Inspire & Engage: Crafting Innovative Science Lessons to Engage Young Minds Workshop
Presenter: Ross Riach, STEM Innovator & Laboratory Coordinator, Gleeson College
With the drive for embedded capabilities, STEM engagement and uptake and the rapidly evolving world around us, engaging students in science can be a challenge. We as teachers are often challenged by time to update or innovate our practice and the array of misconceptions or attitudes circling pedagogical best practices and outcomes.
This course is designed for all teachers to provide the tools and strategies to promote and harness the benefits of engagement, embed immersive, gamified and storytelling strategies to your lessons and create a love of science through innovative practices.
Details
Date: Friday 10 May 2024
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 08/05/2024
Event Pricing
| Type |
Regular price |
|
Personal Member (1 day)
|
$145.00 |
|
Joint Member (1 day)
|
$145.00 |
|
Corporate Member - SA School (1 day)
|
$185.00 |
|
Non-Member (1 day)
|
$225.00 |
|
SASTA Student Member (1 day)
|
$50.00 |
|
1st Year of Teaching (1 day)
|
$145.00 |
|
2nd Year of Teaching (1 day)
|
$145.00 |
Description
The gaming industry and the marketing industry are valued at $294 billion and $1.7 trillion respectively and are the most effective distractions and manipulators of our students today, yet modern teaching has not yet embraced the “if you can't beat them, use their tactics” mentality and continues to use traditional methods of teaching that have not evolved drastically since before the first mobile app was invented.
This professional development journey will equip you with both the 'why' and the 'how,' providing a wealth of resources and collaborative opportunities to enhance your teaching skills alongside fellow forward-thinking educators. You’ll discover the science behind engagement in learning and how it will make your students retain information longer, be more present and unleash a renewed love for science. From tips to avoid the dreaded Death by PowerPoint to embedding gamification, effective check-ins, lesson design and integrating storytelling into your practices, you’ll walk away with a plethora of ideas, inspiration and resources to transform the science classroom.
Together, let’s ignite a passion for science in our students and inspire the next generation of STEM innovators.
Content:
- The value of engagement: the Psychology and benefits of engagement on learning.
- Avoiding death by PowerPoint
- Creating simple gamified quizzes in your lessons
- Storytelling in education
- Effective check-in strategies in the lesson.
- Principles of a good lesson (discussion and collaboration)
- Supporting your student’s cognitive capacity and using it to your advantage
- Gamification
Hands-on opportunities to experiment and develop your own skills.
Year level: This course and its concepts are suitable for all year levels, but resources shared will focus on years 7-10
Presenter Bio: Ross Riach is an experienced Science / Physics teacher, STEM leader, winner of the 2023 SA Oustanding Science Teacher Award, twice-shortlisted SA STEMM Educator of the Year, AITSL certified Highly Accomplished Teacher and Initial Teacher Education (ITE) certified panellist. With a passion for innovation and STEM, Ross aims to inspire the same love of learning and science that he possesses. Ross brings a wealth of life experience from different industries and a passion for gamification, thematic learning approaches, STEM and Escape Rooms in education.
