Smart Learning is proud to be a corporate member of the Association of Science Education. We really enjoyed the ASE Annual Conference 2016 from Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 January at the University of Birmingham, meeting science educators, hearing views and seeing how the network shared best practice. We ran six seminars led by our experienced authors and contributors…
ASE Annual Conference 2016 – Creating Novel & Challenging Experiments
Friday 8 January 2016 1145-1215* W87 Creating Novel & Challenging Experiments * Please note: due to a timetabling issue, this session will be 30 mins long – from 11:45 – 12:15 To ensure practical science keeps a prominent position in science education, experimental science activities must be designed to challenge scientific thinking and support understanding….
ASE Annual Conference 2016 – Smart Assessment for KS3 Practicals
Friday 8 January 2016 1500-1600 T131 Smart Assessment for KS3 Practicals How can you best assess practicals at KS3? This workshop provides strategies and resources on developing robust models for practical assessment. This session is led by Dr Alex Holmes, who is a specialist biology and physics teacher with 14 years teaching experience and four…
ASE Annual Conference 2016 – Assessment at KS3 for the New GCSEs
Saturday 9 January 2016 1130-1230 T184 Assessment at KS3 for the New GCSEs How can Key Stage 3 assessment models best prepare students for new-style GCSEs? Practical ideas and resources on linking the new GCSEs to KS3 teaching. This session is led by Dr Alex Holmes, who is a specialist biology and physics teacher with…
ASE Annual Conference 2016 – Life without Levels
“Don’t use Levels to assess pupil progress any more” we are told. “Make sure your students are making at least expected progress” we hear in the next breath. What should we be doing? My answer is – both. You need to know if your students are on target to reach their expected GCSE grade and…
Whoosh bottle demonstration with Smart Scientists at Bablake
Trying to liven up a combustion lesson? Why not start with the classic Whoosh Bottle? Pour about 50cm3 of ethanol into a clean plastic water fountain container and bung shut. Shake the bottle to evaporate some of the ethanol and the remove the bung and tip the excess ethanol down the sink. Using a lighted…
Reach for the skies with Ryburn Valley High School STEM Club
Running a large STEM project in school has many challenges from finding funding to coordinating pupils and staff. However, a project of this size is undoubtedly a rewarding and valuable opportunity for students and staff alike. Ryburn Valley High School will be presenting further on how to run a large STEM project at the ASE…
Smart Science seminars at the 2015 ASE Conference
Smart Learning were delighted to run three seminars at the ASE Conference 2015. SEMINARS Smart Learning ran three seminars at the ASE Conference. These experienced and authoritative speakers shared their views on important issues in the current Programme of Study. We have resources from all the seminars so that interested teachers, who were unable to attend the…
Maths in Science: Structured questions on Energy Calculations
Structured questions on energy calculations – free resources for Key Stage 3. Why not test the knowledge of your Key Stage 3 Biology students with these free structured questions on energy calculations? Smart Learning will be running a seminar on maths in science at the ASE Conference. Delivered by Richard Perring, Developing Maths Skills in KS3 Science will…