Level Up Science Teaching by Stile Education

Level Up Science Teaching

About

For teachers with experience in the science classroom, who are looking to level up their practice.
Attendees will build on their existing knowledge of best practice science teaching and be ready to apply their new learning in the classroom the very next day. *Prerequisites apply.

What's covered
Creating engaging, interactive lessons in the Stile platform
Examine educational research that underpins the creation of high quality science lessons and apply this knowledge in planning your own lesson.

Metacognition with visible thinking routines
Explore the metacognitive strategy of visible thinking routines, their benefits, and how to use them in the science classroom with Stile.

Facilitating effective discourse in the science classroom
Delve into the use of specific questioning methods to orchestrate effective classroom discussion.

*Prerequisites: You can confidently teach with Stile and/or have attended one of our beginner workshops.

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Presenters

Alexandra Russell

Professional Learning Team Leader

Alex studied a Bachelor of Science before commencing her teaching career in New Zealand’s intermediate school system. She taught students in years 7 and 8 across all curriculum areas, with a particular passion for science, and developing metacognitive thinking in students. Completing the Science Teaching Leadership Programme, facilitated by The Royal Society of New Zealand, allowed Alex to spend six months working alongside scientists in the field of dietetics. Through the programme she also studied science-specific pedagogies and science education research, before returning to school and leading change in the structure and delivery of the science curriculum.

Alex was working as Head of Science at an Auckland school when she introduced Stile to her team as a means of incorporating real world contexts into science lessons. Over the last two years, Alex has worked with teachers to support them in applying evidence based teaching strategies with Stile.

Charlie Kidd

Professional Learning Leader

Charlie began her teaching career at a private girls’ school in Melbourne, teaching VCE Biology, General Science and Physical Education. During that time, she completed her Master of Education through research examining the barriers teachers face when adopting new pedagogical approaches and the belief systems that inform practice.
A defining moment of her career was the teaching stint she conducted in Vanuatu, where she was able to gain a first hand understanding of the varied contexts, educational goals and parameters that communities across the globe teach within.
Charlie is passionate about the power education has to drive positive change in the world, and believes empowering teachers sits at the heart of this. She believes it is a privilege to apply the learnings from her Master research to support teachers in bettering their practice to improve student outcomes and foster a love of science in younger generations.

Meadhbh O'Brien

Professional Learning Leader

Meadhbh worked in secondary education before joining Stile, with experience working in public and private schools in Australia, England and Cyprus, teaching senior Chemistry and Mathematics and Junior Science. She is also an alumnus of the Royal Society of Chemistry scholar program and former mentor of a physics knowledge enhancement course for graduate teachers.

Meadhbh is incredibly passionate about how technology can be used to ensure equity amongst all students by providing high quality educational resources. Meadhbh works with teachers to enhance their practice with the use of these resources to maximise the teaching and learning of all their learners.

Stile

Stile PL Team