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Linking Engineers and Scientists with Teachers

 LEaST Program            Background        LEaST Evaluation

LEaST Program

·               A 3 day workshop, specifically developed for teachers involved in the teaching of contextual material in senior science, with applications for mathematics.

·               Learn about the roles of engineers in society and how their problem solving approaches can be applied to teaching in context!

·               Gain enrichment and resource materials for your current, or developing, contexts in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics!

·               Network with real Engineers, CQU Engineering and Science academics and other teachers to form enduring partnerships that will enhance your classroom experience!

·               Develop/enhance a contextual unit for your subject with other teachers, academics and engineers!!

The program is open to all teachers of science in all schooling systems (EQ, Catholic and Non-Government).

Details of the Program:

When:    Wednesday 31st October - Friday 2nd November 2007

Where:  James Goldston Building, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Qld.

Cost:    $110 (inc GST) - this includes morning teas and lunch.

DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE FLYER AND REGISTRATION FORM.

Registrations close Wednesday 24th October 2007.

For further details, please contact Paul Richards.

Background

Teachers these days have an average age of 47. This implies that during the next ten years a wealth of experience will retire from the profession, leaving a lot of younger, relatively inexperienced teachers stranded.

Secondly, the majority of teachers these days has gone directly from school to university and then back to school, gaining little real understanding of the world outside education.

 There is therefore a strong need for teachers who:-

• are more experienced
• have a deeper and broader knowledge of their subject
• are more confident in the classroom
• can apply the concepts to the real world more easily.
• have a network of practicing engineers and scientists to call upon for expert advice and guidance.

 At the same time, Queensland is moving towards context-based senior science syllabuses. Modelled after the highly successful Engineering Link Project, LEaST aims to give teachers direct experience with Science and Engineering, so that they can, in turn, better motivate their students to pursue a Maths and Science-based career.

The Engineering Link Group, in conjunction with James Cook University School of Engineering, Townsville, Townsville State High School and Pimlico State High School developed a three day course for teachers, first run at James Cook University (Townsville) in May 2006.

If you want to read through the comments from the teachers who attended in May, please click here.

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