Technology for Teaching Science (Oundle School) 24 Sept 2001

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tts-1: Technology for Teaching Science

The first Oundle Day Conference, for
Secondary and College Science Teachers

at OUNDLE SCHOOL, Peterborough
10:00am - 4:30pm ::

This event is being re-scheduled and the new date will be announced in due course (*) - contact

(*) This event was originally sceduled for Monday 24th September 2001
- a convenient date for Oundle School (CCF Field Day and no lessons), but it proved too early
in the school year for teachers to get themselves organised to come in sufficient numbers.

TTS-1 (Technology for Teaching Science) is a teacher training initiative based at Oundle School, Peterborough,
organised by the iCT Training Centre (Oundle). This follows a series of successful technology days for
mathematics (TSM) and music (TTM) over the past 9 years.
A team of experienced tutors has been assembled to run these workshops and seminars.

SCHEDULE:

9:30
Coffee (Great Hall)
10:00
Opening Plenary:
Brief introductions from
each of the tutors
11:15
1st Worshop/Seminar
12:25
Drinks and Exhibition
(Great Hall)
1:15
Lunch (6th form club)
2:15
2nd Worshop/Seminar
3:25
3rd Worshop/Seminar
4:30
Tea (Great Hall) and depart.

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EXHIBITION
in the Great Hall
9:30 - 10:00,
12:25 - 1:05
and over tea at 4:30

Data Harvest
(Lee Grahame)
- Data-logging equipment
Innovations VCS
(Andy Russell)
- All display technology
New Media
(Dick Fletcher)
- Multi-media Science School
Oxford Educ. Supplies (Chris Poole)
- Calculators and Software for mathematics education
Philip Harris
(Hilary Cable)
- Science equipment and software
Promethean Ltd
(Chris Barlow)
- Interactive White Boards
Texas Instruments
(Melanie Horsburgh)
- Calculators, data loggers,
TI Interactive

WORKSHOPS and SEMINARS
Each 65-minute session will be run twice, in 2 out of the 3 time slots

A - Introducing IMAGINE
Interactive Modelling and Graphical Information Environment
---RICHARD BEARE (Institute of Education, Warwick University)

B - Creating lively scientific resources using Word and the Internet
Unicode fonts (symbols), drawing toolbar (diagrams), and incorporating text, graphics, and data efficiently off the net - and the creative use of hyperlinks.
----DOUGLAS BUTLER (Oundle School)

C - The Wider Use of ICT in Science Teaching....
Digital Capture (microscopes/cameras), CD Roms, Dataloggers using smart card technology, new sensors and Mimio low cost whiteboard solution.
--- HILARY CABLE, TED BREWING (Philip Harris)

D - Using multi-media in the science classroom
A practical workshop using Multi-media Science School to show how pupils can interact with models and simulations at K.S. 3 and 4.
----DICK FLETCHER, MINA PATEL (New Media)

E - Embedding ICT in Science Teaching
A demonstration of a range of quality ideas to help learning: the basis for a balanced 'diet' of IT that science teaching can feed on and flourish.
----ROGER FROST (Science Consortium)

F - Using the SAPS web site creatively
The 'Science and Plants in Schools' resource
----JOHN HEWITSON (Oundle School, SAPS)

G - Data-logging – easy, accurate and fast!
The new EasySense Advanced and Sensing Science Laboratory software
----BARBARA HIGGINBOTHAM (Data Harvest)

H - PowerPoint Workshop for Science Teachers
A practical session to introduce the scientific use of PowerPoint, led by someone who regularly enlivens his lessons with simulations and animations
----ADAM LANGSDALE (Oundle School)

I - "It's Chemistry", "It's Physics", "It's Biology" - self-assessment tests
From MMT's range of AS/A level CDs covering ten subjects, these titles enable students to revise at their own speed and to check their understanding of key facts determined by the three highly experienced authors. The CDs are already in use in over 2000 schools and colleges.
---DAVID LEWIS (MMT Ltd, Uppingham)

J - Data-logging with handheld technology; also TI-InterActive!
A practical workshop using TI-83 +, CBL2 data loggers and a variety of sensors. step-by-step investigations; introduction to TI-InterActive!
---RICHARD SMITH (T-cubed, Texas Instruments)

K - Using Applets in Physics Teaching
----DAVID WILLINGTON (Oundle School)

L - The way forward: ICT in science teaching
On-Line testing and reporting systems; palm technology for pupils; intranet resources; software for the classroom.
z---IAN YORSTON (Head of Science, Radley College)

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Related SCIENCE web links

DOWNLOAD (Word format)
The ANNOUNCEMENT and APPLICATION FORM - click: (123k)
Details of Sunday night ACCOMMODATION (23rd Sept: tel nos. and map) - click:: (400k)

OUNDLE SCHOOL is easy to get to:

CAR (A605): A1 or A14. Ample parking

TRAIN (GNER/WAGN): Peterborough
from London, East Anglia, The North

BUS (X4): Dept Peterborough Station 09:00, arr Oundle Market Sq. 09:32 [return dept 16:23 and 17:23]

MAPS: internal - external

Apply for TTS-1 in good time - places must be limited by the hands-on capacity
Delegate fee is held at £60 (£40 for each additional delegate)

iCT TRAINING CENTRE (Oundle School)
PO Box 46, Oundle, Peterborough PE8 4JX, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1832-273444 Fax: (0)1832-272760
Email: circleline@argonet.co.uk (Douglas Butler)