Conference Details: Wellington Programme
2009 Primary Science Conferences 20th & 21st April Planning for Wellington has been based on attendance of 100 to 120 with workshops of 25 to 30
Click on the workshop links below to view further details on each workshop.
Monday
20 April 2009
8 00 - 8 45am
Registration Opens
8 45 – 900am
Welcome & Administration
9 00 am
Opening Address
9 20 - 10 20 am
Key note:
Brenda Keogh & Stuart Naylor
Looking, Thinking, & Talking in Primary Science
10 20- 10 40am
Morning Tea
10 45 – 12 00am
Workshop A Engaging the learner in science
A1 Martin Braund & Tanya Shields Discussions in Primary Science (DiPS)
A2 Brenda Keogh & Stuart Naylor Creative approaches to talking, thinking, assessment and learning in science
A3 Leigh Hoath Does Why? Matter..?
12 00-12 50pm
Lunch
12 50- 1 05pm
RSNZ Advancing Primary Science
1 00-200pm
Terry Crooks
The need for a radical change in primary science education: Implications from the 2007 NEMP science assessments.
2 10 – 3 10pm
Workshop B Investigating in primary science
B1 Bill MacIntyre Investigating with Models
B2 NZCER Chris Joyce Science through a 21st century lens
B3 Ian Milne Creative Exploration: Doing science in primary schools
B4 Susan Weekes Bringing “Real” Science & Scientists into the Classroom
3 10 to 3 30pm
Afternoon Tea
3 30 to 4 30pm
Warren Bruce & Chris Astall
Steve Spangler Science
4 30 to 6 00pm
Mix & Mingle
View resources and displays
Tuesday
21st April 2009
8 50 – 900am
Administration
9 00 10 10 am
The Science Learning Hub
New Zealand scientists at work
10 10 to 10 30
10 30 -11 30 am
Workshop C
C1 Jessie McKenzie & Joanna Leaman Advancing Primary Science
C3 Dan Davies Active Science Learning in Bristol (UK) Primary Schools – an evaluation
C4 Ted Glynn & Stevie Gardiner We could ask a Kaumatua or look on the Internet Responding to culture in science education
11 30 -12 30
Martin Braund & Tanya Shields
Talking science in the primary school
12 30 – 1 30 pm
1 30 – 2 30 pm
Workshop D
D1 Brenda Keogh & Stuart Naylor “Creative Approaches to talking, thinking, assessment and learning in science” Repeat of A1
D2 Martin Braund & Tanya Shields Activities to enhance science talk repeat of A1
D3 Leigh Hoath Does why matter
2 30 – 3 30pm
Workshop E
E1 Warren Bruce /Chris Astall Post cards in science
E2 Susan Weekes Bringing “Real” Science & Scientists into the Classroom
E3 Joy Kitt Seed 2 table – Learning to eat your work
E4 Dayle Anderson Getting connected
3 30 – 4 15
Conference Forum
Ian Milne
What are the messages? Where do we go from here?
What are you going to do?
