Science education
In the third of her series on the place of science in a future-focused curriculum, Ally Bull explores the idea of making school science personally relevant.
In the third of her series on the place of science in a future-focused curriculum, Ally Bull explores the idea of making school science personally relevant.
In the second in her series on the place of science in a future-focused curriculum, Ally Bull explores the idea of science and certainty.
In the second in her series on the place of science in a future-focused curriculum, Ally Bull explores the idea of science and certainty.
Science is science regardless of how you approach it. That’s kind of the nice thing about science – it’s true regardless of how you feel about it.
There is always a right answer. English and the arts were a bit airy fairy for me. I really liked having an answer. It’s really satisfying.
I liked chemistry and maths because in those subjects you found the answer.
In the first of our new blog, Thinking about science education, Ally Bull aims to start a conversation about the place of science in a future-focused school curriculum. Ally is a former senior researcher at NZCER and now consultant, with deep knowledge and expertise in science education, future-focused learning and professional learning for teachers.
In the first of our new blog, Thinking about science education, Ally Bull considers the place of science in a future-focused school curriculum. Ally is a former senior researcher at NZCER and now consultant, with deep knowledge and expertise in science education, future-focused learning and professional learning for teachers.
This article describes findings from a study concerning students’ experiences of being in-role as atmospheric scientists and discusses how these experiences facilitated learning about the Nature of Science. Twenty-seven Years 5 and 6 children, their teacher—recently returned to the classroom after a teacher fellowship experience in a local crown science research institute—and teacher educators participated in a drama inquiry process over 4 half days.
