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. Book your tickets now at https://ase2025AnnConf.eventbrite.co.uk - and remember, if you are an ASE member you will benefit from hugely discounted prices! Check out our membership here - it’s free for Early Career Teachers and only £25 for Technicians!
BERG: This is an interactive session exploring how to use generative AI (especially Microsoft Copilot) to prepare and teach the biology curriculum from 14-18. It requires no specialist prior experiences. The session will use ideas from Pedagogy AI, an approach that explores how students might use generative AI productively in their biology lessons.
A laptop with access to Microsoft Copilot (https://copilot.microsoft.com) will be a useful pre-requisite for the course.
Pedagogy AI is introduced at https://www.neilingram.co.uk/pedagogy-ai/ and https://www.ai-in-education.co.uk/resources/pedagogy-ai and
Honorary Senior Lecturer Science Education, University of Bristol
I am a biologist, interested in what children really need to know about genetics to be citizens of a genomic world. I am a teacher educator, interested in the delights and pitfalls of learning to teach, especially on PGCE courses. I am interested in the use of ICT in schools, sociology... Read More →
After doing a biology degree at the University of Exeter and PGCE at the University of Cambridge, Jane has taught in a variety of schools and is an experienced online tutor, examiner, and author.
Thursday January 9, 2025 08:45 - 09:35 GMT
ESLC B05
Educators are invited to attend a captivating and insightful talk that explores the sophisticated mechanisms of CENTURY’s AI capabilities, driven by cutting-edge algorithms and informed by the latest research in machine learning.
Understand how CENTURY’s AI uses vast datasets to gain deep insights into each student’s learning journey, by identifying patterns in performance, preferences and challenges.
The talk offers educators valuable insights into how CENTURY is using machine learning to transform education. Attendees will discover how the platform reduces teacher workload by dynamically adjusting recommendations to cater to the individual needs of every learner, enhancing engagement, comprehension and achievement. Don’t miss the opportunity to see how CENTURY has been the driving force over the last nine years in the use of artificial intelligence to revolutionise education.
Aimed at practicing secondary school chemistry teachers, this talk will highlight innovative AI tools and techniques that can save time in a busy teacher’s chemistry classroom. Participants will leave equipped with actionable insights and strategies to integrate AI into their teaching practices, ultimately enabling them to spend more time on impactful teaching. This includes exploring lesson planning and the possibility of automating tasks such as marking. Real-life examples of AI applications that have successfully enhanced classroom management and student engagement will be shared, using examples for GCSE and A-level chemistry. Some examples of successes and failures will be shared so that practices can be used in their own classrooms immediately.
Vice Principal and teacher of chemistry, The National Mathematics and Science College
A teacher - researcher and active member of the Teacher Action research group PALAVA, I lead on chemistry at the National Mathematics and Science College. I was a lead practictioner for the SSAT on the Practical in Science project and chair the RSC UK Chemistry Olympiad Working P... Read More →
Thursday January 9, 2025 12:15 - 13:05 GMT
Coates C22
Our project assesses the ability of Generative AI in two key areas. 1. How well does Generative AI construct evidence based scientific text compared to humans? Our assessment includes the impact of different of AI tools, length of prose and few-shot prompting. 2. How well can AI grade and provide feedback against a set of criteria when compared to human assessors. This includes an evaluation of the ability of AI to assess its own product.
This session will look at the range of AI tools available to Primary Science Teachers. It will look at how to use free tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot to help with planning and lesson resource creation. It will demonstrate some ways that AI can be used by primary pupils to support science learning. There will be suggestions for other free (or paid) AI tools that are available online that can support planning, teaching and learning. The session will look at the art of creating useful prompts to get the AI to do what you want.
The author of the new book "Science Fix: Science Made Easy for Primary Teachers", Danny Nicholson, will discuss how AI tools can help reduce teacher workload. You will leave equipped with a toolkit of AI resources and strategies to enrich your science curriculum and inspire curiosity in your students.
