postgraduate student, Central University of Technology, Free State

Would like to learn on Physics Education

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Maths 103

Post-16

Audience (Specific) 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Mathematics, Physics
Area of Interest International

9:30am GMT

✭ Can Technology Help Students to Learn Science at Primary School? T17

What is sound? How to keep my tea warm? With our complete and easy-to-use Primary Science Teaching Set, pupils use temperature, light and sound sensors to carry out simple science investigations and explore the world around them.

Proposers

Ton Ellermeijer

Director, CMA

- use of technology in science education - modeling environment - teacher preparation - datalogging

Speakers

Ewa Kedzierska

General manager, CMA Amsterdam

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Maths 105

Primary

Host Organization CMA Amsterdam
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest International, Research, Scientific enquiry

9:30am GMT

✭ Chemistry in the Primary Classroom W01

Taken from our repertoire of workshops and family day activities, this session includes a wide variety of exciting, practical chemistry activities. Chemistry is part of the primary curriculum (although rarely called that!): to study materials, their uses and properties and how to change them. Teachers will have chance to get their hands dirty!

Speakers

Meg Post

Workshop Leader, Sphere Science Ltd

Sarah Sisson

Workshop Leader, Sphere Science

Practical activities to do in classrooms, at school events and with families.

Martin Wesley

Director, Sphere Science Ltd

I am passionate about science in general and chemistry in particular, and use this enthusiasm to inspire students of all ages. Teachers are often confident enough to teach science content but lack the background or confidence for investigative work; the best way of overcoming this... Read More →

Exhibitors

Sphere Science

Come along to our stand and have fun making things while chatting to us about what we do.We do a variety of activities such as:A series of practical workshops that develop scientific skills.The SEEDS Project (a lunch-time science club run by Y5 pupils for Y2 pupils).The SPLATS Project... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Guild of Students Mandela Room

Primary

Host Organization Sphere Science Ltd
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Chemistry
Area of Interest Practicals, Research

9:30am GMT

✭ Energy & New Specifications REPEATED T13

In this session, we will discuss why it is opportune to rethink the way we represent energy in schools and look at some more helpful approaches. Specifically, there will be an introduction to the ideas of start & end points, stores and pathways. There will be opportunities to try out the new language in some examples you might use with students. We will move on to discussing processes that involve heating and think of the most important features of any changes in approach relating to the way that you represent and discuss energy with students.

Attendees may find it useful to view the conversation on TalkPhysics around this topic here - https://www.talkphysics.org/groups/energy-in-the-new-curriculum/forum/topic/classroom-physics-article-march-2017/#post-46591

Speakers

Ellen Phillips

Charles Tracy

Head of Education, Institute of Physics

Charles Tracy is Head of Education at the Institute of Physics. His main interests are in the physics curriculum, teachers’ professional learning and building professional communities of teachers. He also advises on education policy, particularly relating to teacher retention and... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am GMT
Rendall S3

11-19

Host Organization Institute of Physics
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest New specifications

9:30am GMT

✭ Web-based Post-16 Learning Resources for Protein Structure & Function W32

Puzzled by protein structures? Baffled by beta-sheets?

Come along and let us help with helices and probe the peptide bond!

Explore these web-based resources developed with the PDBe to learn about protein structure and function in post-16 chemistry and biology.
Find the trial resources on our website here: http://tiny.cc/proteinLR

Speakers

Dr Matthew Conroy

Outreach Lead, protein Data Bank in Europe

I work in managing the protein structure database at PDBe. If you're teaching protein structure, DNA structure, or biochemistry in general, I'd love to talk to you.

Peter Hoare

Outreach Officer, Newcastle University

I'm a former chemistry teacher (20 yrs) and previously was the Chemistry Outreach Officer in the former School of Chemistry at Newcastle University (8yrs).I am now a STEM Outreach Officer in the Science, Agriculture & Engineering (SAgE) Faculty at Newcastle. I deliver quality outreach... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am GMT
CTL 6

Post-16

Host Organization Newcastle University
STEM Subject Biology, Chemistry

9:30am GMT

✭ Exploring Rock, Soil, Water & Fossils W03

Hands-on rocks, soils water and fossils.

Proposers

Chris King

Geoscience teacher trainer, ESTA

Speakers

Elizabeth Devon

Team member, Elizabeth Devon

Earth science educator

Exhibitors

Earth Science Teachers Association

Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA)

The Earth Science Teachers' Association aims to advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences at all levels. Have you joined?@ESTA_UK

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am GMT
CTL 5

Primary

Host Organization Earth Science Teachers' Association
Audience (Specific) 5-7, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Practical Science
Tags Earth Science

9:30am GMT

✭ Year 7 & 8 Practical Experiment Showcase D16

Would you like hints and tips for curriculum focused practical work and advice from specialists on how to perform a range of science activities? All disciplines covered! Plus how can virtual enhancement augment and reinforce practical work?
ASE, in partnership with BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) will be delivering an inspiring workshop aimed at Year 7 and 8 teachers and their science technicians. That is FREE to attend.
Focusing on the all-important practical work in the classroom, the experiments, which have been chosen by our Science Education 11-19 Committee and Science Laboratory Technicians Committee, in association with our Health and Safety Specialist Group, will be aimed to inspire and delight the students, so to foster a love of science, whilst giving teachers the confidence to perform the experiments safely.
Expert lab technicians will be on hand to answer questions, to show the experiments and to let you try your hand at them, whilst the suppliers will be there to give advice regarding equipment and chemicals with maybe cheeky little discounts especially for you!
To support practical work in schools, ASE and BESA are funding teachers to attend this workshop free. Just register for 'Free Entry Exhibition Only' ticket when you book at www.ase.org.uk/annual-conference and you can attend this workshop PLUS tour the scientific resources on offer in the Exhibition Marquee.
So come along and see how we can help.

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Philip Harris Education

Findel

SLS Select Education

The leading supplier of school science equipment and chemicals in the UK. SLS Select Education is a division of Scientific Laboratory Supplies.@SLS_SE

Gratnells

Gratnells Ltd, Gratnells Ltd

Gratnells has been providing storage solutions for over 40 years and is the market’s leading provider for schools and universities, in over 68 countries Worldwide. From its original roots in the educational industry, over the years Gratnells has expanded and now provides integrated... Read More →

Data Harvest Group

Sales Director, Data Harvest Group Ltd.

Worldwide suppliers of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math equipment (STEM) for over 35 years; whether it's hardware or software, Data Harvest offers multi award-winning, high quality, innovative and affordable educational solutions. EasySense Data Logging Range Science Data... Read More →

Instrument Direct Services

IDS Education

IDS Education are passionate about data logging and how it is used within an education context. With over 15 years experience of helping schools get the most out of this technology, we believe we are able to offer the right solutions backed up by a comprehensive support package. With... Read More →

Timstar

Established in 1970, Timstar is an expert in its field and part of the highly successful Wall Family Group of companies. The company is a leading global supplier of high-quality science equipment, resources and inspiring modern environments for the effective teaching of Biology, Chemistry... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 11:30am GMT
CTL 7

Free Exhibition Session

Audience (Specific) 11-14, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

9:30am GMT

✭ A-level Biology Practicals W13

Since the introduction of the new A levels with no coursework element, it is important that students have an in depth understanding of practical methods in order to answer the relevant exam questions. This session will investigate how practical understanding can lead to exam question success.

Speakers

Adrian Greenall

The City of Liverpool College

I am a teacher of Biology in a large college in Merseyside, specialising in A levels and GCSE. I also deliver professional development to a wide variety of teachers from both science and non-science subjects.

Exhibitors

STEM Learning

STEM Learning is your number one organisation for STEM teaching support. We offer free and affordable CPD, teaching resources and STEM inspiration for your classroom, STEM Club or community group. Our work has proven impact on teachers and young people. Find out more on www.stem.org.uk... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 11:30am GMT
CTL 1

Post-16

Host Organization STEM Learning
Audience (Specific) FE/ Skills, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest New specifications, Practicals

9:30am GMT

✭ Technicians' Drop-in D17

Come to this drop-in, running throughout the day, for practical ideas and support for technicians. Led by AQA.

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Elise joined AQA in 2012 and is currently interim Head of GCSE Science . Elise has a BSc in Environmental science from London University , PGCE in secondary science form Bath Spa and a MA in Education from Roehampton University. Before joining AQA Elise worked as a school improvement... Read More →

Speakers

Marcin Poblocki

AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Thursday January 4, 2018 9:30am - 5:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Gilmour

11-19 FE & Skills

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

10:00am GMT

✭ BERG: Brain science in schools T07

Outreach, misconceptions and the challenge of neuromyths. Summarising our findings before attempting to publish a paper.

Speakers

Andy Chandler-Grevatt

Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of Brighton

Past ASE 11-19 Chair (2021-2022) and current Chair of Surrey and Sussex Region Curriculum Editor for Oxford University Press Smart Activate Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of Brighton (ITE tutor) CSciTeach Talk to me about: assessment without testing, teacher... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:00am - 10:30am GMT
Rendall S10

11-19

Host Organization University of Sussex
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

10:00am GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Artificial Photosynthesis - making fuels from air, water and light T06

Solar energy is abundant but intermittent. We aim to use sunlight to generate fuels that can be stored and used when required. The only inputs are light, carbon dioxide and water! In this talk I will outline my research on developing new materials that can efficiently produce carbon fuels from these abundant sources.

Speakers

Dr Gaia Neri

Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy - University of Liverpool

Sponsors

University of Liverpool

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
CTH D

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development, Frontier Science
STEM Subject Chemistry, Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

10:00am GMT

✭ ASE Secondary Science Guide - Launch S01

Come along and hear about the new edition of this exciting new publication written by teachers, researchers and teacher trainers from our membership. Edited by Judith Hillier and Indira Banner, this key publication will help all members engage with innovative and informative ideas from science education, designed to support and raise science teaching to an outstanding level in our schools and colleges.

Proposers

Christine Harrison

Professor of ITE, Kings College London

Researcher keen to work at classroom level. Teacher educator. Research interest: Assessment and especially Assessment for Learning. Inquiry in science/experimental science. Professional Learning and practice-based evidence. Big, big ASE enthusiast!!

Speakers

Dr Indira Banner

Leeds University

Judith Hillier

Associate Professor of Science Education, University of Oxford

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Guild of Students Library

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD
Tags Featured

10:00am GMT

✭ Awarding at GCSE and A-level Demystified REPEATED T160

This session will provide an update on the process by which GCSE and A-level grades are awarded by AQA and will include consideration of the arrangements for awarding for the first cohort examined against the new GCSE Science specifications. Key messages from the A-level and GCSE science exams in 2017 will also be considered.

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Speakers

Julian Clarke

Head of Curriculum, AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Maths G03

11-19

Host Organization AQA
Area of Interest New specifications

10:00am GMT

✭ GCSE Physics Technician in Action REPEATED W49

This session is design for those who wish to find out more about how the AQA GCSE Physics required practical work and our resources specifically designed for technicians. There will be opportunity to set up a selection of our practicals using different techniques, depending on what equipment is available at your school and to discuss an alternative approaches. The session will also focus on the potential to make equipment including both a Leslie cube and Ripple tank to keep costs to a minimum.

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Speakers

Marcin Poblocki

AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Guild of Students Gilmour

11-19

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 14-16, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest New specifications

10:00am GMT

✭ The Revised Edexcel International GCSEs T05

Get the latest information on support for teaching, learning and assessment for Edexcel's revised International GCSEs

Proposers

Pearson

C12 & C14, Pearson

Whether it's at home, in the classroom, or in the workplace, learning is a never-ending road of discovery, challenge, inspiration, and wonder. At Pearson, we create tools that provide opportunities for learners at every stage of their journey. Because wherever learning flourishes... Read More →

Speakers

Damian Riddle

Pearson

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Exhibition Marquee The Pearson Teaching, Learning and Assessment Hub

11-19 Free Exhibition Session

Host Organization Pearson
Audience (Specific) 14-16, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest International, New specifications

10:30am GMT

✭ BERG: So where are we with STEM? T11 CANCELLED

Speakers

Dr Liz Lakin

University of Dundee

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:15am GMT
TBA

Host Organization University of Dundee
Conference Theme Research, STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

10:30am GMT

✭ Quest for Speed REPEATED W06

Highlighting selected Frederiksen lab manuals, we will investigate acceleration and speed: From Galileo’s inclined plane – over free fall, conservation of momentum, the speed of sound, and supersonic speeds – to finally measuring the speed of light.
Instead of Galileo’s water clock, we use electronic timers and an oscilloscope as our stopwatch.

Speakers

Rebecca Byrne

Timstar

Henning Schou

Science Product Developer, Timstar / Frederiksen Scientific

1982: M.Sc. nuclear physics / 1983-2007: Teaching physics and math at a Danish high school / 2007: Joined Frederiksen Scienetific, first as a product manager, now working as developer. As a developer my aim is to contribute to Frederiksen's range of affordable, high quality physics... Read More →

Exhibitors

Timstar

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Chadwick Chadwick LT

11-19

Host Organization Timstar
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

10:30am GMT

✭ Teaching with Pace and Challenge T10

Planning for and managing pace and challenge is absolutely essential if all students are to make good progress. This session encourages teachers to reflect on their practice and to consider how they can enhance their lessons through effective planning and using simple strategies to monitor progress and actively manage challenge.

Speakers

Martin Reece

School Advisor, Independent

After having taught for 15 years in secondary schools, I worked for Northamptonshire LA as a school advisor for a number of years and for the past six years have worked for myself. I work for a wide range of partners and organisations including STEM Learning, AQA, Hodder and ASCL... Read More →

Stuart Sherman

Advisor, Potential Works Ltd

I am a freelance education consultant, currently mainly engaged as a as an Accelerating Secondary Progress Lead the Central South Consortium and Pembrokeshire Local Authorities in Wales. In this role I work with Local Authority officers, along with teachers and leaders in secondary... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Rendall S6

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD, Research

10:30am GMT

✭ The National Survey of Practical Work in Science T08

A report on the findings of the second year of staff survey on practical work in science in England and Scotland funded by the Gatsby foundation and run by Durham University

Speakers

Vanessa Kind

Professor of Education, University of Durham

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Chadwick Rotbalt LT

11-19

Host Organization Durham University
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research

10:30am GMT

✭ STEM Careers: Making better use of industry and university support T12

Explore the different programmes and resources that help schools and colleges make better use of the supported offered by industry and university.

Proposers

Sarah Heathwood

Communications Coordinator, STEM Learning

Speakers

Gemma Taylor

STEM Learning

Exhibitors

STEM Learning

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Rendall S11

11-19 FE & Skills

Host Organization STEM Learning
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

10:30am GMT

✭ Animal Practicals W17

Teaching science using animals and using animal behaviour to learn about biological processes. Practical ideas, brilliant lessons and free resources for all key stages. We will be handing out free resources, tweeting and supporting the "Biology in the Real World" talks on Friday. Please do come and say hello.

Speakers

Charlotte Evans

Education Officer, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour has an Education Committee that supports colleagues in schools and colleges who teach animal behaviour. We provide free teaching resources and offer funding to teachers keen to develop new resources. Our Education Officer visits schools... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Rendall LT4

11-19 Primary

Host Organization The Association For The Study Of Animal Behaviour
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Practicals

10:30am GMT

✭ Alan D Tunnicliffe Hands-on Workshop W05

Drop in and try out! Try out hands-on, low cost materials everyday science activities and talk to colleagues. How children can make their own weather recording instruments, plus other ideas for practical primary science. UK and international activties.

Proposers

Andrew French

Physics Teacher, Winchester College

Mathematical models, applied in computer code, underpin all of Science. Exciting and accessible examples are chosen from epidemiology, elections, rainbows, radar, money, mortgages, fractals, fluid dynamics, atmospheric physics, bayesian inference, navigation and chaos theory. All... Read More →

Speakers

Denise Balmer

Earth Science Teachers' Association

I have spent some 50 years working in Earth Science and 30 years promoting STEM careers. I am just completing a PhD looking at developing primary science through using earth science, mainly in practical ways. have spent 20 years helping primary teachers teach science

Kathleen Nugent

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Guild of Students McAusland Room

Primary

Host Organization CASTME/ICASE
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7, 7-11, ITE
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals, Research

10:30am GMT

✭ Linking Science and Literacy for Improved Student Outcomes W07

Come explore strategies for linking science and literacy that support students’ abilities to read, write, and discuss in the context of science and inquiry-based learning using fiction and non-fiction texts. Hands-on examples of how science supports literacy and literacy supports science will be used.

Speakers

Bill Badders

Ex-President, NSTA

Exhibitors

NSTA (National Science Teaching Assocation in America)

NSTA

The National Science Teachers Association, founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is an association of science teachers in the United States and is the largest organization of science teachers worldwide.

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Guild of Students Harold Wilson

Primary

Host Organization National Science Teachers Association
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Literacy

10:30am GMT

✭ Primary Engineer: STEM by Stealth T09

Primary Engineer schemes from Early Years to Y6. Practical STEM projects with training to support teachers deliver exciting design and make, curriculum based activities all supported through our online training portal.

Proposers

Susan Scurlock

Primary Engineer

Speakers

Steve Crowther

Primary Engineer

Sponsors

Primary Engineer

Thursday January 4, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
Maths Forsyth

Primary

Host Organization Primary Engineer
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Engineering
Area of Interest Real-world context

11:00am GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Dirty Little Secrets in Brain Surgery T20

I am an Irish doctor, I did an MSc in Neuroscience during my medical degree and now I am doing a PhD on neurosurgical CSF infections. My research is aiming to improve the tests we have for brain surgery related meningitis.

Speakers

Libby van Tonder

Institute of Infection and Global Health

Sponsors

University of Liverpool

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTH D

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Frontier Science
STEM Subject Biology, Life Sciences
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

11:00am GMT

✭ What is Experimental Science? S02

A panel discussion to consider ‘Why we do experimental science?’ in schools. The debate will consider a range of perspectives including employers, research scientists and classroom teachers and consider the pedagogical benefits. The Royal Society is currently understanding research into the benefits of experimental science for science education with an evidence synthesis due to be published in early 2018.

Speakers

Christine Harrison

Professor of ITE, Kings College London

Ian McDaid

Teaching & Learning Leader for ScienceIndependent education consultant, with experience nationally.Author and winner of the The Education Resources Awards 2016 Best Secondary Resource for my 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Science LessonsWork involves supporting science... Read More →

Ryan Mercer

Royal Society

Dr Abbie Trewin

Dr Abbie Trewin is a University of Liverpool graduate (2002), obtaining her Ph.D there in 2005 using density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the surface structure of different metals with carbon, particularly the Ni(111) surface. In 2006 she joined the materials chemistry group... Read More →

Exhibitors

Jo Cox

Schools Engagement Manager, The Royal Society

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTH A

Host Organization The Royal Society
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Tags Featured

11:00am GMT

✭ Benefits and Challenges of Technology in Teaching Science: Examples and teacher preparation T159

How to make Science Education more challenging, relevant and attractive for our students? How to stimulate the development of creative thinking, problem solving, and other higher cognitive skills?
Technology can help! Examples will be given!
A major challenge is the preparation of teachers for using. I will present an effective course for teachers, in-service and pre-service, tested in 3 countries.

Speakers

Ton Ellermeijer

Director, CMA

- use of technology in science education - modeling environment - teacher preparation - datalogging

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall LT5

11-19

Host Organization CMA Amsterdam
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Creative Technology
Area of Interest CPD, International

11:00am GMT

✭ CANCELLED How to Reduce the Effects of Climate Change W08

How the UK and Earth's climate is changing and what can be done on a personal and collective level to reduce the drivers for this change.

Speakers

Sam Moore

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S5

11-19

Host Organization Sam Moore
Audience (Specific) 11-14
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
Area of Interest Real-world context

11:00am GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Practical Hub Workshop REPEATED W10

A chance to get hands on, carry out new and exciting practical’s and even make equipment to take back to school.

This is a practical workshop, which is hands on.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Steve Jones

Director, CLEAPSS

Steve taught science in secondary schools for 28 years before moving into advisory work, initially for Hertfordshire and then as a regional adviser for the Secondary National Strategy - Always passionate about practical work Steve believes that hands-on activities are quite simply... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTL 3

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

11:00am GMT

✭ Create Engagement in Science Learning T19

In Finland inquiry-based science education is a solution to students' declining interest and engagement in science learning this problem. Two narratives of PDs during two PD-projects.

Speakers

Tea Kantola

Lecturer, Teacher education, Viikki Teacher Training School of University of Helsinki

Ari Myllyviita

Lecturer, Viiki Teacher Training school of University of Helsinki

Author, Book writer - the first editable high school chemistry e-book in the world.ICT, social media and e-mentoring specialist.Creator of the biggest chemistry teachers´ network (CoP) in Finland.

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Maths 1st Floor PC

11-19

Host Organization Viikki Teacher Training School of University of Helsinki
Audience (Specific) 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Professional Learning Journey
Area of Interest International, Scientific enquiry

11:00am GMT

✭ CREST Awards for Secondary W11

How can I use open-ended science investigations to develop my students' scientific thinking and transferable skills?
CREST projects inspire and engage students in real world science whilst helping them to develop problem solving, decision making and confidence in STEM. In this hands-on session, find out how easy it is to get started using CREST, try some activities and discuss the impact on students of all abilities.
* Find out how to get started using CREST Awards in your school and register for a free account on our new online platform
* Try out some of the activities from our latest free project resources
* Explore the evidence for the impact of CREST on students, schools and teachers
* Discuss how CREST projects can be used to engage students of all abilities and interests from CREST Discovery level all the way to Gold level

The CREST Awards scheme is the British Science Association’s flagship programme for young people, around 40’000 students in the UK gain CREST Awards every year. It is the only nationally recognised accreditation scheme for STEM project work (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects, providing science enrichment activities to inspire and engage 5-to-19-year olds.

Speakers

Jane Dowden

Education Manager, British Science Association

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S9

11-19

Host Organization British Science Association
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

11:00am GMT

✭ Hands-on Electricity Generation REPEATED W09

Workshop that is interactive, engaging and fun. With our hand-held DC generator you can generate electricity and study about energy transformation, energy loss and efficiency.

Speakers

Michal Marcik

International Business Manager, Narika Corporation

We are coming from Japan to attend ASE and we are bringing lot of fun and exciting experiments. We will be showing how electricity and static electricity generation are being taught in Japan. Please come to our workshop or booth and have fun.

Taiki Watanabe

Exhibitors

Narika Corporation

International Sales, Narika Corporation

NaRiKa Corporation is Japanese supplier of scientific educational materials mainly for primary and secondary schools. We have been in business for 100 years and you are all welcome in our booth. Products on display will be from the following 4 fields:1. Generating of Electricity• Genecon... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S4

11-19

Host Organization Narika Corporation
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International

11:00am GMT

✭ Microscale Chemistry: “In a little you can see a lot” REPEATED T18

Low-cost and quickly performed procedures to enhance students' chemistry experience in all parts of chemical education and to add variety to practicals.

Speakers

Bob Worley

CLEAPSS

Exhibitors

CLEAPSS

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTH C

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Chemistry
Conference Pathway Head of Chemistry

11:00am GMT

✭ Questioning in the Science Classroom T16

Led by the ASE 11-19 Committee. The session will look at different types of questioning and how they can be used in the Science classroom. This will include a discussion of questions used to address misconceptions; to elicit knowledge and to develop understanding. We will also consider synoptic questions. We will look at what makes a good question and have a go at writing some too!

Speakers

Sarah Longshaw

SLP Lead & Coach Lead, Sarah Longshaw

I am a former head of science and now lead the Cheshire & Wirral Science Learning Partnership & Computing Hub. I also work part time for STEM Learning, as Coach Lead.

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Mandela Room

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research, Scientific enquiry
Tags Featured

11:00am GMT

✭ A Taxonomy for IAPS T14

A taxonomy categorising skills used in the indirect assessment of practical skills by written examination developed by OCR and Cambridge International Exams is presented and reviewed.

Proposers

OCR

Awarding Body, OCR

Speakers

Neil Wade

Lead Subject Advisor (Science), OCR

Neil Wade is Lead Subject Advisor (Science) at OCR, Cambridge Assessment. He has extensive subject expertise and knowledge of assessment, manages partnerships with stakeholders to support qualifications and represents OCR on the Cross-Board Working Group on the Practical Endorsement... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Maths 105

Post-16

Host Organization OCR
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment

11:00am GMT

✭ Bioinformatics in the Classroom W12

In this session we will demonstrate how you can bring bioinformatics activities into the classroom using free resources from the website www.yourgenome.org. These resources are suitable for A-level students.
This will be a workshop that walks the participants through the activities and gives them the opportunity to try out each activity. Three activities will be show cased:
Function Finders BLAST: an activity where a DNA sequence is translated into a protein sequence which can be used to search the UNIPROT database.
MRSA gene hunt – use a flash-based app to compare the genes of two strains of Staphylcoccus aureus bacteria
BRAF and COSMIC – an activity where students have to identify a cancer mutation from DNA sequence data and find out more about it on the COSMIC database

Speakers

Francesca Gale

Education Development Lead, Welcome Sanger Institiute

I am the Education Development Lead at the Wellcome Genome Campus – the home of the Sanger Institute and the European Bioinformatics Institute. I am responsible for the education programme on and off campus. I work with scientists to develop engaging resources for school students... Read More →

Ken Skeldon

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT
CTL 2

Post-16

Host Organization Wellcome Genome Campus
Audience (Specific) FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Biology

11:00am GMT

✭ Chemistry Doesn't Just Happen in Test Tubes T15

A talk to open your eyes to chemistry outdoors: concrete, metals, graveyards, gas anodes, followed by a field trip (on foot) to see what we can spot.

Speakers

Peter Borrows

Member of ASE's H&S Group / Consultant / Former Director of CLEAPSS, Troye Scientific

Retired(ish) Director of CLEAPSS.Member since 1966, and former Chair, of ASE Safety in Science Group (and its predecessors).Author of 54 articles in Education in Chemistry between 1994 and 2012 on chemistry outdoors, two in School Science Review [(1984), The Pimlico chemistry trail... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:00am - 1:00pm GMT
CTL 8

11-19

Host Organization Troye Scientific
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Chemistry
Area of Interest Outdoor learning

11:30am GMT

✭ CANCELLED session - BERG: Darwin and the Arts T22

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Martin R Braund

Honorary Fellow, University of York

I have been involved with ASE and Science Education for over 50 years. My interests are in the arts and science, particularly in using drama, transition from primary school, talk in the classroom, the use of museums and out of school contexts, professional development and critical... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:30am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S10

Host Organization University of York
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research, STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

11:30am GMT

✭ Amazing Planet: Action-packed classroom science T21

Interactive Earth-science lecture presentation.

Proposers

Chris King

Geoscience teacher trainer, ESTA

Speakers

Elizabeth Devon

Team member, Elizabeth Devon

Earth science educator

Exhibitors

Earth Science Teachers Association

Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA)

The Earth Science Teachers' Association aims to advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences at all levels. Have you joined?@ESTA_UK

Thursday January 4, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
Maths Proudman

Host Organization The Earthlearningidea Team
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Practical Science
Tags Earth Science

12:00pm GMT

✭ BERG: Can a robot hear? T25

An intervention study to develop teenagers’ epistemic insight.

Speakers

Professor Berry Billingsley

University of Canterbury

Mehdi Nassaji

Dr, University of Canterbury

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 12:30pm GMT
Rendall S10

Host Organization University of Canterbury
Audience (Specific) 14-16, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

12:00pm GMT

✭ Busking Science REPEATED W16

Speakers

David Price

Business development Manager, Science Made Simple

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Rendall S8

Host Organization science made simple
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science

12:00pm GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Juvenile-onset Lupus Nephritis and the Role of Human Glomerular Endothelial Cells T28

Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most frequent complications of childhood-onset lupus, affecting up to 80% of young patients. As the role of the resident renal cells in LN is still largely unknown, the aim of my research is to investigate the role of the renal glomerular endothelial cells.

Proposers

University of Liverpool

Speakers

Paraskevi Dimou

PhD Student, Institute of Children\\\'s Health - University of Liverpool

I am PhD student from Greece, working on childhood lupus. I love biology and doing experiments in the lab :) Being a researcher, is an amazing job ! Finally, friends call me Vivian :)

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
CTH D

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Frontier Science
STEM Subject Biology, Life Sciences
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

12:00pm GMT

✭ The Science of Learning T26

In this session, discover how you can utilise the ‘Science of Learning’ research (neuroscience and psychology) relevant to the classroom, how you can interact with researchers in this field and how teachers are conducting their own research to build the evidence of what works.

Speakers

Lia Commissar

Programme Manager - Education research, Wellcome Trust

Sponsors

Wellcome Trust

Sponsors of the Teachers' Reception Friday lunchtime. 12.00 - 1.00 or 1.00 - 2.00 Come and hear about current research Wellcome have supported and find out how we support continuing professional development via the National STEM Learning Centre and Project ENTHUSE. Register to... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Rendall LT2

Host Organization Wellcome Trust
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research

12:00pm GMT

✭ Application of Science Capital in the Classroom W18

Explore strategies for tweaking your lessons to easily apply a science capital approach to your teaching.

Proposers

Sarah Heathwood

Communications Coordinator, STEM Learning

Speakers

Mark Langley

Science CPD Lead, STEM Learning Ltd

Jessie Mytum-Smithson

STEM Learning

Exhibitors

STEM Learning

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Rendall S11

11-19

Host Organization STEM Learning
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, ITE
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Real-world context

12:00pm GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Practical Hub Workshop REPEATED W19

A chance to get hands on, carry out new and exciting practical’s and even make equipment to take back to school.

This is a practical workshop, which is hands on.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Steve Jones

Director, CLEAPSS

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
CTL 3

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

12:00pm GMT

✭ Good Practical Science: making it work in secondary schools S03

Speakers

Alex Abela

Lauren Golding

Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Professor Sir John Holman

President, Association for Science Education

Kees Hooyman

Niki Kaiser

Chemistry Teacher and Director, Norwich Research School

Niki Kaiser is a teacher and Research Lead. Prior to becoming a teacher, she carried out post-doctoral research in Marine Biogeochemistry, and Niki has combined her interest in research with her love for teaching in a number of ways.She started Journal Clubs for students and colleagues... Read More →

Taina Makkinen

Ginny Page

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
CTH B

11-19

Host Organization Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest International, Research
Tags Featured

12:00pm GMT

✭ Using Dry Ice for Science Demonstrations REPEATED W77

This presentation will include a series of demonstrations which use dry ice to bring elements of the primary and secondary national curiculum to life. Mike is a chemical engineer and has worked with dry ice for over a decade he regularly visits schools to provide demonstrations. Areas covered include phase change and (safe!) explosions, small water rockets powered by dry ice, how to make fizzy grapes, classroom fog effects, instant icecream, vortex rings, making a comet, cloud chambers and more - if there's time! The presentation will explain how you can use dry ice for lessons and open evenings.

Safety issues and practical matters such as how to order, use and store dry ice will also be covered.

Proposers

Chillistick

A6, Chillisticks Ltd.

Hello! Chillistick is the leading supplier of dry ice for schools in the UK. We also manufacture hardware to enable the curriculum to come to life for both Primary and Secondary students. In our demonstrations we will be showing indoor flying rockets, (safe!) explosions how to make... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Rendall LT3

11-19

Host Organization Chillisticks
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science

12:00pm GMT

✭ Using Inquiry Science to Build Language for Students whose First Language is not English T164

The session will utilize a Learning Cycle format as the participants are engaged in the phenomena of “how a skewer can go through a balloon without popping it.” This phenomena will be explored through participants interacting with balloons and skewers to try to replicate the phenomena. A physical model will be built using participants to show the structure of the balloon and how this phenomena is possible. All four language modalities will be utilized and accentuated in the teaching to show explicit connections to science learning. Explicit connections on shifting social language to academic language through a scaffolded process will be modeled. Participants will have an opportunity to learn the concept of the structure of matter (DCI) with appropriate academic vocabulary strategies. The activity will also show the connection to using models (SEP) as well as Cause and Effect (CCC) to show the 3D nature of the lesson. Finally, adaptations for different ELD levels will be discussed.

Speakers

Dr David Crowther

Presenter / Sponsor / USED, David Crowther

Dr. David T Crowther is a Professor of Science Education and the Executive Director of the Raggio Research Center for STEM Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. David is also the President of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). Dr. Crowther received his PhD from... Read More →

Exhibitors

NSTA (National Science Teaching Assocation in America)

NSTA

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Rendall S3

11-19

Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Literacy, Scientific enquiry
Tags Diversity

12:00pm GMT

✭ Waterloo Bridge Sculpture Competition T27

Waterloo Bridge Sculpture Competition Outline. Art meets Engineering. In September 2017 a national competition will be launched to challenge students to come up with a sculpture design that will be showcased on one of the four plinths of the Waterloo Bridge in London at the Thames Festival in September 2018. The competition will be based on the history of the Waterloo Bridge which was built by women during WW2, and the history of the plinth sculpture competition that took place in the late 1940s but which didn't result in a winning sculpture being commissioned, despite some iconic designs being produced by the likes of Barbara Hepworth. The competition will draw on this history and challenge students to use 3d printing to produce models of their sculptures that pay tribute to the work of women engineers and technicians during the two world wars. This session will outline the competition and inspire the delegates to get involved.

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Rendall LT1

11-19 FE & Skills

Host Organization Towards Vision
Audience (Specific) 14-16, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context

12:00pm GMT

✭ The Science of Music: Hands-on workshop W76

Make and play a one string electric guitar and a glitchy electronic synthesiser powered by high fives. Explore the science, technology and history of analogue and electronic instruments. No making or music experience required.

Speakers

Helen Steer

Do It Kits

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Exhibition Marquee The Pearson Teaching, Learning and Assessment Hub

11-19 FE & Skills Free Exhibition Session

Host Organization Do It Kits
Area of Interest Real-world context

12:00pm GMT

✭ Wireless Datalogging in Action REPEATED W15

Learn how wireless technology will connect your logger to Ipads, Iphones, Android phones, tablets and the PC. Bring your own device and join in.

Speakers

Barry Hawkins

Data Harvest

Exhibitors

Data Harvest Group

Sales Director, Data Harvest Group Ltd.

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
CTL 1

11-19 FE & Skills Post-16

Host Organization Data Harvest
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Creative Technology, Education for Sustainable Development

12:00pm GMT

✭ Attitudes Up: CCI success! T29

Children Challenging Industry: classroom activities and a local industry visit put science learning in context. Research into effectiveness of CCI shows increased engagement and knowledge.

Speakers

Joy Parvin

Director of CIEC, CIEC, University of York

Specialise in primary science and associated STEM/career/industry resources, CPD, industry visits and associated programmes (eg Children Challenging Industry).

Maria Turkenburg

Researcher, University of York (UYSEG)

Maria has been a researcher for over 25 years, in education and chemistry. She has experience evaluating science education programmes targeting students aged 5-25. She is presenting on the evaluation of the Quantum Ambassadors in Schools project, which sees postgraduate quantum physics... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Maths Forsyth

Primary

Host Organization University of York
Audience (Specific) 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

12:00pm GMT

✭ Bringing Sustainability Issues to Life W41

This practical session shares Manchester Museum’s expertise in ways of using objects – from museums and from your local environment – to work scientifically and raise awareness of sustainability issues in your classroom. Live creatures from our Vivarium will add to the excitement, and you’ll have a chance to shape the future programme at this fantastic local resource.

Speakers

Andrew Gray

Manchester Museum

Amy McDowall

Primary Learning Coordinator, Manchester Museum

I am a primary teacher and museum learning specialist with almost 10 years experience in the museum/heritage and education sectors. I am interested in science and history education, and in enabling access to science and culture for all children.

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Library

Primary

Host Organization Manchester Museum University of Manchester
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11, Advisors
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development, Practical Science
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research, Scientific enquiry

12:00pm GMT

✭ Introducing STEM into the Primary Classroom W158

A chance to explore ways of bringing cross-curricular STEM learning into the Primary Classroom. The session will look at how authentic challenges enable pupils to develop key 21st Century skills such as the 4Cs – Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity. We will see how STEM learning goes ‘beyond the acronym.’

Speakers

Andrew Tidswell

Director of International Professional Development , Andrew Tidswell

Andrew is currently Director of International Professional Development at Discovery Education. He is responsible for managing the implementation and delivery of all PD provided by Discovery Education outside of the UK and US. This role includes building relationships with Partners... Read More →

Exhibitors

Discovery Education

Discovery Education empowers teachers and captivates pupils by providing high-quality, dynamic, digital content to primary and secondary schools across the United Kingdom.Discovery Education Espresso• Foundation to Key Stage 2• 23,000+ digital resources, including engaging short... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Guild of Students McAusland Room

Primary

Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context

12:00pm GMT

✭ New Free Primary Science Materials and other resources from Spacelink W153

Six new Primary Science lesson resources aligned with the KS2 science curriculum, which are Space based. The materials will be a free resource. Details of our other Primary focussed projects such as our Hangouts project and our 2018 Get Space Day will also be discussed. See http://spacelink.org

Speakers

Robert Coombes

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - Robert Coombes, Spacelink

Spacelink Learning Foundation is a not-for-profit, private-sector UK registered charity, dedicated to inspiring young people to take STEM subjects though the exciting medium of SPACE. ALL of our resources and events are FREE!SEE our presentation "Space Scientists in your Classroom... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Maths 103

Primary

Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Space
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

12:00pm GMT

✭ Questions: The heart of science REPEATED W14

Science is about asking questions, from Early Years to Universities and beyond. Questioning is therefore a vital part of teaching science, especially when teaching ‘Working Scientifically’. The children asking questions is fantastic, but how we answer them and support them through the topic really makes a difference. Science should be all about finding out, not about learning facts, and children should be encouraged to wonder and then supported in their efforts to find out the answer (for themselves ideally). Children also shouldn’t be told the answer to anything they ask (well some things they ask), teachers should be using open questions to lead children to the answer.

Encouraging the children to be the ones to ask (and then answer!) questions is a daunting task if Science is not your best subject. But these questions and the subsequent investigations are vital to improving childrens scientific thinking, moving them away from a world of being told about the world around them to one where they work it out for themselves using sound reasoning and logic.

Our objectives for this questioning training course:

Increase teachers’ confidence in incorporating scientific thinking into lessons.

Support practitioners with using questioning to develop scientific thinking.

Highlight characteristics of effective science based activities and lessons.

Confront teachers’ own issues with science and how it may affect their delivery of these activities.

Give practitioners practice at planning science based activities with the existing resources in their own classroom.

Speakers

Matt Stanford

Primary Practicals

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Harold Wilson

Primary

Host Organization Primary Practicals
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

12:00pm GMT

✭ Science Meets English REPEATED T23

This session explores a creative, link-learning approach to teaching science by weaving imaginative and inspiring English activities throughout a unit of work.

Speakers

David Allen

Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching, ASE Primary Committee, Primary Science Editorial Board, PSQM SLT, University of Hertfordshire

Naomi Hiscock

Director, Primary Science Education Consultancy

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Maths G03

Primary

Host Organization University of Hertfordshire
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Literacy

12:00pm GMT

✭ DNA fingerprinting using PCR and Gel Electrophoresis REPEATED W142

Timstar are offering a fun and exciting hands-on practical session using PCR and Gel electrophoresis techniques to obtain a DNA fingerprint. This demonstrates how easy this can be done within the science practical lesson. Results are guaranteed every time with Edvotek equipment and kits.

Speakers

Rebecca Byrne

Timstar

Lucienne McCallum

Regional Sales Manager, Timstar

I have been part of the Science Education Industry for 17 years. I joined Timstar Laboratory Suppliers in 2007. Prior to working in this Industry I was a Microbiologist doing lots of interesting testing on water, waste and food samples. I have a real passion for Science which has... Read More →

Exhibitors

Timstar

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:30pm GMT
Rendall S6

11-19

Host Organization Timstar
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Practicals

12:00pm GMT

✭ Johnny Ball book signing

Grab your copy of "Wonders Beyond Numbers: A Brief History of All Things Mathematical" from the ASE Booksales in the Exhbition Marquee and get it signed by Johnny Ball. We all remember him inspiring us as children so now is your chance to meet him and share his ideas with your students.

Speakers

Johnny Ball

Johnny has been entertaining for 60 years, 12 in Stand Up, 50 in TV, 35 in education.He is best known for his award winning TV shows, of which he wrote and presented 20 Series including Think of a Number, Think Again - BBC TV, Johnny Ball Reveals All - ITV which inspired a generation... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:30pm GMT
Exhibition Marquee

Free Exhibition Session

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Mathematics
Area of Interest Mathematics
Tags Featured

12:00pm GMT

✭ Perimeter Institute's Physics Highlight Reel W82

In this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage with Perimeter's best hands-on activities. Every day lessons are applied to interesting concepts in modern physics!

Speakers

Nathan Chow

Consultant, Perimeter Institute

Miles Hudson

Perimeter Institute

For several years, I’ve been helping physics teachers to make their lessons more engaging and use simple activities to get across some pretty amazing physics. We’ve swung corks around our heads to discover dark matter, and predicted new particles to ‘win’ a Nobel prize.In... Read More →

Damian Pope

Senior Manager, Perimeter Institute

Tonia Williams

Perimeter Institute

Perimeter Institute is a leading centre for scientific research, training and educational outreach in foundational theoretical physics. Founded in 1999 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, its mission is to advance our understanding of the universe at the most fundamental level, stimulating... Read More →

Exhibitors

Tonia Williams

Educational Outreach Programme Manager, Perimeter Institute

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:00pm - 1:30pm GMT
Rendall LT4

Post-16

Host Organization Perimeter Institute
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International

12:30pm GMT

✭ Assessment & Intervention in KS3 Science W20

This workshop will look at how assessment activities can be designed to produce diagnostic information which can then be used to identify intervention activities. It will look at the idea that assessment is important but only really useful if it can answer the 'so what?' question. What have I, as a teacher, learned about my students and what will I do about it? There's a lot of work that goes into running assessments; it's not always so apparent how teachers then intervene to address specific aspects of underperformance.

Speakers

Ed Walsh

Science Education Consultant, Ed Walsh Consulting

Exhibitors

Collins

Visit the Collins stand to see how we’re helping you meet the challenges of the science curriculum with engaging and supportive primary, secondary, international and revision resources. Find out what’s new, see how our online learning platform Collins Connect can help you deliver... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm GMT
Guild of Students Mandela Room

11-19

Host Organization Collins Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Conference Pathway Head of Chemistry

12:30pm GMT

✭ Solving Physics Problems with your Students W151

Have you been asked to run a Physics Extension class, prepare an Oxbridge group, or perhaps just get students a good grade? All equally challenging. Teachers need the resources to allow students to progress by developing their understanding of the physics ideas. This talk will look at several problems, show the resources available for free, and how you can use them without an added workload. Isaac Physics offers the opportunity to have marking done online, support your classroom activity, directs students who want to know how they can extend themselves, whilst the BPhO allows them to compete against other aspirational students. Don’t miss the opportunity to challenge your students, whilst it does not have to be at the expense of your workload.

Speakers

Robin Hughes

Project Physicist at Isaac Physics and Chair of the BPhO, Isaac Physics

Physics is about both skills and knowledge. We provide students and teachers the support to develop their understanding of a great subject, by encouraging them to solve simple and hard problems in physics. This will develop confidence and interest, and enable aspirational students... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm GMT
Rendall S4

11-19

Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context

12:30pm GMT

✭ Teaching Students with SEND T30

*** Moved to Maths 104 ***

Led by the ASE 11-19 Committee. This session will empower teachers of students with SEN by providing a range of teaching ideas and strategies to use in the classroom.

Until recently Rob worked as a deputy head in a small special school academy in Nottinghamshire where he taught science to GCSE level. Rob is now a freelance education & science teaching consultant. Rob is also a chartered science teacher and a member of the ASE's 11-19 committee.
Rob's workshop will serve as an introduction to the most common specific learning difficulties encountered in the secondary classroom. Rob will share strategies that can be used to bring about learning, engagement and student retention that have been tried and tested in his own lessons in over 20 years of working with SEN students.

This workshop is aimed at teachers of KS3 & 4.

Speakers

Rob Butler CSciTeach

ASE Field Officer, ASE

ASE Field Officer (Midlands). Ex-special school senior leader & Science teacher. Chartered Science teacher & ASE activist. Derby Science Learning Partnership. Science Council

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm GMT
Maths G02

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD, Research
Tags Featured, SEN

1:00pm GMT

✭ Biology Practicals that Work REPEATED D02

Looking for reliable practicals that demonstrate the core principles of biology? Drop in to discover a lab full of engaging and affordable plant-based ideas.

Proposers

Alex Jenkin

Project Manager, Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS)

Alex project manages the Science and Plants for Schools project, overseeing SAPS’ attendance at the ASE Annual Conference and managing the development of our free teaching resources. Alex is keen to explore how plants can be used as examples across biology, not just in traditional... Read More →

Speakers

Dan Jenkins

Exhibitors

Jamie Biggs

Science and Plants for Schools

Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) creates opportunities for teachers and students to find out more about plants and to become more interested in plant science.We believe young people should understand the importance of plants in the world and be aware of the relevance of plant... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm GMT
CTL 5

11-19

Host Organization Science and Plants for Schools
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Practicals

1:00pm GMT

✭ CANCELLED ASE President's Address: Engineering in Education S17

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this session has been cancelled.

Danielle George continues as ASE President and is working with us to support engineering in science teaching and learning.

Speakers

Professor Danielle George

President, The Association for Science Education

Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Danielle completed her BSc in Astrophysics and MSc in Radio Astronomy at The Victoria University of Manchester based... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm GMT
CTH A

11-19 Primary

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Tags Featured

1:30pm GMT

✭ BERG: What’s nature got to do with it? T31

The A-level Biology residential field course experience.

Speakers

Melissa Glackin

Senior Lecturer and Director of MA in STEM Education, King's College London

Outdoor secondary science education; environmental education; biology field work

Thursday January 4, 2018 1:30pm - 2:00pm GMT
Rendall S10

Post-16

Host Organization King's College London
Audience (Specific) ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

1:30pm GMT

✭ The Revised Edexcel International A-levels T32

Come along to hear about the revised content, structure and assessments of Edexcel's International A-level Sciences

Proposers

Pearson

C12 & C14, Pearson

Speakers

Damian Riddle

Pearson

Thursday January 4, 2018 1:30pm - 2:30pm GMT
Exhibition Marquee The Pearson Teaching, Learning and Assessment Hub

Free Exhibition Session Post-16

Host Organization Pearson
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications, Research

2:00pm GMT

✭ BERG: Are field ecologists barking up the wrong tree? T37

Speakers

Steve Tilling

Field Studies Council

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 2:30pm GMT
Rendall S10

Post-16

Host Organization UCL Institute of Education
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Outdoor learning, Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

2:00pm GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Drug Discovery in the Developing World; a Medicinal Chemistry Perspective T38

The Medicinal Chemistry Group at the University of Liverpool has the privilege of being involved in multiple projects which aim to provide new and improved therapies to treat several diseases within the developing world. Our research covers a range of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology areas focused on malaria, TB, filariasis and more recently the systemic fungal infection Cryptococcus neoformans. The talk will focus on two current projects within different disease areas (malaria and tuberculosis).

Proposers

University of Liverpool

Speakers

Dr Gemma Nixon

Department of Chemistry - University of Liverpool

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 2:50pm GMT
CTH C

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Frontier Science
STEM Subject Biology, Chemistry, Life Sciences
Area of Interest Real-world context
Conference Pathway Head of Chemistry
Tags Frontier Science

2:00pm GMT

✭ BESA meeting (invitation only)

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
CTH 1

2:00pm GMT

✭ CANCELLED Space, the Universe and holidays on the Moon W147

Join John Baruch, astrophysicist and creator of the first robotic telescope for a tour of the Universe and discover captivating ways of teaching your pupils about the wonders of space.
Due to illness, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

John Baruch

Visiting lecturer, Millgatehouse

Astronomy is one of the most accessible sciences inviting questions around where does the Sun go at night to why don’t the Australians fall off? Tim Peake and his Principia mission blew away the cobwebs raising hundreds of questions about basic physics. John Baruch who pioneered... Read More →

Moderators

ASE & Millgate House Book Sales

Managing Director, ASE

All ASE members receive 50% off ASE published books from the ASE and Millgate House, and 15% off all other products when ordering via our website. The member discount is applied at checkout but you must be logged in before you checkout for the discount to be applied.

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Chadwick Chadwick LT

2:00pm GMT

✭ Citizen Science: Sharing knowledge. Inspiring action. Valuing nature W29

Earthwatch’s innovative education programmes for primary and secondary schools (Teach Earth and Discover Earth) reconnect school children with nature and science whilst helping teachers gain the confidence and experience needed to deliver lessons outside. Learn about our programmes, resources and our new Citizen Science project Naturehood, launching in February 2018.

Speakers

Earthwatch Institute

Sarah Staunton-Lamb

Senior Engagement & Learning Manager, Earthwatch

25+ years working in the environment and education. Come and find me the stand at D29 to find out more about opportunities for teachers and schools with Earthwatch.I am a Senior Learning Manager and Facilitator within Earthwatch. With over 25 years’ experience of working in the... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Rendall S6

Host Organization Earthwatch
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
Area of Interest Outdoor learning

2:00pm GMT

✭ Earth Science Out of Doors W30

Testing outdoor Earth science opportunities.

Proposers

Chris King

Geoscience teacher trainer, ESTA

Speakers

Elizabeth Devon

Team member, Elizabeth Devon

Earth science educator

Exhibitors

Earth Science Teachers Association

Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA)

The Earth Science Teachers' Association aims to advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences at all levels. Have you joined?@ESTA_UK

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
CTL 7

Host Organization Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU)
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Outdoor learning, Research
Tags Earth Science

2:00pm GMT

✭ 50 Shades of Science W28

PGCE Secondary Science trainees from the University of Worcester will wow you with a range of practical activities which can be used to engage and inspire all students. Practicals are linked to the new curriculum and come with guidance and support sheets.

Speakers

Janinne Delorenzo

Senior Lecturer, University of Worcester

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
CTL 8

11-19

Host Organization University of Worcester
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

2:00pm GMT

✭ Biology Practicals that Work REPEATED D03

Looking for reliable practicals that demonstrate the core principles of biology? Drop in to discover a lab full of engaging and affordable plant-based ideas.

Proposers

Alex Jenkin

Project Manager, Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS)

Speakers

Dan Jenkins

Exhibitors

Jamie Biggs

Science and Plants for Schools

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
CTL 5

11-19

Host Organization Science and Plants for Schools
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Practicals

2:00pm GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Practical Hub Workshop REPEATED W31

A chance to get hands on, carry out new and exciting practical’s and even make equipment to take back to school.

This is a practical workshop, which is hands on.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Steve Jones

Director, CLEAPSS

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
CTL 3

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

2:00pm GMT

✭ Creating Engaging Demonstrations to Enhance Learning S38

Why do we fail in making science interesting to students?
Helio Vogas introduces:

The Psychology of Engagement
How Demonstrations Enhance Learning
3 Ways to Create Eye-catching, Effective Demonstrations

Leave the session with approaches, ideas and demonstrations you can take back to the classroom to make your students sit up and engage,

Speakers

Hélio Vogas

Hélio Vogas International

In spite of being a college drop-out, Hélio can often be found at universities across Europe and Brazil speaking to university students as a guest lecturer and training professors in accelerated teaching skills to improve their students' performances. Hélio also built and sold a... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
CTH B

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, FE/ Skills, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals
Tags Featured

2:00pm GMT

✭ GCSE Physics Technician in Action REPEATED W73

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Speakers

Marcin Poblocki

AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Gilmour

11-19

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, Technicians
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment, Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest New specifications, Practicals

2:00pm GMT

✭ Getting the Best Out of SEND Learners in Science T39 CANCELLED

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this session has been cancelled.

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
TBA

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research
Tags SEN

2:00pm GMT

✭ Hands-on Electricity Generation REPEATED W21

Workshop that is interactive, engaging and fun. With our hand-held DC generator you can generate electricity and study about energy transformation, energy loss and efficiency.

Speakers

Michal Marcik

International Business Manager, Narika Corporation

Taiki Watanabe

Exhibitors

Narika Corporation

International Sales, Narika Corporation

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Rendall S4

11-19

Host Organization Narika Corporation
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International

2:00pm GMT

✭ Learn Science Using Cognitive Science T33

Seneca is a social enterprise that uses cognitive neuroscience to double students’ science performance. Our free homework and revision platform is exam board specific, has been tested in a 1,120 student RCT and was developed with input from leading neuroscientists. We want to create universal access to the best resources.

Speakers

Stephen Wilks

CEO, Seneca

Seneca is a social enterprise that uses cognitive neuroscience to improve students' information retention and understanding. Our platform is free for all schools and has been found in a 1,200 student RCT to improve learning by 105%.

Exhibitors

Seneca Learning

CEO, Seneca

We are a free learning platform that uses psychology and cognitive neuroscience to improve students' learning performance by 105% (1,120 student RCT). We offer exam board specific content, written by examiners, in both our platform and physical form free of charge.

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Maths Forsyth

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment

2:00pm GMT

✭ Oceans in the KS3-4 Science Curriculum W155

Take a peek at a brand new film told through the eyes of a teenage girl, using live action and animation (with film related snacks on offer). Try out some new learning resources developed especially for KS3-4 taking young people into the wild to learn about the science behind ocean sustainbility. Created by the Marine Stewardship Council, this session explores the science of sustainable fishing as an area of scientific interest for teachers, and trials a couple of new, practical-learning materials that will help science teachers embed ocean sustainability into their classrooms.

Speakers

Kate Jones and Rosalyn Bilbrough

Education consultants, Marine Stewardship Council

Speaker Rosalyn Bilbrough wrote MSC’s new film for young people aged 11-15 years alongside science specialists at MSC in London and across Europe. Rosalyn has written education films, resources and story books for Comic Relief, Fairtrade Foundation and the MSC for the past 17... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Rendall S11

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

2:00pm GMT

✭ Unconscious Bias and Its Effect in the Classroom T35

For more than 30 years, uptake of A-level physics among girls has remained at around 20%. Previous research from the IOP has shown that this 20% comes from certain schools and that schools that achieve a good gender balance in physics achieve a good gender balance in other subjects, suggesting that the problem isn’t with girls or physics - whole school environment makes a difference.
The latest project from the IOP has trialled interventions that looked at how bias and stereotyping could be addressed in a school environment as well how lower confidence of girls could be addressed. The project shows promising results with the number of girls taking A level physics in targeted schools trebling. This workshop looks at what unconscious bias is, how it affects the classroom and what teachers can do about it.

Speakers

Ellen Phillips

Jessica Rowson

Gender Balance Manager/Development Coach, Institute of Physics

Jessica Rowson is the Gender Balance Manager Pre-19 for the Institute of Physics, responsible for managing projects that look at the barriers faced by girls when deciding whether to continue to study physics at A-level, and what active steps can be taken to redress the imbalance... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Chadwick Barkla LT

11-19

Host Organization Institute of Physics
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD, Research

2:00pm GMT

✭ Workshop on Pedagogical Content Knowledge on questioning T36

Workshop on integrating subject knowledge with questioning. It is both research and experience based. Active with many ideas, some novel.

Flexible workshop format i.e. participants can choose how much time to spend on each activity.
Work with one or two others to increase ideas and applications
Uses innovative methods and traditional methods of questioning, linking data to flexible teaching
Links personal subject knowledge to classroom knowledge through questioning for learning
Focuses on formative learning for the teacher in a realistic context

Speakers

John Oversby

Consultant, Science Education Futures

Jude Sanders

Hibernia College

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Rendall S9

11-19

Host Organization Science Education Futures
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Research
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

2:00pm GMT

✭ Connect to Bring STEM Learning to Life! W23

A workshop focussed on how to achieve genuine collaboration through effective employer engagement, creating inspiring, enriched, enjoyable STEM learning experiences that will support learner progression. Explore a variety of approaches and ready -to-use resources that provide ‘a clear line of sight of work’ and the ‘connect’ to bring STEM learning to life!

Speakers

Cerian Ayres

Education and Training Foundation

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Rendall S1

11-19 FE & Skills Post-16

Host Organization FutureSkills South West
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

2:00pm GMT

✭ AQA A-level Biology Essay T34

The essay question is a long-standing part of AQA’s Biology A-level. This 25 mark question allows students to bring together ideas from throughout the course in a holistic way. This session is aimed at teachers who are new to AQA or who want to have a better understanding of how to prepare their students for the essay question. It will also be useful for teachers of KS4 sciences to help their students transition to A-level.

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Maths G02

Post-16

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
STEM Subject Biology

2:00pm GMT

✭ Cards for A2/Y13 Organic Chemistry W22

Activities to help students recognise organic compounds and link reactions. Challenging and fun!

Speakers

Hazel Shirley

Retired Chemistry Teacher

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Maths G03

Post-16

Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Chemistry

2:00pm GMT

✭ CREST Primary: From star to superstar W26

CREST Primary: from Star to SuperStar W26
CREST projects give children the chance to participate in hands-on science and solve real-life STEM challenges through enquiry-based learning. Come and join us to try some of our brand-new resources, find out how easy it is to get started using CREST and discuss how to integrate it into your teaching.

* Find out how to get started using CREST Awards in your school and register for a free account on our new online platform
* Try out some of the activities from our latest free project resources
* Explore the evidence for the impact of CREST on students, schools and teachers
* Discuss how CREST projects can be used to engage students of all abilities and interests from CREST Star at KS1 to SuperStar and Discovery at KS2

The CREST Awards scheme is the British Science Association’s flagship programme for young people, around 40’000 students in the UK gain CREST Awards every year. It is the only nationally recognised accreditation scheme for STEM project work (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects, providing science enrichment activities to inspire and engage 5-to-19-year olds.

Speakers

Jane Dowden

Education Manager, British Science Association

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Harold Wilson

Primary

Host Organization British Science Association
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

2:00pm GMT

✭ Playing with Protons T40

Discover how the Large Hadron Collider at CERN can be used to engage, enthuse and excite your pupils about science!

This session will provide primary school teachers with practical ideas about how the LHC can be used to teach different aspects on the primary curriculum with a focus on 'working scientifically'. CERN and the LHC are inspirational for children (and adults) of all ages. They provide an excellent vehicle for; showing that science is collaborative; demonstrating how scientific ideas have changed over time and modelling how scientific evidence has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

In addition this session will show how Particle Physics can be taught in primary schools in a relevant, engaging and meaningful way.

Speakers

Tom Holloway

Primary Science Teaching Trust

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Maths Proudman

Primary

Host Organization The Ogden Trust
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research

2:00pm GMT

✭ Practical Fun Delivering the Curriculum W25

We have nearly twenty years' experience of working in primary schools to support the ‘thinking and working scientifically’ aspects of the Primary Curriculum.
This session includes a huge selection of exciting, practical activities taken from our repertoire of workshops and family day events.
All the activities are easily-sourced, simple to explain and straightforward to teach. Come along and have fun!

Speakers

Meg Post

Workshop Leader, Sphere Science Ltd

Sarah Sisson

Workshop Leader, Sphere Science

Practical activities to do in classrooms, at school events and with families.

Martin Wesley

Director, Sphere Science Ltd

Exhibitors

Sphere Science

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Mandela Room

Primary

Host Organization Sphere Science Ltd
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science

2:00pm GMT

✭ Comprehending Texts & Acquiring Language in Science W24

Reading is key skill for independent learning in STEM subjects. This session demonstrates effective cooperative teaching strategies to boost students' ability to read and learn from scientific texts and acquire and apply subject-specific vocabulary.

Speakers

Naomi Hennah

Teacher, Chemistry Education Research Group

The awardees of the inaugural Education Research Fellowship (ERF) scheme present their research:Robert Campbell: Evaluate “flipped learning” approaches to GCSE practical work.Joanna Haywood: Evaluation of the use of British Sign Language to support the learning of Chemistry.Susan... Read More →

Ben Rogers

Director of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Paradigm Trust

Please talk to me about pedagogy, cognitive science and curriculum. I've taught primary and secondary science. I also like boardgames. Author of 'Big Ideas in Physics and How to Teach Them'

Jakob Werdelin

CEO, Werdelin Education

Ms Naomi Hennah (@MrsHennah) and I are presenting our workshop on reading and oracy in science. If you want to effectively combine the acquisition and application of subject-specific vocabulary with enquiry and higher level thinking - not to mention the complex communication and collaboration... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm GMT
Rendall S3

11-19

Host Organization Werdelin Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest International, Literacy

2:00pm GMT

✭ Make your Own Microfluidic Lab on a Chip! W27

The expanding field of microfluidic lab on a chip technology is brought to the classroom using affordable techniques for the production of lab on a chip devices. In the hands-on session participants will learn how to make such devices using standard office equipment. The procedures can be used in science education programmes in primary or secondary schools, and even in higher education courses.

Lab on a chip devices can be used on the tabletop. A sample video of such a device produced from office lamination foil: https://youtu.be/XwR7ft-TWFc?list=PL95349EFBE9DF2A88

If the Lab on a chip devices have standard dimensions, they also can be mounted in a quite simple chip holder, allowing fluidic connections to syringes and pumps. A complete microfluidic setup can be built at limitied cost. Small scale chemistry like formation of nanoparticles and precipitations for use in the classroom can be experienced during the workshop. Using advanced, nearly professional equipment, allows numerous experiments demonstrating the essentials of microfluidics.

More information at labochip.org and our article in J. Chem. Education (in press), published online 15 december 2017: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00506.

Also the novel unpublished use of a digital cutting machine to produce fluidic devices from foil will be demonstrated. The handouts of the presentation will be shared after the workshop. Several video's can be viewed after clicking marks in the presentation.

Speakers

Jan Jaap Wietsma

President NVON (the dutch association for science education), NVON / University of Twente

Currently I am president of NVON, the association of teachers and technicians of science in the Netherlands. I am seeking opportunities to work together internationally to improve science education in our contry. At University of Twente I am working on outreach projects on STEM, including... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm GMT
CTL 2

11-19

Host Organization University of Twente
Audience (Specific) 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Creative Technology
Area of Interest International, Practicals

2:30pm GMT

✭ BERG: Towards Transition-Driven Civic Science S04

his talk discusses the transition to new forms of science engagement that respond to ‘wicked’ sustainability challenges. These ideas assume that any data gathered through civic science initiatives can provide useful input to conservation science and can simultaneously empower citizens to engage in debates about local and global sustainability issues.

Speakers

Justin Dillon

Professor of Science and Environmental Education, University of Exeter

President, National Association for Environmental Education; Editor-in-Chief, Studies in Science Education; Trustee, Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:30pm - 3:00pm GMT
Rendall S10

Host Organization University of Bristol
Conference Theme Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG, Featured

2:30pm GMT

✭ Using Positive Psychology in the Classroom T42

Positive Psychology uses current research methods and ideas to boost performance by concentrating on individuals wellbeing, strengths, positive emotions, and resilience.

Speakers

Steve Emery

IDS Education

Having recently completed a Masters course in Positive Psychology I am keen to share my learnings in a bid to improve well-being of all people . I have a background of inspirational talks and motivation and am using this to help people in schools businesses and individuals to promote... Read More →

Exhibitors

Instrument Direct Services

IDS Education

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Maths 103

Host Organization IDS Education
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD, Research

2:30pm GMT

✭ Engaging Science Students through Simple Practicals & IT W33

Sometimes finding new ideas to engage students can be difficult and time consuming. This session from STEM Learning, using our extensive collection of resources, will give you a hand with some new ideas to share with colleagues and use in the classroom. We will explore a range of simple and inspiring practical ideas for use with students in science lessons that can be used as starters, examples of science concepts, plenaries or STEM Clubs. The practicals will include the use of apps, cheap and easy to use science equipment, gadgets and gizmos and simple ways to capture and magnify images. The session will contain practical ideas for chemistry, biology, physics and the use of technology in the laboratory or classroom.

Proposers

Sarah Heathwood

Communications Coordinator, STEM Learning

Speakers

Simon Quinnell

National Technicians Lead, National STEM Learning Centre

Simon is the National Technician Lead at the National STEM Learning Centre., with responsibility for the technicians programme and practical work. Before working at the National STEM Learning Centre Simon worked as a FE lecturer and Senior Science technician at colleges and schools... Read More →

Exhibitors

STEM Learning

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
CTL 1

11-19

Host Organization STEM Learning
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Creative Technology

2:30pm GMT

✭ Quest for Speed REPEATED W144

Proposers

Timstar

Speakers

Rebecca Byrne

Timstar

Henning Schou

Science Product Developer, Timstar / Frederiksen Scientific

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Chadwick Rotbalt LT

11-19

Host Organization Timstar
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

2:30pm GMT

✭ 'When will I ever use this in the real world, Sir?' T41

Putting curriculum into context - find out about STEM Ambassadors, Big Bang Fairs and other programmes to support the work you do in the classroom.

Speakers

Alison Christoffer

Operations Manager, All About STEM

Michelle Dow

Managing Director, All About STEM

Thursday January 4, 2018 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Rendall LT3

11-19 FE & Skills Post-16 Primary

Host Organization All About STEM
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context, Scientific enquiry

3:00pm GMT

✭ BERG: What’s the point of protecting biodiversity? T45

A new approach to teaching about conservation.

Speakers

Marcus Grace

Science Advisor, University of Southampton

Dr Carys Hughes

Initial teacher training lecturer, University of Southampton Secondary ITE

Head of Science in my previous life. Now training pre-service and in-service teachers. I specialise in biology and SEND and I am an accredited Autism Ambassador. My research interest is children's connection to nature.

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 3:30pm GMT
Rendall S10

11-19

Host Organization Univeristy of Southampton
Audience (Specific) 11-14, ITE
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development, Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

3:00pm GMT

✭ Get your School to Go Green! REPEATED W75

Speakers

Henry Greenwood

Founder and Managing Director, Green Schools Project

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
Rendall S8

Host Organization Green Schools Project
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
STEM Subject Biology

3:00pm GMT

✭ Plugging Into the Sun REPEATED W138

Build and race a solar car using Solar Active STEM resources to achieve outcomes in climate change science while learning through ‘trial & improvement’ to raise attainment.

Speakers

David Garlovsky

CEO - TEACHER TRAINER, Solar Active

David Garlovsky pioneered an education method that fosters self-confidence within teaching/learning; effective in encouraging invention and problem solving through application of scientific, technology, engineering and mathematical concepts. Making learning enjoyable and encouraging... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
Rendall S7

Host Organization Solar-Active
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

3:00pm GMT

✭ The true Wonder of Maths always lies Beyond just Numbers S40

By introducing us to the major characters and leading us through many historical twists and turns, Johnny slowly unravels the tale of how humanity built up a knowledge and understanding of shapes, numbers and patterns from ancient times, a story that leads directly to the technological wonderland we live in today. As Galileo said, 'Everything in the universe is written in the language of mathematics', and Wonders Beyond Numbers is your guide to this language.
Mathematics is only one part of this rich and varied tale; we meet many fascinating personalities along the way, such as a mathematician who everyone has heard of but who may not have existed; a Greek philosopher who made so many mistakes that many wanted his books destroyed; a mathematical artist who built the largest masonry dome on earth, which builders had previously declared impossible; a world-renowned painter who discovered mathematics and decided he could no longer stand the sight of a brush; and a philosopher who lost his head, but only after he had died.
Enriched with tales of colourful personalities and remarkable discoveries, there is also plenty of mathematics for keen readers to get stuck into. Written in Johnny Ball's characteristically light-hearted and engaging style, this book is packed with historical insight and mathematical marvels; join Johnny and uncover the wonders found beyond the numbers.

Johnny Ball will be signing copies of his latest book at ASE Booksales in the Exhibition Marquee 12pm-1.30pm on Thursday.

Speakers

Johnny Ball

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
CTH A

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Mathematics
Tags Featured

3:00pm GMT

✭ Biology Practicals that Work REPEATED D04

Looking for reliable practicals that demonstrate the core principles of biology? Drop in to discover a lab full of engaging and affordable plant-based ideas.

Proposers

Alex Jenkin

Project Manager, Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS)

Speakers

Dan Jenkins

Exhibitors

Jamie Biggs

Science and Plants for Schools

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
CTL 5

11-19

Host Organization Science and Plants for Schools
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Practicals

3:00pm GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Practical Hub Workshop REPEATED W35

A chance to get hands on, carry out new and exciting practical’s and even make equipment to take back to school.

This is a practical workshop, which is hands on.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Steve Jones

Director, CLEAPSS

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
CTL 3

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

3:00pm GMT

✭ Developing Diagnostic Questions S33

We will discuss examples of diagnostic questions, and suggest ways of developing questions that can provide sound evidence of students’ thinking, within the classroom setting.

Effective teaching requires good evidence of students’ thinking and how it is developing, so that this can inform what you do next. Diagnostic questions are designed to elicit this evidence. This session will present and discuss some examples of diagnostic questions written by the presenters, and suggest some ways of developing questions that can provide sound evidence of students’ thinking in ‘real time’, within the classroom setting.

Find out more about the work of the University of York Science Education Group

Speakers

Professor Robin Millar

University of York

Mary Whitehouse

Chair, ASE

Mary Whitehouse is Immediate Past Chair of the ASE and a physics educator with experience in school, in university, and in international contexts. She is an honorary fellow in the University of York Science Education Group which has an international reputation for its research and... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

University of York Science Education Group

University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG)

The University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG) aims to make a sustained positive impact on the outcomes of both formal and informal science education through high quality research that has an impact on policy and practice, the development and evaluation of research-informed... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
Rendall LT7

11-19

Host Organization University of York Science Education Group
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning

3:00pm GMT

✭ Light - capturing the fastest thing in the Universe! W146

Explore camera obscuras, pinhole photography and other innovative ways to teach light in the classroom. Every attendee will make and take away their own 6 month duration exposure, solargraph pinhole camera for their school as well as looking at several obscuras and discovering new ways to teach the wonder of light, the fastest thing in the universe.

Proposers

ASE & Millgate House Book Sales

Managing Director, ASE

Speakers

Justin Quinnell

Director and Freelance Lecturer, Real Photography CIC

Justin is a world expert in: pinhole photography, camera obscuras and light which he has been teaching for over 25 years. He is an Associate Lecturer at Falmouth University and his recent book, 'Discovering Light' was published last year. His past media activities have ranged from... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
Rendall S5

11-19

3:00pm GMT

✭ Study Like an Athlete: A how-to guide T44

There should be little difference between how athletes train and students study. Athletes achieve mastery through short training sessions, repeating things until they know them. A technological, data-led approach can lead to a revision revolution, recreating these methods and techniques for students, allowing everyone to reach their potential.

Speakers

Murray Morrison

Founder, Tassomai

I built Tassomai to help students achieve more in science, grow in confidence and excel in exams. The idea was to use the approaches long-used by athletes and musicians to master their art, and apply these strategies to revision and learning. My background as a professional musician... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
Rendall LT5

11-19

Host Organization Tassomai - The Learning Programme
Conference Theme Creative Technology
Area of Interest Research

3:00pm GMT

✭ Technicians' Professional Development S05

Find out how to access CPD and progress to gain Registered Science Technician (RSciTech). Led by the ASE Technicians Committee.

Speakers

Jan O'Connell

ASE Technicians' Committee

Liz Shaw RSciTech

Biology technician, Liverpool College

I have been working as a Biology technician for 9 years. I am passionate about improving the lot of science technicians and I am on the ASE technicians committee. I help to run the annual technicians conference in York. I am involved with a number of activities at school including... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
CTH D

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) Technicians
Conference Theme Professional Learning Journey
Area of Interest CPD
Tags Featured

3:00pm GMT

✭ Preparing for the introduction of T-Levels: A local approach to implementation of technical education reform S06

T-Levels will be introduced for post-16 students from 2020. Hear how colleges in several localities are preparing to offer routes such as Engineering & Manufacturing and Health & Science.

Speakers

Jenifer Burden

Director of Programmes, Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
Rendall LT8

11-19 Post-16 FE & Skills

Host Organization Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Audience (Specific) 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment, STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest New specifications
Tags Featured

3:00pm GMT

✭ Attitudes to STEM & PRINCIPIA T106

Research Into Spaceflight and Engagement with STEM (RISES) investigates the influence of learning about space on 2,500 students from over 40 schools across the country.

Speakers

Judith Bennett

Salters' Professor, University of York

I am the Salters’ Professor of Science Education and leader of the University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG). UYSEG has an international reputation for its research and research-informed curriculum development work, and is the home of national courses including Salters... Read More →

Maria Turkenburg

Researcher, University of York (UYSEG)

Exhibitors

University of York Science Education Group

University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG)

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
Rendall LT6

Primary

Host Organization University of York
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research, STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

3:00pm GMT

✭ Perimeter Institute's Expanding Universe W103

Explore evidence for the expanding universe, age of the universe, possible future outcomes, and discuss some ideas for how we can teach this amazing idea!

Speakers

Nathan Chow

Consultant, Perimeter Institute

Stuart Farmer CSciTeach CPhys FInstP

Education Manager (Scotland), Institute of Physics

I was a teacher of physics in Scotland for over 30 years before becoming the Scottish Education Manager for IOP in February 2019. Throughout this time I have been active in curriculum and assessment development and providing professional learning for teachers. I am a former Chair... Read More →

Damian Pope

Senior Manager, Perimeter Institute

Tonia Williams

Perimeter Institute

Exhibitors

Tonia Williams

Educational Outreach Programme Manager, Perimeter Institute

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:30pm GMT
CTH 4

11-19

Host Organization Perimeter Institute
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International, Research

3:00pm GMT

✭ Biology A-level: Reflections on teaching & assessment REPEATED T43

This session reviews the first assessment of A-level Biology, considering data from the exam and is accompanied by a teacher's experience and hints.

Proposers

OCR

Awarding Body, OCR

Speakers

Richard Tateson

A Level Biology Subject Advisor, OCR

Richard is A Level Biology Subject Advisor at OCR. He has taught biology in Suffolk, worked on nature-inspired computation at BT Research Labs and studied fruit flies at Cambridge University.

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 4:30pm GMT
Maths 105

Post-16

Host Organization OCR
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest New specifications

3:00pm GMT

✭ Love Food Love Science T47

Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) will present their work programme supporting teachers for the Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE and KS3/4 science curricula, through their Love Food Love Science platform.

Speakers

Andrew Gardner

Operations Director, IFST

I am responsible for supporting the development and promotion of IFST's Love Food Love Science platform, designed to support GCSE teachers and promote food science to their students, the next generation of food scientists.

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Rendall LT1

11-19

Host Organization Institute of Food Science & Technology
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest Real-world context

3:00pm GMT

✭ Secondary Engineer in the Classroom D05

Secondary Engineer Fluid Power and Bicycle Club activities for secondary schools. Two exciting team based design, manufacture and create schemes with true STEM integration.

Proposers

Susan Scurlock

Primary Engineer

Speakers

Steve Massey

Primary Engineer

Sponsors

Primary Engineer

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Rendall LT4

11-19

Host Organization Primary Engineer
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Creative Technology
STEM Subject Engineering
Area of Interest Real-world context

3:30pm GMT

✭ CANCELLED Engaging through the History and Philosophy of Science T51

From evolution to entropy, scientific ideas have fascinating histories and coneptual roots. Explore how the history and philosophy of science can bring new life to a huge range of topics.

Speakers

Dr James Stark

Academic Fellow in Medical Humanities, University of Leeds

I am a historian of science, technology and medicine, doing original research and teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students. As a graduate in Natural Sciences, now working as an academic historian, I am passionate about showing the relevance of science for society and... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
Chadwick Barkla LT

Host Organization University of Leeds
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning

3:30pm GMT

✭ CANCELLED Frontier Science: Energy Storage Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries T52

Due to circumstances beyond our control this session has been cancelled.

Proposers

University of Liverpool

Speakers

Dr Iain Aldous

Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy - University of Liverpool

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
CTH C

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development, Frontier Science
STEM Subject Chemistry, Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

3:30pm GMT

✭ Science Teaching: What works? T48

What’s the evidence for what works in the classroom, and what are the implications for teaching?

Speakers

Stuart Naylor

Writer & Consultant, ASE

Exhibitors

ASE & Millgate House Book Sales

Managing Director, ASE

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
Guild of Students Library

Host Organization Millgate House
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research

3:30pm GMT

✭ The Teenage Brain W42 CANCELLED

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Janinne Delorenzo

Senior Lecturer, University of Worcester

Janinne Delorenzo

Senior Lecturer, University of Worcester, Institute of Education

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
TBA

11-19

Host Organization University of Worcester
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research

3:30pm GMT

✭ 'Do we have to draw a bar chart, Miss?' REPEATED W36

Are your children stuck in a rut when presenting their findings? Can they choose appropriate recording methods for different data and types of enquiry? Come and explore different ways to present findings from enquiries. Think about how to support your children with developing independence in this area.

Speakers

Liz Lawrence

Advisory Teacher, BDSIP

Chair of ASE Futures - if you are involved in supporting teachers at any stage of their career ask me about this PSQM Senior Hub leader

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
Guild of Students McAusland Room

Primary

Host Organization LB Barking and Dagenham
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

3:30pm GMT

✭ BERG: Early Years pictorial fiction books and learning science. Identifying the potential for an emerging biology T49

Discuss what our research found about using pictorial story books in learning science in the early years and find out the methods we used.

Speakers

Andrew French

Physics Teacher, Winchester College

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
Rendall S10

Primary

Host Organization UCL IOE
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Literacy, Research
Tags BERG, Biology Education Research Group - BERG

3:30pm GMT

✭ Reasons to Reason in Primary Science and Mathematics W37

Speakers

Alan Cross

University of Manchester

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
Guild of Students Harold Wilson

Primary

Host Organization Manchester Institute of Education - University of Manchester
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Mathematics

3:30pm GMT

✭ What's the Value of Sharing? A unique approach to CPD T53

The Great Science Share: input, impact and future. Children-to-children leading to teacher-to-teacher, the Great Science Share’s (GSS) annual programme of events exploits peer-to-peer learning and challenges everyone to step outside of their day to day and to shout about the value of primary science. If you’ve been involved, or if GSS is new for you, this workshop gives you the information you need to know to share the professional learning emerging from it. A University of Manchester SEERIH project.

Speakers

Melissa Loughran

STEM Leader, St Edwards CE Academy, Leek

STEM Leader, Middle School Science Teacher, Primary Teacher, University of Manchester Teacher Champion, STEM Learning Facilitator, member of Primary Science Journal Editorial Board and JCB Junior Innovator development team.

Shane Nolan

Science Subject Leader, Christ the King RC Primary School

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
Maths Forsyth

Primary

Host Organization SEERIH - The University of Manchester
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Professional Learning Journey
Area of Interest CPD, Research

3:30pm GMT

✭ Future-proofing your Secondary Science Curriculum T50

Led by the ASE 11-19 Committee.

The first hour of this session will demonstrate how planning through appropriately sequenced key ideas can stabilise your science curriculum in an ever-changing educational landscape, reducing the need to "re-invent the wheel". Activities will allow you to apply the principles discussed to your own subject-specific needs.

The room has been booked for a second hour to give time to discuss, collaborate and potentially produce material to bring back to share with your department. This second part of the session is entirely optional but Helen will remain in order to facilitate and provide support and suggestions as required.

Speakers

Helen Harden

Science curriculum specialist

ASE Chair (2022-23), chemistry curriculum specialist and resource deveoper, creator of the chemistry BEST diagnostic questions

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 3:30pm - 5:30pm GMT
Guild of Students Mandela Room

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
STEM Subject Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Area of Interest New specifications, Real-world context
Conference Pathway Head of Chemistry
Tags Featured

4:00pm GMT

✭ ESTA Distinguished Speaker: Nick Braithwaite S07

The internet of field and laboratory things: Real data, authentic interfaces for practical work
Please be aware that the work described in this talk is not about replacing field trips and laboratories with something less expensive and less exciting. Rather it is about using the affordances of the internet to take people closer than they might easily get to the exciting discovery opportunities of interactive learning.
The OpenSTEM Labs are the digital equivalent of a field study centre and a block of teaching labs. We began with onscreen activities such as virtual microscopes and other interactive tools linked to real data. Recent investment has allowed the incorporation of facilities for online remote access to real instruments: optical and electron microscopes; analytical tools such as spectrophotometry, FTIR, HPLC, GCMS; a planetary-rover training-landscape; immersive virtual reality. These form a key part of the practical facilities that are now accessible to our distance learning students, via the internet and 24/7. The OpenSTEM Labs enable us to be more inclusive and more accessible than is conventionally the case. In addition to describing how the OpenSTEM Labs are used across all of STEM, including by students of Earth Sciences, this talk will propose ways which we might enable other educators to make use of our facilities. In the presentation several remotely located instruments will be operated and other on screen devices for interactive learning will be demonstrated.
The OpenSTEM Labs are a key feature of the OU's curriculum in several STEM disciplines. It is based on an original initiative with the Wolfson Foundation (2012) to establish the OpenScience Laboratory. In 2015 further investment from a HEFCE STEM capital investment enabled us to expand the laboratory to cover a wide range of disciplines including Engineering, with a new OpenNetworking Lab to be added in the near future. The OpenSTEM Labs are contributing to a HEFCE funded project "Embedding and Sustaining Inclusive STEM Practices" (in collaboration with Earth Science colleagues in Plymouth and Leeds).

Proposers

Chris King

Geoscience teacher trainer, ESTA

Speakers

Professor Nick Braithwaite

Associate Dean, Academic Excellence, The Open University

Since 2010 I have taken a special interest in enabling a wider range of student to be able to benefit from the kind of interactive learning that has traditionally taken place on field trips and in laboratories. I am currently the Director of the Open University's OpenSTEM Labs which... Read More →

Exhibitors

Earth Science Teachers Association

Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA)

The Earth Science Teachers' Association aims to advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences at all levels. Have you joined?@ESTA_UK

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
CTH B

Host Organization Earth Science Teachers' Association
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, Advisors, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Creative Technology
Area of Interest Outdoor learning, Research
Tags Earth Science, Featured

4:00pm GMT

✭ CANCELLED Physics Education Research: The Highlights! T58

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

James de Winter

Lecturer in Science Education, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education

I am PGCE Physics Tutor at the Faculty of Education in Cambridge. I lead the physics research network and early career teacher support programs for the Ogden Trust. I am also a member of the Physics Education Research group at the University of Uppsala, Sweden where l am researching... Read More →

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Rendall LT2

11-19

Host Organization University of Cambridge and University of Uppsala
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Physics

4:00pm GMT

✭ CANCELLED Retaining Not Re-teaching in GCSE T55

Due to illness, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Tracey Baxter

Tracey Baxter Consultancy Services

Tracey is an independent secondary science consultant. Prior to this, Tracey taught science for 10 years before becoming a consultant in two local authorities. She currently works closely with STEM Learning as a Triple Science Advisor and as Regional Development Lead, supporting... Read More →

Exhibitors

STEM Learning

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Rendall S11

11-19

Host Organization STEM Learning
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning

4:00pm GMT

✭ Hands-on Static Electricity REPEATED W40

Hands-on workshop with activities to study about electrostatics. With an innovative hand-held electrostatic generator continuous static electricity generation is possible even in very humid weather.

Speakers

Michal Marcik

International Business Manager, Narika Corporation

Taiki Watanabe

Exhibitors

Narika Corporation

International Sales, Narika Corporation

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Rendall S4

11-19

Host Organization Narika Corporation
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International

4:00pm GMT

✭ How to Get Your Students Solving Physics Problems W150

Motivating and extending your students without the stress.

Speakers

Robin Hughes

Project Physicist at Isaac Physics and Chair of the BPhO, Isaac Physics

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Exhibition Marquee The Pearson Teaching, Learning and Assessment Hub

11-19

Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context

4:00pm GMT

✭ Using Technology in Science W39

Led by the ASE Technicians Committee. This session will use social media, apps and websites to show how you can get the most out of your department, including Facebook and LabLogger.

Speakers

Phil Wilson

RSciTech, Site + Systems Manager

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
CTL 1

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) Technicians
Conference Theme Creative Technology
Area of Interest CPD
Tags Featured

4:00pm GMT

✭ Practically Speaking at A-level T57

This session will focus on the ways we assess practical work in the AQA A-level Science qualifications. This session will include feedback on the 2017 A-level Science exams and practical endorsement, and next steps for intervention.

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Speakers

Peter Rupkus

AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Maths G02

Post-16

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 14-16, Advisors, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications

4:00pm GMT

✭ Space as a Context for Studying STEM in the Post-16 classroom T54

The European Space Education Resource Office in the UK supports teachers to use space as an engaging topics for the study of STEM. In this session we will discuss how space science research, carried out in the UK, can be bought into the classroom to engage post-16 students in STEM.

Speakers

Alex Brown

Manager of European Space Education Resource Office-UK, STEM Learning

Tom Lyons

Teacher Fellow, ESERO-UK

Tom is the ESERO-UK Teacher Fellow, based at the National STEM Learning Centre, York. He works with teachers to use space as a context in STEM subjects from primary up to post-16. Tom has a degree in Physics and a Masters in Space Science. He has been a satellite engineer, with Airbus... Read More →

Exhibitors

STEM Learning

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT
Maths G03

Post-16

Host Organization STEM Learning
Audience (Specific) FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Space
Area of Interest Research

4:00pm GMT

✭ DNA fingerprinting using PCR and Gel Electrophoresis REPEATED W34

Proposers

Timstar

Speakers

Rebecca Byrne

Timstar

Lucienne McCallum

Regional Sales Manager, Timstar

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:30pm GMT
Rendall S6

11-19

Host Organization Timstar
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Practicals

4:00pm GMT

✭ The Value of Active Communities of Practice in STEM Action Research T56

We will share many successful examples of Action Research in a Community of Practice (PALAVA) in this audience involved keynote.

Speakers

John Oversby

Consultant, Science Education Futures

Jude Sanders

Hibernia College

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:30pm GMT
Rendall LT3

11-19

Host Organization Science Education Futures
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Research
Area of Interest CPD, Research

4:00pm GMT

✭ FE TeachMeet S08

Join other FE practitioners to share quick, top tips. Email nicola@seventhcorner.co.uk if you want to have a 5-minute slot to present your best teaching resource or idea.

You can attend this informal CPD session with a Free Exhibition Entry Only ticket.

Proposers

Helen Roberts

Trustee, ASE

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:00pm - 5:30pm GMT
Rendall S1

Free Exhibition Session Post-16

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD
Tags Featured

4:30pm GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Practical Hub Workshop REPEATED W38

A chance to get hands on, carry out new and exciting practical’s and even make equipment to take back to school.

This is a practical workshop, which is hands on.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Steve Jones

Director, CLEAPSS

Thursday January 4, 2018 4:30pm - 6:00pm GMT
CTL 3

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

5:00pm GMT

✭ ASE Conference Reception

Known as the 'Members' Reception', this social gathering is open to everyone. Join ASE for a free glass of wine and the chance to meet other science educators in an informal environment.
The winner of the ASE Book Award 2017 will be announced.

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Thursday January 4, 2018 5:00pm - 6:30pm GMT
Exhibition Marquee

Free Exhibition Session

Conference Pathway Head of Chemistry
Tags Featured

9:00am GMT

✭ Schools' Exhibition - Morning session S09

Teachers from all schools and colleges are invited to bring a display of their science class work - either a specific project or a range of ideas. All teachers presenting a display get a FREE day at the ASE Annual Conference, email nicola@seventhcorner.co.uk for more details or to book a display space.

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Friday January 5, 2018 9:00am - 12:30pm GMT
CTL Foyer

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context, Scientific enquiry
Tags Featured

9:15am GMT

✭ Brenda Keogh Lecture: ASE Primary Science Guide - Launch S11

This session marks the launch of the new edition of the ASE's flagship Guide to Primary Science, written by 50 teachers, researchers and teacher trainers from our membership. Edited by Sarah Earle and Natasha Serret, this key publication will help all members engage with innovative and informative ideas designed to support and raise science teaching and learning to an outstanding level in our classrooms. The two editors and several teacher authors will present an overview and selected examples the new edition. Come along to enter into the debate about how ASE supports primary science through our publications.

Speakers

Dr Sarah Earle

Primary Science Lecturer, Bath Spa University

Natasha Serret

Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University

Dr. Natasha Serret is a senior lecturer and the course leader for the undergraduate BA (Hons) in Primary Education at the Nottingham Institute of Education. She is passionate about science learning and teaching, and this is reflected in her range of experiences of teaching and educational... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Friday January 5, 2018 9:15am - 10:15am GMT
CTH B

Primary

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD, Research
Conference Pathway Primary Science Coordinator
Tags Featured

9:30am GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Fit to Drive? T62

In the UK, the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) adopt a risk based approach to determine who can obtain a driving license either as a new driver, or following an incapacitating medical event. The guidelines for driving following a first seizure (fit) require the risk of another seizure in the next 12 months to be less than 20%. But how long, after a first unprovoked seizure, must a driver be seizure-free before they fall below this risk and can therefore regain their driving license?

Proposers

University of Liverpool

Speakers

Laura Bonnett

NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Liverpool

I am a National Institute of Heath Research Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Liverpool. My primary research interest involves estimating time to next event for patients with recurrent conditions such as epilepsy and asthma. In addition, I am a STEM Ambassador, and a member... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
CTH C

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Frontier Science
STEM Subject Mathematics
Area of Interest Mathematics, Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

9:30am GMT

✭ Wireless Datalogging in Action REPEATED W46

Learn how wireless technology will connect your logger to Ipads, Iphones, Android phones, tablets and the PC. Bring your own device and join in.

Speakers

Barry Hawkins

Data Harvest

Exhibitors

Data Harvest Group

Sales Director, Data Harvest Group Ltd.

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
CTL 1

Host Organization Data Harvest
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Creative Technology, Education for Sustainable Development

9:30am GMT

✭ CERG: Inclusive practice, how far has science education come since the Warnock report? S10

The lecture will look at the extent to which the notion of inclusive practice, with specific reference to provision for SEND but also at social inclusion more widely, has impacted upon science teaching, and explore some of the barriers which continue to prevail in science education.

Speakers

Jane Essex CChem Ed D MA FRSC SFHEA

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Education, University of Strathclyde School of Education

I am a staunch advocate of science education for everyone, so always good to talk to about inclusion in all its guises. Other hobbies/ obsessions are practical science and science in everyday and heritage contexts.

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Chadwick Rotbalt LT

11-19

Host Organization CERG (Chemistry Education Research Group)
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Research
STEM Subject Chemistry

9:30am GMT

✭ Environmental Education in Secondary Science T64

Where is it, what is it and what should the future be? In this session we will set out the current situation of environment education (EE) provision in secondary curriculums in England and share current trends in other countries. We invite you to share your experiences, concerns, insights and suggestions and in so doing contribute to a national study exploring the current and potential future trajectory of EE

Speakers

Rachel Cook

King's College London

Melissa Glackin

Senior Lecturer and Director of MA in STEM Education, King's College London

Outdoor secondary science education; environmental education; biology field work

Heather King

Reader in Science Education, King's College London

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Chadwick Barkla LT

11-19

Host Organization King's College London
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
STEM Subject Biology

9:30am GMT

✭ Hands-on Electricity Generation REPEATED W45

Workshop that is interactive, engaging and fun. With our hand-held DC generator you can generate electricity and study about energy transformation, energy loss and efficiency.

Speakers

Michal Marcik

International Business Manager, Narika Corporation

Taiki Watanabe

Exhibitors

Narika Corporation

International Sales, Narika Corporation

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Guild of Students Harold Wilson

11-19

Host Organization Narika Corporation
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International

9:30am GMT

✭ Intervention: Check Points and Pinch Points REPEATED T61

Building on feedback from teachers at previous conferences, we have taken the pinch points forward. The principles can be applied to make your own Check Points and Pinch Points. This session is ideal for those who teach KS3 science and want to include more easy-to-use opportunities for feedback and intervention.

Speakers

Andy Chandler-Grevatt

Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of Brighton

Exhibitors

Oxford Science

Oxford University Press

Visit the Oxford stand for support and resources for KS3, GCSE, A Level and more. Try out our online resources and assessment on Kerboodle, or get hints and tips on intervention and progression from assessment expert Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt. Plus, don't miss your chance to pick... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Guild of Students Mandela Room

11-19

Host Organization Oxford University Press
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications, Research

9:30am GMT

✭ Science Ambassadors W44

This workshop is aimed at teachers of key stage 3 (Years 8 and 9) students. This session will provide an overview of what the Institute of Physics Science Ambassador Training Scheme is and how schools can get involved to develop their own Physics Ambassadors. Once trained, these ambassadors can deliver sessions at outreach events, primary schools or for a school STEM club before helping to train a new generation of Science Ambassadors at their school. The scheme is unique in that it uses an inter-generational teaching and learning approach, helping to bridge the gap for the students involved. It also uses inclusive teaching practices to compliment the work the IOP is doing to address gender balance in Physics and empowers students; especially girls, to drive through their own ideas.
During the session participants will get an opportunity to try out some of the activities that the students complete on the training day, find out a little more about the preparatory personal development workshops, the feedback received to date and what some Science Ambassadors are up to now.

Speakers

Claire Aspinall

Institute of Physics

Ellen Phillips

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Maths G02

11-19

Host Organization Institute of Physics
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

9:30am GMT

✭ The Cambridge Colleges’ Physics Experience: a widening participation project T163

For whom: teachers YY7-13; university liaison officers
Key themes: Widening Participation; Areas of deprivation; Girls into physics.
Since 2010, the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge has presented this Widening Participation opportunity to several thousand secondary pupils. The target audience for the project is schools which have low rates of progression to HE, as located by use of the POLAR 3 participation survey. The talk will demonstrate some of the activities used and will present data on the effectiveness of the programme in influencing young people’s views of Physics and its place among their perceived career options.

Presenters: Steve Martin and Jacob Butler, Outreach Office, Cavendish Lab, University of Cambridge

Speakers

Steve Martin

Cavendish Lab

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Chadwick Chadwick LT

11-19

Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

9:30am GMT

✭ Preparing for GCSE (9-1) Sciences Assessment T59

Over 80,000 students took Edexcel's Y10 GCSE (9-1) exams in 2017. Hear how our detailed analysis highlights trends and help your students prepare for Summer 2018.

Proposers

Pearson

C12 & C14, Pearson

Speakers

Kathryn Booth

Pearson

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Exhibition Marquee The Pearson Teaching, Learning and Assessment Hub

11-19 Free Exhibition Session

Host Organization Pearson
Audience (Specific) 14-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications

9:30am GMT

✭ Flipped Physics Teaching T60

Engage your students outside of the classroom and improve their attainment in A-level Physics.

Speakers

Lewis Matheson

Director, Physics Online

l run a succesful YouTube channel with hundreds of GCSE and A Level Physics videos used by thousands of students, ideal for flipped learning and revision.

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am GMT
Maths 103

Post-16

Host Organization A-level Physics Online
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Physics

9:30am GMT

✭ Experiments on Vacuum W43

We would introduce a lesson programme on vacuum. It is developed based on historical research, especially on Otto Guericke, a mayor of Magdeburg.
Our experiments by reprodued Guericke' air pump can be seen on youtube.

Speakers

Osamu MATSUNO

NPO Lactin Institute

Based on it's historical research, we've developed a lesson programme on vacuum. We would like make people happy by showing a series of experiments as Guericke did. We are going to show you our reproduced pump as well.

Koji Tsukamoto

Professor, Chiba Institute of Science

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am GMT
Guild of Students McAusland Room

Host Organization Aichi Art University
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International

9:30am GMT

✭ Perimeter Institute's How Do Scientists Think? W136

What is special about the way scientists think? Explore classroom activities that gives your students a real sense of what being a scientist is about through hands-on activities. This session relates directly to "Working Scientifically" and will give you the tools to implement the nature of science in your classroom!

Speakers

Nathan Chow

Consultant, Perimeter Institute

Greg Dick

Director of External Relations, Perimeter Institute

Greg Dick is a charismatic education thought leader, author, trailblazing teacher, and passionate advocate of scientific literacy. Since 2007, Greg has served as the Director of Educational Outreach at Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, where... Read More →

Tonia Williams

Perimeter Institute

Exhibitors

Tonia Williams

Educational Outreach Programme Manager, Perimeter Institute

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am GMT
CTL 5

Host Organization Perimeter Institute
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International, Research

9:30am GMT

✭ Chemistry A-level: Reflections on teaching and assessment REPEATED T63

This session reviews the first assessment of A-level Chemistry, considering data from the exam and is accompanied by a teacher's experience and hints.

Proposers

OCR

Awarding Body, OCR

Speakers

Andy Brunning

A Level Chemistry subject advisor, OCR

Andy is OCR’s A Level Chemistry subject advisor. He has previously taught chemistry in Bournemouth and Cambridge, and also has experience in science communication

Friday January 5, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am GMT
Maths 104

Post-16

Host Organization OCR
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
STEM Subject Chemistry
Area of Interest New specifications

10:00am GMT

✭ Improving Science & Health Education with the e-Bug Resources W47

This session will demonstrate the e-Bug educational resources around hygiene, infection and antibiotics, and how e-Bug can assist teachers in their science and PSHE teaching.

Find out how to make hand washing and infection prevention education fun!

Speakers

Catherine Hayes

Public Health England

e-Bug is an exciting, fun and free health education resource for teachers and school aged children that makes learning about microbes, antibiotic resistance, and the spread, treatment and prevention of infection fun and accessible for all.The lesson plans can be used in biology and... Read More →

Exhibitors

Catherine Hayes

Public Health England

Friday January 5, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
CTH 4

Host Organization Public Health England
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Biology

10:00am GMT

✭ CANCELLED Using Assessment to Improve Learning and Not Just Feed the Tracking Machine T66

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Austin Booth

Friday January 5, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Maths 105

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment

10:00am GMT

✭ DIY Curriculum Design: Revisiting the spiral curriculum in a linear GCSE world W48

With the shackles of KS3 national tests and GCSE modules removed it can seem like a long 5 year unguided slog through to GCSE. In this session we will look at the possibiloties for arranging a 5 year programme of study, revisiting the principles of the spiral curriculum. Hands on activities looking at organisation of learning are also included.

Speakers

Kristy Turner

School Teacher Fellow, Bolton School Boys' Division/University of Manchester

Friday January 5, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Maths G03

11-19

Host Organization Bolton School Boys' Division
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest Research

10:00am GMT

✭ Ready for AQA Science GCSEs 2018? REPEATED T68

This session will provide advice on how to make the most of AQA assessment resources to prepare your students for the terminal exams in summer 2018. This will include feedback on AQAs Year 10 test , next steps for intervention and how to make the most of the second set of sample specimen papers.

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Friday January 5, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Maths Proudman

11-19

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 14-16, Advisors, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications

10:00am GMT

✭ CPAC: Making your delivery even better REPEATED T117

Two years into A-level practical science reform we are keen to share the best practice seen by our practical advisers when monitoring schools and colleges. This workshop will give you lots of ideas and will be helpful for all science disciplines and levels of experience.

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Speakers

Catherine Witter

Science Curriculum Lead / Senior Practical Advisor, AQA

My role involves leading the AQA team responsible for advising UK schools on best practice for Science practical work at both GCSE and A-level. During my twenty year teaching career, I taught all three Sciences, was Head of Faculty for Science and held whole-school responsibility... Read More →

Exhibitors

AQA

Friday January 5, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
Maths Forsyth

Post-16

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest New specifications

10:00am GMT

✭ Yes We Can! T65

Practical activities that are NOT banned. Some demonstrations of practical activities that are often mistakenly thought to be restriced or banned from the school laboratory. Led by the ASE Health & Safety Specialist Group.

Speakers

Joe Jefferies

ASE

Chris Lloyd

Head of Advisory Service and ASE H&S Group representative, SSERC

Ralph Whitcher

Chair of ASE H&S Group, ASE

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Friday January 5, 2018 10:00am - 11:30am GMT
CTL 8

11-19

Host Organization ASE Health and Safety Specialist Group
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals
Tags Featured

10:00am GMT

✭ CANCELLED Skills in Schools T67

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Jennifer Scurlock

Sponsors

Primary Engineer

Friday January 5, 2018 10:00am - 11:30am GMT
Maths 106

11-19 Primary

Host Organization Primary Engineer
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
STEM Subject Engineering
Area of Interest Research

10:15am GMT

✭ Ofsted Science Update S39

Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Ofsted, will offer an update on Ofsted's approach to inspecting science teaching and learning. Her talk will inclue a Q&A session.

Speakers

Amanda Spielman

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI), Ofsted, Amanda Spielman

Amanda Spielman has been Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Ofsted since January 2017.Between 2011 and 2016, Amanda was chair of Ofqual, the qualifications regulator. From 2005 she was a founding member of the leadership team at the academy chain Ark Schools, where she became Research... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 10:15am - 10:45am GMT
CTH A

11-19

Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Conference Pathway Primary Science Coordinator
Tags Featured

10:15am GMT

✭ Biology in the Real World: Is it true an elephant never forgets? T69

It is commonly believed elephants have excellent memories and ‘never forget’, but does scientific evidence support this and how do we study cognitive abilities in the wild? Dr Graeme Shannon (Bangor University) discusses research exploring these challenging questions. @ASABeducation, @BritishEcolSoc, @LinneanLearning

Speakers

Dr Graeme Shannon

Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University

I am a lecturer in zoology at the School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University. My research interests are in the fields of animal behaviour, ecology and conservation, with particular focus on animal cognition and the effects of human activities on wildlife. I have worked extensively... Read More →

Exhibitors

Royal Society of Biology

Please come and speak with the Royal Society of Biology team about our Biology Education Research Group talks, Biology in the Real World talks, free RSB resources and posters for your classroom, RSB membership for you and your school.

Friday January 5, 2018 10:15am - 11:00am GMT
Rathbone Leslie Hearnshaw

11-19

Host Organization ASAB, The Linnean Society, British Ecological Society
Conference Theme Biology in the Real World (BitrW), Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Biology in the Real World (BitRW)

10:30am GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Learning from Experience - Farmers & Vets T70

How can we help farmers and vets to make more efficient use of new data and their existing practical experience?

Proposers

University of Liverpool

Speakers

Dr Helen Higgins

Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool

Helen is a farm vet and RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production. After 8 years working in clinical practice, she undertook a Master’s degree in Statistics and a PhD at Nottingham University, funded by a Wellcome Trust Fellowship. In terms of research, Helen is especially... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
CTH D

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Frontier Science
STEM Subject Biology, Mathematics
Area of Interest Mathematics, Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

10:30am GMT

✭ Plugging Into the Sun REPEATED W139

Build and race a solar car using Solar Active STEM resources to achieve outcomes in climate change science while learning through ‘trial & improvement’ to raise attainment.

Speakers

David Garlovsky

CEO - TEACHER TRAINER, Solar Active

Friday January 5, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
CTH 1

Host Organization Solar-Active
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Area of Interest Real-world context

10:45am GMT

✭ Progress in Science 11-16 REPEATED T71

Discover how Edexcel's 5 year scheme of work develops knowledge and skills from 11 - 16 with built in tracking and intervention.

Proposers

Pearson

C12 & C14, Pearson

Speakers

GQ Science team

Pearson

Friday January 5, 2018 10:45am - 11:45am GMT
Exhibition Marquee The Pearson Teaching, Learning and Assessment Hub

11-19 Free Exhibition Session

Host Organization Pearson
Audience (Specific) 14-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment

11:00am GMT

✭ Biology in the Real World: Photosynthesis for a Changing World T73

It has been predicted a 70% increase in crop yields will be required by 2050. Dr James Hartwell (University of Liverpool) looks at whether we can produce enough crop biomass to both feed the world and provide fuels and raw materials for industry. @SAPS_News

Speakers

Dr James Hartwell

Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool

L McClure

Colton Hills Community School

Exhibitors

Jamie Biggs

Science and Plants for Schools

Royal Society of Biology

Sponsors

University of Liverpool

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 11:45am GMT
Rathbone Leslie Hearnshaw

11-19

Host Organization Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS)
Conference Theme Biology in the Real World (BitrW), Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Biology in the Real World (BitRW)

11:00am GMT

✭ Professional Learning without Limits S12

We know that excellent teaching transforms the lives of all students, from those in early years to adult learners. At the Chartered College of Teaching, we believe the way to achieve excellent teaching and leadership is by supporting, developing and giving a voice to teachers, enabling them to be the very best they can be.

The education landscape is challenging. Everything from curricular and assessment reform and budget constraints and workload concerns, to feelings of disempowerment and disillusion, can hamper what happens in the classroom. We want to change that. This is a once-in-a-generation chance for the teaching profession. It is only through developing and showcasing teachers’ expertise that we will restore pride, autonomy and a grassroots voice that will be impossible to ignore.

Speakers

Adrian Dougherty

Director of Member Experience and Communities, Chartered College of Teaching

Adrian joins the Chartered College of Teaching from Ambition School Leadership where he led the national facilitation strategy and the North East region. Adrian enjoyed ten years as a teacher and leader in the secondary phase, where he led on Teaching and Learning and taught Computing... Read More →

Sarah Harrison

Teacher Development Programmes Manager, Chartered College of Teaching

Sarah Harrison is currently the Teacher Development Programmes Manager at the Chartered College of Teaching, where she is responsible for the development and management of the Chartered Teacher Programme. Previously she worked at Ambition School Leadership where she worked across... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTH A

Host Organization Chartered College of Teaching
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, 5-7, 7-11, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Professional Learning Journey
Area of Interest CPD
Tags Featured

11:00am GMT

✭ Science Rocks II T72

Come and learn how to be an educational YouTuber. I'll cover a range of ideas for using self-made videos in the classroom and how to produce your own short films using an iPad/iPhone and iMovie.

Speakers

James Rolfe

Assistant Principal, Judgemeadow Community College

I am a science teacher and wannabe rock star based in the East Midlands. I have been teaching for 15 years and one of the biggest improvements in my practice came about when I began to video short demonstrations, using the camera app on my phone, for use in class. I also upload these... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Chadwick Rotbalt LT

Host Organization Judgemeadow Community College
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Creative Technology
Area of Interest CPD

11:00am GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Practical Hub Workshop REPEATED W62

A chance to get hands on, carry out new and exciting practical’s and even make equipment to take back to school.

This is a practical workshop, which is hands on.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Steve Jones

Director, CLEAPSS

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTL 3

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

11:00am GMT

✭ Microscale Chemistry: “In a little you can see a lot” REPEATED T76

Low-cost and quickly performed procedures to enhance students' chemistry experience in all parts of chemical education and to add variety to practicals.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Bob Worley

CLEAPSS

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTH C

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Chemistry

11:00am GMT

✭ Quest for Speed REPEATED W95

Proposers

Timstar

Speakers

Rebecca Byrne

Timstar

Henning Schou

Science Product Developer, Timstar / Frederiksen Scientific

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
CTL 2

11-19

Host Organization Timstar
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science

11:00am GMT

✭ Teach the Language. Improve the Learning REPEATED W63

Jargon is the major barrier to pupils' enjoyment of Science - this interactive session will show how language can be used to improve understanding and grades.

Speakers

William Hirst

Word Games for Science, William's Word Games

My memories of A'level must have planted the seed that Science is a foreign language as the teachers used words I did not understand, and was afraid to ask. When teaching, I used word games and puzzles to integrate language development into my lessons, and found pupils understanding... Read More →

Exhibitors

William's Games

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Harold Wilson

11-19

Host Organization William's Games
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Literacy, Research

11:00am GMT

✭ Fieldwork and Beyond T75

Find out how field work can make a real impact on students understanding of the new A-level sciences and their assessments

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Maths G02

Post-16

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 14-16, FE/ Skills, post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Outdoor learning

11:00am GMT

✭ Voices of Chemistry W64

Bringing the authentic voices of scientists into the classroom, this workshop will support the teaching of post-16 atmospheric chemistry through hands-on activities and teaching resources.

Speakers

Lynda Dunlop

Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Dept of Education University of York

I am a member of the University of York Science Education Group where I teach and do research on science education, with a focus on philosophical, political and environmental aspects of secondary science education. Currently co-leading the 2021 BERA Research Commission on Education... Read More →

Sally Horrocks

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Maths 103

Post-16

Host Organization University of York and University of Leicester
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Research
STEM Subject Chemistry
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

11:00am GMT

✭ CANCELLED Beyond the Bug Hunt: Learning through insects W52

This full session will not now be running but you can find out about the Bug Hunt at the Primary Pop-Up on Friday 13.45.

Speakers

Claire Seeley

PSTT Regional Mentor / Independent Primary Science Consultant, Primary Science Teaching Trust

Luke Tilley

Royal Entomological Society

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S11

Primary

Host Organization Royal Entomological Society
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Outdoor learning

11:00am GMT

✭ CANCELLED: PSTT Titanic Science: A working scientifically approach to the narrative W54

Due to circumstances beoynd our control, this sessions has been withdrawn.

Speakers

Kathy Schofield

Area Mentor for NI, Primary Science Teaching Trust

I look after 21 outstanding teachers of Primary Science in NI, talk to me about how PSTT can help your school deliver Science.

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
TBA

Primary

Host Organization Primary Science Teaching Trust
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

11:00am GMT

✭ Child-led Enquiry: What does it look like in practice? W50

What does good child-led enquiry look like in practice? This very practical workshop addresses the nature and place of child-led enquiry and explores the critical role of the teacher in facilitating it. This workshop is supported by the Primary Science Teaching Trust.

Speakers

rufus cooper

Ali Eley

Outreach Director, Primary Science Teaching Trust

Alison Eley has been a fellow of the Primary Science Teaching Trust since 2012. Ali’s teaching career has included being a science subject leader in primary schools in Somerset and South West London, working in Initial Teacher Education as a senior lecturer in primary science at... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S11

Primary

Host Organization Primary Science Teaching Trust
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

11:00am GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Primary Practical Workshop W53

Come, try and takeaway some of our latest practical ideas. Trialled in schools and developed with teachers.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Jason Harding

Section Leader Biology & Primary, CLEAPSS

Come and ask me about..practical work in biology and primary science eg making practicals work, making them as cost effective as possible and ensuring they are safe.

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S4

Primary

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

11:00am GMT

✭ Conceptual Understanding - Have they got it? W57

Breaking down the NC statements into clear descriptors and sharing short, fun activities to use with small groups of children to check 'have they got it?'

SNAPshots are an active way of checking if children have 'got it'. The fundamental aspects of the English science curriculum is conceptual understanding and these small group activities are key to helping teachers check up on this in a bitesize way based on need and not a one size fits all approach.

Available as a one off PDF download, Bryony, one of the authors of this resource will share ways in which you can use this in your own school and a chance to try some of them out for yourself.

Resources and special offers from Collins will be available either at the session or via a voucher when visiting their stand in the exhibition marquee.

Speakers

Bryony Turford

SEERIH Consultant, SEERIH, University of Manchester

As a freelance Primary Science Consultant working with children and teachers mainly in Yorkshire and the Humber I am delighted to be attending the ASE South East Asia conference as a speaker and delegate.I am passionate about empowering teachers and children to work scientifically... Read More →

Exhibitors

Collins

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S10

Primary

Host Organization Collins
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest Research
Conference Pathway Primary Science Coordinator

11:00am GMT

✭ Making Machines Simple W56

This is an interactive workshop designed to give primary teachers some useful ideas for activities and resources to help children to learn about pulleys, levers, ramps and gears whilsts working scientifically.

Speakers

Julie Collins

Science education lecturer, Liverpool Hope University

I am a Initial teacher education tutor at Liverpool Hope University. My background is in secondary science but I have also been involved in Primary teacher Science education for the last eight years.

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall LT4

Primary

Host Organization Liverpool Hope University
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
STEM Subject Engineering

11:00am GMT

✭ Stories into Science in the Early Years W55

This workshop session, suitable for primary science leaders, primary teachers and Early Years practitioners, focuses on using favourite stories and characters as vehicles for motivating scientific enquiry in the Early Years. We will consider how this practice can be applied through primary key stages. Participants will leave with a range of ideas to facilitate meaningful scientific enquiry in their own Early Years settings.

Speakers

Kathryn Horan

Teacher, Science Leader & Independent Consultant, That Science Lady

I'm a primary teacher (currently teaching in Year 5), science leader and independent consultant based in West Yorkshire. In my work as a consultant I write materials for teachers, plan and deliver CPD and support schools to improve their science teaching and learning. I'm also a PSQM... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S1

Primary

Host Organization Greenhill Primary School
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Literacy, Research

11:00am GMT

✭ What should a Penguin Take on a Holiday to Spain? W51

Explore the idea of mastery in primary science and how it can be implemented into the teaching, learning and assessment process.

Speakers

Fiona Killick

Senior Lecturer Primary Science Education, St Mary's University, Twickenham

Awe and Wonder Learning Outside of the Classroom Raising the profile of primary science in schools Assessing deep learning in primary science Science through stories

Amy Strachan

Senior Lecturer in Primary Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham

Famous ScientistsGlobal LearningAwe and wonder

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
Rendall S5

Primary

Host Organization St Mary's University, Twickenham
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research, Scientific enquiry

11:00am GMT

✭ Observing with Robotic Telescopes W61

Introduction or refresher to observing with the robotic Liverpool telescope, and to explore the free activities and resources available through the National Schools' Observatory website.

Speakers

Dr Chris Leigh

NSO Strategic Projects Co-ordinator, National Schools' Observatory

I work in astronomy outreach for the National Schools' Observatory (NSO). Our core activity is providing UK schools with access to the robotic Liverpool Telescope, but we also run a number of outreach activities, including the 'Astronomy for Remote and Island Schools' (AfRIS) project... Read More →

Exhibitors

National Schools Observatory

AfRIS Project Coordinator, National Schools' Observatory

When the Liverpool Telescope (LT) was in development, it was decided to allocate 5% of the observing time to schools in the UK and Ireland, since then this has been increased to 10%. As it is no easy task to control a robotic telescope, the National Schools' Observatory (NSO) was created to act as a link between... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT
CTL 6

Host Organization National Schools' Observatory
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context

11:00am GMT

✭ BYOD: Bring Your Own Device for a practical science lesson W58

BYOD data logging- Changing the way students gather and analyse data. Bring your device along with Vernier Graphical Analysis App downloaded.

For links to the app please see https://www.inds.co.uk/education/data-logging/software/graphical-analysis-4/

Proposers

Instrument Direct Services

IDS Education

Speakers

Dan Roberts

Sales and Technical Manager, IDS Education

Over the past 14 years I have worked in the field of data acquisition and sensing. Both in Industry and Education, from primary to graduates and field engineer to cutting edge research. I have an appetite for measuring all sorts both in my personal and work life, whether it’s keeping... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT
Guild of Students Mandela Room

11-19

Host Organization IDS Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Creative Technology

11:00am GMT

✭ The Dynamic Rock Cycle W60

Rock cycle for KS3 Earth science.

Proposers

Chris King

Geoscience teacher trainer, ESTA

Speakers

Elizabeth Devon

Team member, Elizabeth Devon

Earth science educator

Exhibitors

Earth Science Teachers Association

Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA)

The Earth Science Teachers' Association aims to advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences at all levels. Have you joined?@ESTA_UK

Friday January 5, 2018 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT
CTL 1

11-19

Host Organization Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU)
Audience (Specific) 11-14, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Practical Science
Tags Earth Science

11:30am GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Towards Making Matter Programmable T78

Computer scientists, nanoscientists, and engineers are more and more joining their forces towards the realisation of Programmable Matter, that is, matter that can algorithmically change its physical properties. They have already produced some first impressive outcomes. These include programmed DNA molecules that self-assemble into desired structures and large collectives of tiny identical robots that orchestrate resembling a single multi-robot organism. In parallel, an interesting theory is being developed to support this vision. Ambitious, long-term applications include molecular computers, collectives of nanorobots injected into the human circulatory system for monitoring and treating diseases, or even self-reproducing and self-healing machines. In this talk, we shall give an overview of this rapidly growing research area and discuss a recent, related initiative.

Proposers

University of Liverpool

Speakers

Dr Othon Michail

Lecturer, University of Liverpool

Friday January 5, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
CTH D

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Frontier Science
STEM Subject Biology, Engineering, Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

11:30am GMT

✭ Does Paired Mentoring Work? T80

From project to reality - with results! The impact of undergraduates mentoring disadvantaged Year 11 students during their science GCSE exams.

Speakers

Dr Rachael Sharpe

Senior Lecturer, University of Lincoln

Dr Rachael Sharpe, a qualified secondary physics teacher, joined the School of Education atthe University of Lincoln as a Senior Lecturer. Prior to this she undertook her doctorate atthe University of York where she also worked on undergraduate programmes. Rachael isnow the Programme... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
Chadwick Chadwick LT

11-19

Host Organization University of Lincoln
Audience (Specific) 14-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning

11:30am GMT

✭ Scientific Skills Progression T79

With GCSE specifications changing every few years, how do we plan for the progression of skills across secondary education? We will look at the difficulties in planning progression for all students across a 5 year period with particular focus on Working Scientifically, Maths and the application of Big Ideas. Strategies for developing a coherent and linked-together approach will be shared, with time for discussion on how they could be implemented into your own context. Led by the ASE 11-19 Committee.

Speakers

Euan Douglas

Assistant Head Teacher, St George's Catholic College

I am an Assistant Headteacher responsible for Teaching & Learning and the curriculum at Saint George Catholic College, a comprehensive school in Southampton. My involvement with the ASE includes being a member of both my regional committee and the 11-19 committee. I am a former Head... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angela Buckland

Conference Manager, ASE

The Association for Science Education is proud to create inspiring events for all sectors of education

Friday January 5, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
Maths Forsyth

11-19

Host Organization The Association for Science Education
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications
Tags Featured

11:30am GMT

✭ Threshold Concepts and the Space in Between: Applying research to every day practice T81

Threshold concepts are challenging, “troublesome” concepts that, once mastered, enable students to develop a new (or transformed) understanding, and to make connections that were previously inaccessible. I wanted to identify the stumbling blocks in KS4 Structure and Bonding that hold students back from developing a deeper understanding.
Using misconceptions literature, I identified and compiled a list of tricky concepts, and I aimed to identify the true threshold concepts via teaching and assessment.
I'll demonstrate how you can integrate research ideas, including Misconceptions literature and Cognitive Science, into everyday practice without significantly veering off-piste. Via my usual assessment activities, I identified "hurdles" and "bottlenecks" that prevent students fully understanding a topic.

I'll also talk about how and why I think spaced practice might help students to move from "mimicry" (giving the correct answers to questions, without fully-developed understanding) to "mastery.

Speakers

Niki Kaiser

Chemistry Teacher and Director, Norwich Research School

Friday January 5, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
Maths 105

11-19

Host Organization Nortre Dame High School
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Research
Area of Interest Research, Scientific enquiry

11:30am GMT

✭ Geology A-level: The first teaching of a new specification T77

As teachers start to teach the new specification and integrate the practical endorsement for Geology A-level, this course gives essential advice and guidance.

Proposers

OCR

Awarding Body, OCR

Speakers

Chae Cruickshank

Science Team, OCR

Chae is a member of the OCR Science Team. He taught for 18 years in Norfolk and as a field studies tutor in Scotland. Chae did research in coarse clastic sedimentology and worked for ten years as a senior geophysicist/marine geologist.

Friday January 5, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
Maths 104

Post-16

Host Organization OCR
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment

11:30am GMT

✭ Perimeter Institute's What's New in Physics? W137

This session will explore a variety of cutting-edge physics discoveries for teachers looking for current, real-world science connections in your classroom.

Speakers

Nathan Chow

Consultant, Perimeter Institute

Greg Dick

Director of External Relations, Perimeter Institute

Damian Pope

Senior Manager, Perimeter Institute

Tonia Williams

Perimeter Institute

Exhibitors

Tonia Williams

Educational Outreach Programme Manager, Perimeter Institute

Friday January 5, 2018 11:30am - 1:00pm GMT
CTH 4

Post-16

Host Organization Perimeter Institute
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, post-16
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics
Area of Interest International

12:00pm GMT

✭ A-level Sciences CPAC - Top Tips T88

Share feedback from the exam board and top tips for teaching, learning and assessment with specialists and colleagues.

Proposers

Pearson

C12 & C14, Pearson

Speakers

Damian Riddle

Pearson

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 12:30pm GMT
Exhibition Marquee The Pearson Teaching, Learning and Assessment Hub

Free Exhibition Session Post-16

Host Organization Pearson
Audience (Specific) post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment

12:00pm GMT

✭ Biology in the Real World: Obesity - Is it all in your head? T90

Two thirds of people in the UK are now overweight. Dr Simon Cork (Imperial College London) discusses current understanding of what drives us to eat, how hormones regulate our body weight and what treatments could tackle obesity.
@ABPI_UK, @ThePhySoc, @Soc_Endo

Speakers

Dr Simon Cork

Imperial College London

Neurophysiologist, with expertise in how the brain controls bodily functions.

L McClure

Colton Hills Community School

Exhibitors

Royal Society of Biology

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 12:45pm GMT
Rathbone Leslie Hearnshaw

11-19

Host Organization The Physiological Society, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Society of Endocrinology
Conference Theme Biology in the Real World (BitrW), Research
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Biology in the Real World (BitRW)

12:00pm GMT

✭ Twenty Years after “Beyond 2000”: What does the future hold for the science curriculum? – A view from Salters S14

In 1998, the Nuffield Foundation funded report Beyond 2000 was published. Written and edited by Robin Millar and Jonathan Osborne, it proved to be exceptionally influential. It crystallized issues about the function and audience for school science and led to a major shift in the science National Curriculum. Twenty years later, what is its legacy and is there any longer room for its vision of scientific literacy for all? What do we now think should be the purpose of school science and who should decide such questions? The lecture will reflect on these issues with particular reference to the work of the Salters’ Institute, which is celebrating its Centenary in 2018.

Proposers

Audrey Strong

Institute Manager, Salters' Institute

The Salters’ Institute plays a major role in the support of chemistry teaching, the encouragement of young people to pursue careers in the UK chemical industries, and the promotion of chemical education including the whole area of curriculum development. The Institute’s core... Read More →

Speakers

Michael Reiss

Michael Jonathan Reiss

Michael Reiss was brought up in London and read Natural Sciences at Cambridge. As an undergraduate he was fortunate enough to meet Jenny Chapman, to whom he has been married since 1982, and together they have written school and university ecology textbooks. Michael is Professor of... Read More →

Exhibitors

Salters' Institute

Booth: DS26

The Salters' Institute aims to promote the appreciation of chemistry and related sciences amongst the young and to encourage careers in the teaching of chemistry and in the UK chemical and allied industries.

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
CTH B

Host Organization The Salters' Institute
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 14-18, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment, Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Research
Tags Featured

12:00pm GMT

✭ Wellcome Trust Teachers' Lunch 12-1pm S13

Practising teacher, teacher trainer or technician? Join us for a free lunch on Friday 5 January and find out how Wellcome supports science teaching. Once you have registered as a delegate for the Conference, you can book a place at the lunch: https://teacherslunch2018.eventbrite.co.uk
There are two sittings to choose from:
12:00 – 13:00
and
13:00 – 14:00

Proposers

Wellcome Trust

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Guild of Students Stanley Theatre

Host Organization Wellcome Trust
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning

12:00pm GMT

✭ Awarding at GCSE and A-level Demystified REPEATED T89

Proposers

Elise Reece

Head of Curriculum: Science, AQA

Speakers

Julian Clarke

Head of Curriculum, AQA

Exhibitors

AQA

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
Maths Proudman

11-19

Host Organization AQA
Audience (Specific) 14-16, Advisors, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications

12:00pm GMT

✭ CLEAPSS Practical Hub Workshop REPEATED W69

A chance to get hands on, carry out new and exciting practical’s and even make equipment to take back to school.
This is a practical workshop, which is hands on.

Proposers

CLEAPSS

Speakers

Steve Jones

Director, CLEAPSS

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
CTL 3

11-19

Host Organization CLEAPSS
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors, FE/ Skills, ITE, post-16, Technicians
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

12:00pm GMT

✭ Workshop on Transforming Assessment for Purposes of Learning T87

Moving assessment to one based on the purposes of learning, means involving learners in their own valid assessment. Six stations on creative questioning and using diagrams in workshop-style. Materials to take away.

Speakers

John Oversby

Consultant, Science Education Futures

Jude Sanders

Hibernia College

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 1:30pm GMT
CTH 1

11-19

Host Organization Science Education Futures
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11, Advisors, ITE, post-16
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment

12:00pm GMT

✭ Going Bananas for Food Security W70

What you will take away from this session:

A safe and accessible food security and microbiology class practical suitable for KS3 or KS4, which replicates current academic research, and is linked to knowledge and understanding, stipulated practicals and apparatus and technique skills in the GCSE specifications. We also provide project ideas for older students that may wish to take this area of research further, for example as an extended project qualification.

In addition to the practical we are providing a unique data set (and supporting material) from Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome for you to use with your class. The dataset complements the class practical and lends itself to questions that are matched to the working scientifically part of the curriculum and reflect the full range of assessment objectives. We’ve even written the questions for you!

A tangible case study/real world example which you can use to show your students how science (and careers in STEM) can develop solutions to challenges facing the world, such as sustainable methods for securing food supplies.

The confidence to deliver one of the most crucial aspects of biological research to your students.

An opportunity to revitalise the role of practical work and challenge your students to think and work in different ways.

Further background information about the session:
Food Security can be one of the more challenging aspects of the curriculum for teachers to deliver. This session is designed to support teachers’ development of specialist knowledge and current research in this area framed within the context of an engaging lab practical that they will be able to carry out with their own students.
Panama disease severely affects banana production in all banana-producing regions of the world and it is one of the most destructive plant diseases. Therefore, it represents a significant threat to global food security. The presence of Fusarium oxysporum, the Fungus responsible for Panama disease has been confirmed in Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome. This fungus is soil borne, and spores can easily be transferred in water or on tools or footwear.
Dr Rachel Warmington is Eden’s plant pathologist and responsible for monitoring and controlling plant diseases with the biome, however her research has global implications.
Previous research has suggested that that intercropping banana plants with species of alliums (garlic, onion, leek, chive and so on) could reduce the incidence of Panama disease. Dr Warmington is currently working with Exeter University researching this relationship. In parallel to this research Robbie Kirkman (Education Team Lead) and Dr Warmington have developed a classroom based practical and dataset that enables your students to investigate this relationship for themselves.
The innovative practical uses a technique called 'well diffusion' and allows students to investigate this relationship substituting Fusarium oxysporum for baker’s yeast. The practical doesn’t require any equipment not found in a standard school lab, however, there are lots of opportunities to use more advanced kit if it is available in your school.

Speakers

Chris Bisson

Policy Development Manager, Eden Project

Robbie Kirkman

Education Team Lead, Eden Project

Robbie works on the education team at Eden and is the Education Team Lead. He has a BSc in Marine Biology and Oceanography and a science PGCE. Robbie taught science in secondary schools in Cornwall for several years before beginning work at Eden 7 years ago. This has given him a broad... Read More →

Rachel Warmington

Plant Pathologist, Eden Project

Friday January 5, 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm GMT
CTL 8

11-19

Host Organization Eden Project
Audience (Specific) 14-16
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development
STEM Subject Biology
Area of Interest Real-world context

12:05pm GMT

✭ A World of Choices for Child-led Enquiry W66

Using a Smart Pickings approach to working scientifically. Still enjoying the challenge of how to approach child-led enquiry in the primary classroom? The opportunities are great! We'll explore the use of Smart Pickings as a stimulus for learning working scientifically and review the ways in which teachers manage the variety of questions children raise. Come and share your ideas with the University of Manchester's SEERIH team and pick up others too!

Speakers

Lynne Bianchi

Director, SEERIH, University of Manchester

Dr Lynne Bianchi is a specialist in curriculum development, innovation and research in primary science and engineering education. From being a primary school teacher in North Manchester she moved into Higher Educations where she held a range of leadership roles. She is now a Senior... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall LT5

Primary

Host Organization SEERIH, The University of Manchester
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Scientific enquiry

12:05pm GMT

✭ Floating Gardens: Practical science in a global context W68

Come along to this hands-on session to discover for yourself why Practical Action's STEM challenges are proving so popular amongst primary and schools practicalaction.org/STEM

Speakers

Ed Walsh

Science Education Consultant, Ed Walsh Consulting

Exhibitors

Julie Brown

Practical Action

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall S6

Primary

Host Organization Practical Action
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Practical Science, STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research

12:05pm GMT

✭ How to Use the TAPS Self-evaluation Tool T83

We will consider how the Teacher Assessment in Primary Science (TAPS) pyramid self-evaluation tool can be used to support schools to develop their assessment practices.

Speakers

Dr Sarah Earle

Primary Science Lecturer, Bath Spa University

Isabel Hopwood-Stephens

PGCE Primary Science Lecturer, Isabel Hopwood Stephens

I am currently evaluating the impact of the TAPS pyramid on primary science assessment for a PhD. I am particularly interested in how teachers change their practice, and would be interested in hearing about your experiences of using the TAPS pyramid in your school!

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall LT6

Primary

Host Organization Bath Spa University
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11, Advisors, ITE
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest CPD, Research

12:05pm GMT

✭ Modelling Space Science W67

One of our workshops was designed specifically to support the understanding of space science with a structured use of practical models. The use of models is inevitable with this topic but primary pupils find scientific modelling confusing. We encourage the pupils to explore models, and to understand their limitations. The five activities that make up our "Stellar" workshop also demystifyies current space research, making it accessible and exciting.
In this session, we will give more detail about our approach and delegates will have chance to try out all the activities.

Speakers

Meg Post

Workshop Leader, Sphere Science Ltd

Sarah Sisson

Workshop Leader, Sphere Science

Practical activities to do in classrooms, at school events and with families.

Martin Wesley

Director, Sphere Science Ltd

Exhibitors

Sphere Science

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall S9

Primary

Host Organization Sphere Science Ltd
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
STEM Subject Physics

12:05pm GMT

✭ Plastic from Potatoes with KS2 W65

This is an exciting hands on session which makes strong links with the KS2 curriculum and a real life science context. Participants will extract starch from potatoes and then use the starch to make bio-plastic. The activity has been tried and tested in schools and has been well received by both teachers and pupils.

Speakers

Joy Parvin

Director of CIEC, CIEC, University of York

Specialise in primary science and associated STEM/career/industry resources, CPD, industry visits and associated programmes (eg Children Challenging Industry).

Jane Winter

Professional Development Leader, University of York Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC)

I love everything to do with primary science, especially the Early Years Foundation Stage. My role at CIEC involves working with teachers to make science enjoyable and worthwhile for both them and their class. I run science and maths courses for Early Years teachers and science courses... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall S3

Primary

Host Organization Centre for Industry Education Collaboration
Audience (Specific) 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Real-world context

12:05pm GMT

✭ Science Through Stories T84

Learn how to weave science and English together to form the centre of your curriculum and teach your children to be science storytellers.
Follow: @MrSpottle

Speakers

Jules Pottle

Trainer/ Primary Science Specialist, Storytelling Schools

I am a primary science specialist teacher and literacy consultant. My area of expertise is in using stories and storytelling in science. I have written a book called 'Science Through Stories' with Chris Smith and I am writing two more, due out next year. I am a PSTT College Fellow... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall LT1

Primary

Host Organization Storytelling Schools & PSTT
Audience (Specific) 0-4 (early years), 5-7, 7-11, Advisors
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest Literacy

12:05pm GMT

✭ The PSQM's New Structure T85

In September 2017, the Primary Science Quality Mark launched three brand new awards following rigorous evaluation – just like the PSQM process! If your school is thinking about gaining or renewing a PSQM award, or you are interested in becoming a PSQM hub leader, come to this session to find out about these exciting changes, the reasons behind them and the impact they are having on schools.

Speakers

Melissa Nice

PSQM Administrator, Primary Science Quality Mark

I currently work as the marketing and admin assistant at Primary Science Quality Mark based at the University of Hertfordshire. You can come talk to me about the process of PSQM, how it works and how you can start the process.

Bryony Turford

SEERIH Consultant, SEERIH, University of Manchester

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall LT8

Primary

Host Organization Primary Science Quality Mark
Audience (Specific) Advisors
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning
Area of Interest CPD

12:05pm GMT

✭ Using Dry Ice for Science Demonstrations REPEATED W140

How to use dry ice to illustrate elements of the national curriculum from primary to secondary teaching. Items include: floating bubbles, combustion, explosions (small ones!), Rockets, Comets, making fruit fizzy and more.

Speakers

Chillistick

A6, Chillisticks Ltd.

Exhibitors

Chillistick

A6, Chillisticks Ltd.

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:05pm GMT
Rendall LT2

Primary

Host Organization Chillisticks Ltd
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Practical Science
Area of Interest Practicals

12:05pm GMT

✭ Developing Young Scientists T86

Primary science should inspire children and foster their natural curiosity. Harnessing this curiosity involves providing opportunities for children to ask questions, explore, observe, test things out and find answers to questions. Exploring what it means to be a scientist engages and excites pupils especially when they are discovering answers to their own questions. In this session we will explore ideas and practical activities which give children the opportunity to ask questions and develop their scientific skills. We will also share a booklet we have created to support teachers with this.

Speakers

Charlotte Jackson

Teaching and learning adviser for science, Herts for Learning

Exhibitors

Herts for Learning

Herts for Learning is a not for profit education company, delivering education and business services, resources and products. We passionately believe that every young person, through access to a great education, should be able to realise their potential, regardless of where they... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 12:05pm - 1:35pm GMT
Rendall LT7

Primary

Host Organization Herts for Learning
Audience (Specific) 5-7, 7-11
Conference Theme Teaching & Learning

12:30pm GMT

✭ Frontier Science: Top-to-toe Solution - the three challenges facing electrical vehicles T91

A top-to-toe solution for switched reluctance motor (SRM) in electrical vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electrical vehicles (HEVs). This talk introduces the application of switched reluctance motors (SRM) in electrical vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electrical vehicles (HEVs). For SRM based EV/HEV application, there are three basic challenges: efficiency, reliability and performance. In this lecture, we give our solutions to those challenges. For efficiency, we proposed charging without charging-station solution, and integrated topology for HEV; for reliability, we proposed fault-tolerance topology, and phase current reconstruction technology; for performance, we improved SRM structure and improve direct torque control.

Proposers

University of Liverpool

Speakers

yihua hu

university of liverpool

Friday January 5, 2018 12:30pm - 1:20pm GMT
CTH D

Host Organization University of Liverpool
Conference Theme Frontier Science
STEM Subject Engineering, Physics
Area of Interest Real-world context
Tags Frontier Science

12:30pm GMT

✭ Collections and Curriculum: The role of natural history museums in providing an authentic learning experience S15

Museums provide unique opportunities for students to study key areas of the national curriculum, engage with collections, and provide hands-on learning experiences within memorable environments. Many museums also provide additional support to teachers through CPD opportunities, resources and advice.

Speakers

Gracie Divall

Natural History Museum

Ed Santry

Natural History Museum

Friday January 5, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm GMT
Chadwick Rotbalt LT

Host Organization Natural History Museum
Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, 7-11
Conference Theme Education for Sustainable Development, STEM/ Vocational (inc. Careers)
Area of Interest Real-world context, Research
Tags Featured

12:30pm GMT

✭ Brave Assessment: Making new qualifications work in the real world T82

As we approach the first round of the new GCSE there is growing anxiety about how our students will fare in their exams. Science leaders and teachers are increasingly required to predict outcomes from an unfamiliar assessment and, quite rightly, intervene to improve the confidence of those students that fall behind where they should be. This important work can only be successful if it is based on robust data. I have developed an approach to secondary assessment that uses what we already know and the power of collective working to give us confidence in the conclusions we draw from student assessment. Those conclusions can then drive our teaching to secure the success of our students. This session will explain the assessment approach and allow hands on exploration of how you can use the information with your students.

Speakers

Lucy Wood

Director, Brave Teaching Ltd

Lucy is an education consultant with extensive experience in schools, including several years in leadership and school improvement roles in addition to consistently excellent classroom teaching. Lucy has worked at the heart of government where she influenced education policy, managed... Read More →

Friday January 5, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm GMT
Chadwick Barkla LT

11-19

Audience (Specific) 11-14, 14-16, Advisors
Conference Theme Curriculum & Assessment
Area of Interest New specifications

12:30pm GMT

✭ Developing your Secondary Science Team T92

Explore resources and support out there to help you develop and support your science team

Proposers