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Across the Divide - working with cross-sector teachers to enhance HE pedagogic practice
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Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub
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@UoMSEERIH
Dr Lynne Bianchi
SEERIH Director
Peter Green
EEE, Senior Lecturer
Dr Deborah Ralls
SEERIH Research Associate
Across the Divide – working with
cross-sector teachers to enhance
HE pedagogic practice
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Science & Engineering Education Research and
Innovation Hub (SEERIH)
University
academics
teachers
researchers
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participate
collaborate
co-create
connect
pre-engage
SEERIH’s Trajectory of Continuous Professional
Development (Bianchi 2017)
Y2: Mind the Gap
Y1: Across the Divide
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Research question
In what ways is the quality of STEM teaching and learning
influenced through cross-sector collaborative professional
development with HE, primary and secondary school STEM
colleagues?
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a) Student Critical Reflection in Teaching & Learning:
Developing pedagogical practice to facilitate
opportunities for critical reflection
b) Problem solving – developing innovative and flexible
approaches to problem solving.
c) Transitional support from A levels to Undergraduate
d) Personalised learning experiences for students/small
group work – knowing names, developing teamwork,
increasing student confidence to answer questions
e) Assessment methods and moderation procedures.
f) Learning objectives and assessing progress against
objectives
Themes for development in T&L
drawn from Across the Divide
Working with primary schools/ secondary had mainly been through a traditional outreach model – direct to children
Teachers are our assets
Primary science teachers were our assets – but we needed a structured/formalised approach to engage with them
It’s all in the cut – pre planning the video is essential
Too little footage of what you really need is a waste of time, money and learning
We create chapters and use question headers to demarkate change in thinking in the video..
Section heads and chapters
We’ve developed the STEM Study visit to include photos and no film…
Need to determine clearly why film is needed.
Photos are only used to take images of artefacts, displays etc. not children
It’s the critical moment we’re trying to gather, that can be brought back to the group for discussion… [in house, unpublished, not used on social media]
Critical moments – Peter’s lego scenariou…
Safeguarding
Not just the children in school
The students – the ethical implications of film
What is it’s core purpose, why?We take an open attitude from the start… set out that it’s for teacher CPD/promotion then the doors are wide open
Opting out has to be respected but firm encouragement is often needed
Become part of the wider SEERIH package of experience – alongside other professional learning that tells the story of engagement in the arrow… from here we move to academic forms of writing, presenting at conferences – national and international with the focus on cross-sector… this transmits across to new audiences in an accessible and contemporary way… ALONGSIDE THE PAPER!