Challenge, Change and Joy in Teaching Chemistry
A one day conference organised by the RSC Secondary and Further Education Group (SaFE).
A one day conference organised by the 新月直播app下载 Secondary and Further Education Group to be held at:
St Paul鈥檚 School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JT, UK
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MORNING SESSIONS
9.00 听听鈥 10.00 Arrival, Registration and Tea/Coffee
10.00 鈥 10.10 Welcome to St Paul鈥檚 School听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Matthew Smith
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Welcome from the SaFE Chair听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Julie Hyde
10.10-10.50听听听 Keynote Talk听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淓ver Decreasing Chemistry鈥
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bob Worley RSC Excellence in Chemistry Education Award Winner
Bob will describe how practical chemistry can be made safe, sustainable and enjoyable through easily accessible observations and measurements on a small scale.
10.55 鈥 11.15 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Refreshments
11.15 鈥 11.35听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥Teaching approaches to overcome thresholds in chemistry teaching鈥
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Zo毛 Thorn -听 Long Road Sixth Form College
11.35 鈥 11.55听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎I as a 鈥楪ood but Unreliable Assistant鈥: Workload Reduction and Responsible Integration in Secondary Chemistry Education鈥
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Gleb Aleshin - King鈥檚 School, Ely
11.55 鈥 12.15 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥Change, Challenge and Joy in Practical Chemistry Labs鈥听
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Julie Hyde - University of Sheffield
RSC 2024 Excellence in Higher Education prize winner
12.15 鈥 13.15听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lunch
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS
13.15 鈥 14.00听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Breakout Session A**
14.00 鈥 14.15听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Refreshments
14.15 鈥 15.00听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Breakout Session B**
15.00 鈥 15.40 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Plenary Talk听听听听
鈥淭hink like a chemist: even if the teenagers aren鈥檛 fully convinced鈥听听听听听听听听 听Dr 听Katherine Haxton 听听听听听University of Keele 听
Chair RSC Chemistry Education Research Group interest group.
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15.40 鈥 16.00听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Prizes and closing comments听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Julie Hyde
**Choice of two from 4 workshop and breakout sessions. Session 4A at 13.15 only. Session 4B at 14.15 only
1.听听听听听听听听听听 鈥Teaching to overcome threshold concepts in organic chemistry鈥
Dr Zo毛 Thorn, Long Road Sixth Form College
2.听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒emystifying CPAC and chemistry practical assessment鈥听
Dr Peter Hoare and Andy Long, SaFE Committee
3.听听听听听听听听听听 鈥The Puddle and Beyond 鈥 an exploration of microscale chemistry鈥
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Maureen Wade, RSC 2024 Excellence in Secondary Education prize winner
4A.听听听听听听听 鈥Practical strategies to support literacy in chemistry鈥
Christabel Maitland, RSC Education Division
4B.听听听听听听听 鈥淗ow AI can help in planning and assessment in teaching chemistry鈥
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Penny Robotham
*A limited number of bursaries for RSC members of up to 拢200 to cover registration and travel expenses are available. Preference will be given to members of SaFE.
Downloads
- Bob Worley - Keynote presentation Ever Decreasing Chemistry
- Conference Bursaries available
- Zoe Thorn - Teaching to overcome threshold concepts in chemistry
- Dr Katherine Haxton Think like a chemist
- Maureen Wade The Puddle and Beyond
- Literacy and Maths Skills for Chemists
- Use of AI in Chemistry
- CPAC and A level Chemistry Assessment
- Change, Challenge and Joy in Practical Chemistry Labs
- Tips, Tricks, and Failures: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of AI in the Chemistry Classroom
Speakers
Dr Julie Hyde
Sheffield University
UK
Penny Robotham
The National Mathematics & 新月直播app下载 College
UK
Bob Worley
Secondary and Further Education Group
UK
Dr Katherine Haxton
Keele University
UK
Dr Zoe Thorn
Long Road Sixth Form College Cambridge
UK
Maureen Wade
Victory Academy
UK
Gleb Aleshin
King's School , Ely
UK
Peter Hoare and Andy Long
RSC SaFE Committee
UK
Chrissie Maitland
RSC Education Division
UK
Committees
Julie Hyde
Chair Secondary and Further Education Group
UK
Matthew Smith
Committee Member St Pauls School
UK
Event details
As this is a one day conference postal and oral abstracts will not be running
Deadlines
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Secondary and Further Education Interest group
St Paul's School
St Paul's School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JT, UK