ISDDE UK Meeting - May 2009
Design and development for science and mathematics education
ISDDE UK May 2009 was intended for all designers, researchers and curriculum leaders who feel affinity with the goals of the society. This meeting brought together outstanding designers, design project leaders and curriculum innovators, together with agencies which commission or support such work. The meeting took place on Tuesday 26th - Wendnesday 27th May, 2009 at the Nuffield Foundation in Bedford Square, London.
Summary reports on some of the presentations are now available - more will follow in the near future.
Many thanks to Angela, Maja and the others at Nuffield for making this event such a success, and to Sarah Codrington for producing the reports on the presentations.
Aims of this meeting
- To improve communication between science and mathematics curriculum developers, with the purpose of informing each other of current and planned work and to explore potential partnerships and synergies.
- To explore together two central themes for curriculum developers.
- To raise awareness of the ISDDE membership, international conferences and electronic journal.
Themes for the meeting
- Theme 1: How can educational design support assessment for learning and progression?
- Theme 2: What effective models do we have for bringing about innovation in schools and colleges?
Speakers
| Issues of wider interest from current and planned curriculum projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Angela Hall | Nuffield Foundation Curriculum Programme | |
| Claire Thomson | Institute of Physics | |
| Daniel Sandford Smith | Gatsby Charitable Foundation | |
| Christine Newton | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | |
| Hugh Burkhardt (and others) | Shell Centre for Mathematical Education, University of Nottingham | |
| Stella Dudzic & Roger Porkess | MEI | |
| Theme 1 | How can educational design
support assessment for learning and progression? |
|
| Paul Black | Nuffield Foundation | Introduction to theme 1 |
| Geoff Wake | University of Manchester | Free Standing Maths Qualifications |
| Brenda Keogh & Jane Turner | Millgate House Education Ltd. | Concept cartoons |
| Tony Sherborne | Sheffield Hallam University | Upd8 |
| Alice Onion | Scholars consulting | Graded Assessment in Mathematics Project |
| Tony Gardiner | Birmingham University | Extension Mathematics |
| Paul Black | Nuffield Foundation | Summing up theme 1 |
| Theme 2 | What effective models do we have for bringing about innovation in schools and colleges? | |
| Diana Laurillard | Introduction to theme 2 |
|
| Hugh Burkhardt, Rita Crust, Malcolm Swan | Shell Centre for Mathematical Education | Improving Learning in Mathematics |
| Ken Mannion | Sheffield Hallam University | IP |
| James Pitt | Practical action | The sustainable design award |
| Cris Edgell | Nuffield Foundation | STEM project |
| Linda LaVelle | Plymouth University | The Plymouth Express Model: putting the university into schools |
| Richard Needham | National Network of Science Learning Centres | Bringing contemporary science into schools |
| Jean Scrase | Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme | Models of departmental CPD |
| Diana Laurillard | Summing up theme 2 | |
| Hugh Burkhardt | ISDDE | Educational design as a discipline with a community |
About ISDDE
The International Society for Design and Development in Education was launched in 2005 with the goals of improving the design and development process, building a design community and increasing the impact of professional design expertise on educational practice (see www.isdde.org). ISDDE is chaired by Professor Hugh Burkhardt, University of Nottingham, Hugh.Burkhardt@nottingham.ac.uk.
About the Nuffield Foundation
The Nuffield Foundation is an endowed charity set up by the late Lord Nuffield.
The aim of the Nuffield Foundation Curriculum Programme is to explore new approaches to teaching and learning by developing, managing and supporting curriculum projects.
Currently the Nuffield Foundation is developing a cross-curricular approach to teaching and learning at key stage 3 based on the STEM subjects, and are setting off to rethink the Graded Assessment in Mathematics (GAIM) resources. In addition the Foundation is, among other things, revising the very successful Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology and Twenty First Century Science for GCSE courses in partnership with the University of York, and running websites providing information about practical work in school for non-specialist teachers of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.