Workshop presentations
Workshops
Workshops will ideally run for 60-80 minutes. As some will limited by size we recommend that participants select their workshop on registration. Please note that many of these workshops will be facilitated by teams rather than individuals (as listed below).
The following workshop presentations have been chosen for SMEC 2012 for THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Thursday
| Facilitators | Abstract Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Black |
Classroom Dialogue
|
King's College London | UK |
|
Petr Šmejkal, Eva Stratilova-Urválková |
Polymers around us | Charles University Prague | Univerzita Karlova v Praze | CZECH REPUBLIC |
|
Ewa Kedzierska, Vincent Dorenbos, Ton Ellermeijer, Ron Vonk |
Integration of ICT in IBSE | Foundation CMA | NETHERLANDS |
|
Katie Baird, Aija Pocock, Allison Howland, Stephanie Coy |
Supporting language acquisition and content-specific science access: Universal Design for Learning using Lego WeDos to teach simple machines |
Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus & Bartholomew Consolidated School District |
USA |
|
Martin Lindner, Louise Bindel, Stephan Domschke, Melanie Meinl |
"Which Energy Source is the Best?“ - Teaching on Renewable Energy | Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg | GERMANY |
Friday
| Facilitators | Abstract Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zuzana Ješková Ľudmila Onderová Marián Kireš |
Inquiry-based teaching and learning of direct current electricity |
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University | Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach |
SLOVAKIA |
|
Alla Andreeva Doris Elster Suzanne Kapelari Gail Bromley Sue Hunt Jan Möller Christine Newton |
The INQUIRE Project and some ideas for activities relating to biodiversity and climate change |
Moscow State University Botanic Garden, University of Bremen, Innsbruck University, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Rododendron Park, Bremen |
RUSSIA GERMANY UK |
|
Christine Harrison |
Creating Space for Formative Assessment in Science Classrooms
|
King's College London | UK |
| William McComas | Getting your Hands on Aspects of the Nature of Science | University of Arkansas (USA) and Dublin City University | USA |
|
Nicos Valanides |
IBSE: Theoretical and practical implications | University of Cyprus | CYPRUS |
Saturday
| Contact Facilitator | Abstract Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Christine Harrison
|
Fostering Feedback in Science Classrooms | King's College London | UK |
|
Margareta Ekborg Christina Ottander |
An example of an ESTABLISH unit: DISABILITY |
Malmoe University & Umea University |
SWEDEN |
|
Aine Woods Leanne Doughty Paul van Kampen |
Starting with Inquiry |
Santa Sabina Dominican College & CASTeL |
IRELAND |
|
Claudio Fazio Rosa Maria Sperandeo-Mineo |
Managing the Inquiry classroom: issues and tentative solutions | Palermo University | Universita Degli Studi di Palermo | ITALY |
|
Barbara Schwarzenbacher Àgueda Gras-Velázquez |
Scientix: From Online courses to hands-on experiments | European Schoolnet | BELGIUM |