What an ENTHUSEiastic Wellcome I received from Dr Hilary Leevers

The Association for Science Education ASE Summer Conference 2013 Hertfordshire University, United Kingdom What an ENTHUSEiastic Wellcome I received

Dr Hilary Leevers  Head of Education and Learning at the Wellcome Trust, the UK’s largest medical research charity. I was delighted to join in the debate with this interesting lady at one of the many inspiring MyScience Research Strand of the conference; it was a pleasure to meet Hilary and I look forward to having a meaningful collaborative working relationship with the Wellcome Trust. What an intellectual and inspiring conference; congratulations ASE. By David Joyce A Summary of the sessions I attended: Different forms of CPD delivery and how to maximise their impact on science teaching and learning, Dawn Jones and Dr Alison Rivett, Science Learning Centres What influences participation in science and mathematics? Evidence from the Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education,  Louise Archer, King’s College/TISME Student assessment of Inquiry Learning, Chris Harrison, King’s College London Institute of Physics PIPER Workshop, Dr Anne Bowker and Professor Justin Dillon, King's College London Classroom Assessment - exploring the teaching and learning and classroom environment to make formative assessment work, Chris Harrison, King’s College London and Sally Howard, University of Warwick Programme - ASE Summer Celebration Conference 2013 Thursday 27 June Friday 28 June  0930 - 1000  Welcome to the ASE Summer Celebration Conference 2013 ASE President, Lord Martin Rees 1000 - 1100 ITCH and ITCH ROCKS – Exploring Science in Children's fiction and Book Signing Simon Mayo, BBC Radio Presenter and author Pedagogical patterns: curriculum planning made simple, Tony Sherborne, Centre for Science Education, SHU Supporting Scotland’s STEM Education and Culture, Stuart Farmer, Robert Gordon’s College CLEAPSS session 1 Reduced and microscale chemistry, Bob Worley, CLEAPSS Whose job was it to bring the sparklers to the party? Ed Walsh, Cornwall Learning Using the outdoors: Let's Go science trails Jeannette Morgan, AZSTT   1000 - 1230  How Schools are using action research on practical work, new technologies and research and development to improve student outcomes, Carol Davenport, Julie Jordan, Alison Redmore, Matt Hamilton, David Struthers, Jules Gordon, Sarah Torrance, National Science Learning Centres 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break 1130 - 1230  Handedness at Home & Chirality in Chemistry Gordon Woods, Scienceshirts   ASE 1962-now Schools kill creativity! Steve Mesure , Arranged by AQA Primary keynote-Teachers are impressive…, Stuart Naylor, Millgate House Education Amazing planet-action-packed classroom science, Chris King and Elizabeth Devon, Earth Science Teachers’ Association GCSE Science Outdoors, Rachel Passant-Coy andTom Frost Field Studies Council Taking science outside, Katherine Forsey, ASE 1230 - 1330 Lunch 1330 - 1500 Science Education – The next ten years- The key challenges facing schools (What would you do if you were Secretary of State for Education?) Dale Bassett and Stella Paes, AQA  1330 - 1430  Teaching the science of the future, David Swinscoe The Royal Society What do you need to move science forward in your school? Jeannette Morgan Assessment in primary science – where next? Derek Bell, Campanula Consulting  Medics in Science, Tom Warrender CLEAPSS session 2 Practical Activities with radioactives, Ralph Whitcher, CLEAPSS Working in partnership to enrich and enhance teacher professional development in STEM, Janice Griffiths,Roni Malek, Bryan Berry, Katie Ball Science Learning Centres  1430 - 1530   ‘I can explain!’ – developing children’s scientific literacy (KS1 and KS2), Ali Eley Poppy and Daisy grow up, Caroline Galpin and Peter Sainsbury Work scientifically and with industry ambassadors, Joy Parvin, CIEC Promoting Science  Science and numeracy, Claire Seeley NAIGS AGM  Creating a website as a tool to support professional learning for teaching argumentation in science, Shirley Simon and Dr Paul Davies, IOE 1530 - 1600 Coffee Break 1600 - 1700  A coherent approach: accountability in science education, Hannah Baker,  the Wellcome Trust Let's get Mathematics in science sorted, Richard Needham, ASE and National Science Learning Centre Dry ice workshop from WOW science, Sue Martin Science week and beyond, Sarah Earle, Bath Spa University Thinking on your feet: football and physics, Charles Tracy, Institute of Physics Everyone loves a ladybird, Helen Roy, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, NERC Input from local Teaching Schools and SLEs, Shazia Lydon, Challney High School for Boys and Jan Stevens, Parmiters School 0930 - 1030  Science: Are we world class? Harriet Weaving andGillian Whitehouse, NFER, arranged by AQA Building Expertise – the Primary Science Specialist Study, Hilary Leevers & Louise Stubberfield, The Wellcome Trust Science For All, Andy Bullough, Centre for Science Education, SHU Story science, Sally Howard, University of Warwick and Carolyn Yates The New Primary Science National Curriculum - issues and  actions, Brenda Keogh and Jane Turner, ASE’s Primary Science Committee Different forms of CPD delivery and how to maximise their impact on science teaching and learning, Dawn Jones and Dr Alison Rivett, Science Learning Centres Ofsted and Initial Teacher Education,  Brian Cartwright, Ofsted’s National Adviser for Science  1100 - 1200  The 80:20 divide, Lord Martin Rees and Professor Robin Millar, chaired by Annette Smith, CEO ASE School science: challenging perceptions, Stuart Naylor, Millgate House Education Primary science pop-up showcase, arranged by Steve Marshall, Barnet Local Authority Biology in the Real World-Branching out: Am I an ape? Dr Jeremy Pritchard, University of Birmingham Update from Ofsted, Brian Cartwright, Ofsted’s National Adviser for Science What influences participation in science and mathematics? Evidence from the Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education,  Louise Archer, King’s College/TISME Field network system: Using mobile and wireless technology to enhance the collection, collation and interpretation of field data, Trevor Collins, OU and David Morgan, Field Studies Council 12.00 - 13.30 Picnic Lunch and #ASEchat tweet-up 1330 - 1530  Primary science teacher awards, PSTT 1330 - 1445 Science Education – The next ten years-What do the policy makers think? Panel of guest speakers chaired by Warwick Mansell, Arranged by AQA 1330 - 1430  Linking Science, Art and Nature, Heather Gilbertson, SLC East of England Biology in the Real World-Branching out: What can we learn from nature’s athletes? Dr Zoe Self Partnerships in science teacher education, John Oversby ATSE Student assessment of Inquiry Learning, Chris Harrison, King’s College London Using mobile technology to teach science, Richard Needham, ASE and National Science Learning Centre  1430 - 1530  Institute of Physics PIPER Workshop, Dr Anne Bowker and Professor Justin Dillon, King's College London Primary science, Lynne Bianchi, Sheffield Hallam University Biology in the Real World-Branching out: Bees’ feet, conical cells, genetics and natural selection, Katrina Alcorn Learning science to change health-related attitudes and behaviour: research findings from the LifeLab programme, Marcus Grace, Southampton University and Holly Aiston Improving science education: a view from the Department for Education Vanessa Pittard, DfE arranged by NAIGS 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break 1600 - 1700  York Science – embedding assessment to improve learning, Mary Whitehouse, University of York Improving science in primary schools, Jane Turner, Primary Science Quality Mark and Kathy Schofield, AZSTT Make the link, Mark Windale, Centre for Science Education, SHU Resourcing school science project, Richard Needhamand Marianne Cutler, SCORE Teaching schools and School Direct, ATSE Outdoor Learning and Sustainability Education,  Margaret Fleming and Richard Dawson, arranged by NAIGS Classroom Assessment - exploring the teaching and learning and classroom environment to make formative assessment work, Chris Harrison, King’s College London and Sally Howard, University of Warwick