Ep.2 The importance of scientific literacy & student-led project-based learning
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Meet Isabelle Kingsley, a former science teacher who now heads up the Sydney Science Festival as well as adult programming at the Museum of Applied Arts Museum in Sydney. In...
show moreIsabelle has recently embarked on a PhD at the University of New South Wales in the Faculty of Science. Her research aims to understand and measure the effectiveness of informal science education in achieving its objectives of improving people’s understanding, attitudes and perceptions of science. Top 3 learnings
Project based learning works! Find ways to get students into longer term projects that allows them to deep dive into a specific area of study.
Be a facilitator in the classroom whereby you let students drive their own learning wherever possible. Let them explore, question, fail, succeed and create… they’ll be better off in the long run! Just be sure to create safe classroom environment and your students will undoubtedly grow as learners.
Be firm with your guidance as a teacher and become more relaxed as the year progresses. You can make a highly inclusive and engaging classroom environment whilst ensuring that students learn boundaries and what’s appropriate in your classroom.
Education tip of the week
Use Slack in your school. This will save you a mountain of reading through emails and the best bit is that messages sent amongst your teaching faculty are pre-sorted by the sender. You can find a full run-down on this on the Fizzics Education website http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Blog/x_post/How-to-improve-school-communication-using-slack-00108.html Further contact details for Isabelle Kingsley Email: isabelle.kingsley@maas.museum
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