ASE 2025 Annual Conference: Full Schedule

The ASE is delighted to be hosting its Annual Conference, generously sponsored by AQA, at the University of Nottingham from 9th to 11th January 2025. International sessions are incorporated throughout the event for this year and we will have a great exhibition with lots of exclusive Conference offers. Post-16 focus-day and for those involved in leading and delivering professional development, the Teacher Developers’ Group programme is Thursday. Friday is the dedicated Technicians day and Early Career Teacher day. Sessions for both Primary and 11-19 are threaded throughout all 3 days with a focus on Research on Saturday.
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09:45 GMT

Enabling change through the assessment of thinking scientifically

Thursday January 9, 2025 09:45 - 10:35 GMT

Pope A17

In an era of diminishing teacher autonomy (OECD 2016; Worth and Van den Brande 2020), many teachers find they are unable to enact change in their practice. In our presentation, we will model some professional learning experiences that we believe can empower teachers to refine their practice.

Our session has two aims. There is a growing body of professional resources that seeks to support children to think scientifically. Firstly, we will model how to introduce a professional resource through an analysis of children's work as illustrations of aspects of Dr. Murphy's Thinking Scientifically Matrix. This matrix articulates a progression in children's thinking in primary science.
Secondly, building on Dr. Serret’s research expertise in enabling pedagogical transformation, we will share some effective approaches that help to communicate evidence-informed pedagogy across a community of practitioners.

Through this, our presentation considers how to introduce pedagogical initiatives (e.g. A Thinking Scientifically Matrix) that allows teachers to integrate this within their existing practice but also encourages them to make small, significant shifts in how they assess, teach and plan in primary science.

In this session you will:
•Have the opportunity to engage in first-hand experiences of applying a pedagogical tool (thinking scientifically matrix) to children’s work.
•Identify how teachers might adapt their planning and teaching when integrating new pedagogy within their existing practice.
•Think about the potential that different professional learning experiences can offer in enabling teachers to enact change in their practice.

Speakers

Alison Murphy

Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University

Natasha Serret

Senior Lecturer in Education, Nottingham Trent University

Dr. Natasha Serret BA (Hons) MA PGCE SFHEAPrimary BA Joint Course LeaderSenior Lecturer in EducationNottingham Trent UniversityNottingham Institute of Education

Thursday January 9, 2025 09:45 - 10:35 GMT
Pope A17

Primary

Theme Assessment
Key Stage / Audience Type Global, Industry, Teacher Developers, 5 to 7, 7 to 11, ITEs, Advisors/Consultants, Selected by Teacher Developers' Group

14:15 GMT

Formative Assessment Probes - Building Conceptual Understanding in KS3

Thursday January 9, 2025 14:15 - 15:05 GMT

Pope A17

This workshop will share practical ideas about how, when starting a new topic, teachers can quickly and easily find out what their students already know and what misconceptions they may hold. It will then consider what can be done with these insights and how subsequent progress can be demonstrated. This session has links to the book Understanding Children's Ideas in Science sold by ASE/Millgate House

Speakers

Page Keeley

Retiring President, NSELA

Page Keeley is an American science education consultant and author of over 20 books linking research to practice, including several award-winning books in the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. She works with school districts, universities, and organizations throughout the... Read More →

Ed Walsh

Science Education Consultant, Ed Walsh Consulting

An author and CPD presenter, I was a teacher for 20 years, 12 of them as team leader. I then worked as a consultant, supporting teachers and science teams, training teachers and developing curriculum materials. I am now a Series Editor for Collins, CPD Trainer for AQA and Development... Read More →

Thursday January 9, 2025 14:15 - 15:05 GMT
Pope A17

11-19

Theme Assessment
Key Stage / Audience Type ECTs, Teacher Developers, Global, 11-14, 14-16