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’s 3 days 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, kindly sponsored by Philip Harris, 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!

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15:45 GMT

Bringing Quantum into the classroom

Thursday January 9, 2025 15:45 - 16:35 GMT

Physics C29

Quantum technologies are developing much faster than the classroom curriculum evolves. How can we bring quantum ideas into the secondary school classroom and still deliver our required curriculum content? How can a laser pointer and a prism demonstrate quantum effects?

The new, free resource book from the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics provides hands-on activities for your students that will do just that.

This workshop will show some of the fun and simple activities in the Quantum Technology resource and you will see how easily they can be used in your own classroom, and how strongly they connect cutting edge physics with the standard high school curriculum. Waves and superposition, charged particle beams, light, diffraction, refraction, interference, dispersion, lens optics: all parts of the curriculum addressed by these resources, with connections to quantum effects illustrated whilst still highlighting the classical curriculum content.

Diffraction patterns can be interpreted as ‘probability maps’ and this has a direct connection to the quantum world – could dice be used to develop a diffraction pattern? The quantum tunnelling that can produce these probability maps has uses in electron microscopy, but comparing with optical microscopes, including issues with resolving power can take us through optics ideas that our students need to understand. You will try this yourself in this workshop, including making the links to wavelength and the Rayleigh criterion using cheap LEDs and pencils.

If you like the workshop, we can even turn the round of applause at the end into a laser!

Speakers

Alan Denton

Physics Coach, Perimeter Institute

Alan taught in Suffolk secondary schools and led large, successful science and physics departments.Since 2013 he has become well-known for the science teacher training he provides to both trainees and experienced teachers throughout East Anglia, the UK and internationally. This includes... Read More →

Miles Hudson

Teacher Network Member, Perimeter Institute

Miles is the PGCE Physics tutor at Newcastle University. He has written numerous textbooks and is the inventor of the Bestfitlineruler. He has trained teachers on behalf of the IOP, Perimeter Institute and the British Council in France.The latest project to come from Miles is called... Read More →

Thursday January 9, 2025 15:45 - 16:35 GMT
Physics C29

Post-16

Theme Curriculum and New Teaching Approaches
Key Stage / Audience Type ECTs, Global, Industry, Teacher Developers, Post-16, 14-16, ITEs, Advisors/Consultants, Trainees
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