8.30

Registration
Tea and Coffee available

School of Nursing

9.00

Opening Ceremony
Introduction: 
Dr. Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn, Chair of the SMEC 2010 Organising Committee
Prof. Brian McCraith, President of Dublin City University
Prof. Patrick Cunningham, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of Ireland

HG22

9.40

Prof. Jonathan Osborne, Stanford University
Science without literacy: A Ship without a Sail?

HG22

10.30

TEA/COFFEE

Foyer

11.00

Contributed talks

HG09, HG10 & HG17

A.1 Katherine Slaughter (University of Edinburgh): 
How a 1st year enquiry based approach affects student attitudes and beliefs about physics

B.1 Elizabeth Oldham (TCD):
Teachers’ Voices: “My” Mathematics, “My” Teaching, “My” experiences of Project Maths

C.1 Nkosinathi Mpalami (CASTeL):
Mathematical representations as a means towards Inquiry-based learning

A.2 Claudio Fazio (Università di Palermo): 
A problem based approach to sound speed in different materials

B.2 Aisling Leavy (Mary Immaculate College): 
Facilitating inquiry based learning in mathematics teacher education

C.2 Andre Heck, (University of Amsterdam):
Cross-Disciplinary, Authentic Student Research Projects

A.3 Leah Wallace (LIT): Facilitating an authentic learning experience in introductory physics at LIT

B.3 David di Fuccia (University of Kassel): Diagnosis and individual facilitation in science teacher education

C.3. Ilkka Ratinen (University of Jyväskylä):
Primary student teachers conceptions about good science teaching: towards dialogic inquiry-based learning

12.00

Dr. Martina Roth, Director of Intel’s Global Education Strategy, Research and Policy 
Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills

HG22

12.30

LUNCH

Foyer

13.40

Workshop sessions

HG09, HG10, HG12, HG13

Workshop: 
ESTABLISH: European Science and Technology in Action: Building Links with Industry, Schools and Home

Workshop: 
PROJECT MATHS: Learning and Teaching for the 21st Century Assessment

15.10

TEA/COFFEE

Foyer

15.40

Prof. Barbara Jaworski, Loughborough University
Seeking an Inquiry Culture in Mathematics Teaching

HG22

16.30

Poster presentation / wine reception
Delegates presenting posters at SMEC 2010 will have the opportunity to summarise their research by way of a brief single slide presentation (maximum 2 minutes per presenter) to the general assembly

Foyer

19.00

Conference Dinner

The Washerwoman Restaurant, Glasnevin