Successful Projects in Round 3
To view successful school clusters and their projects, selected for Round 3 of ASISTM funding, choose a State/Territory from the list below. Click on the Project Title to find out more about each project, and its Partner Organisations. To help you find a project relevant to your teaching subject or learning area, the project focus (Science, Technology or Mathematics), is also displayed.
Science
Mathematics
TechnologyProjects with schools in ACT
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| 3004 | Ask a Scientist, Be a Scientist - Rural Science in Primary Schools Ask a Scientist, Be a Scientist - Rural Science in Primary Schools aims to bring “real” science and scientists into upper primary classrooms in rural and regional schools. Digital technology will be used to produce an integrated science and technology program that connects students, teachers and scientists. By providing high quality, easily accessible and user-friendly resources, primary teachers operating in rural or semi-rural environments will expose their students to experiences that stimulate and encourage further study in science and technology. The project seeks to strengthen the science backgrounds of students who will eventually manage their rural environments. One of the innovative features of this project is its strategy of engaging students in science learning through the application of science in the rural (local) context. Coordinator: St Bede's Primary School (Red Hill)
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| 3019 | Cool Chemistry: Creating Curious Chemistry Students in ACT Primary Schools Cool Chemistry: Creating Curious Chemistry Students in ACT Primary Schools aims to provide middle primary teachers with scientific, pedagogical and curriculum support to develop chemistry-themed learning modules. This will result in an integrated and inspiring online teaching tool. Project outcomes will include increasing scientific inquiry in the classroom, and creation of a group of networked teachers with increased scientific understanding gained through working with chemists. This project is innovative in pairing teachers with local chemists who provide scientific support to teachers and visit classrooms, and through the ability to adapt modules to extend to lower and upper primary school classes, creating a whole school program. Coordinator: The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc.
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| 3028 | CRIMS 2 - Context Rich Integrated Maths and Science Professional Learning CRIMS 2 - Context Rich Integrated Maths and Science Professional Learning builds on the CRIMS 1 ASISTM project and aims to extend the model’s reach. The project will create a partnership with the National Centre of Science, ICT and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia. It will involve teacher professional development workshops on creating and using open-ended investigations and problem-based activities, collaboration between different schools, access to Teacher Associates, and a forum to evaluate the model for rural schools. Expected outcomes include improved resources and quality of teaching in mathematics and science, and increasing the real-life context of education in these areas. The innovative real-world classroom resources will fully integrate maths and science and will be written and trialled by practising teachers. Coordinator: Australian Catholic University, Canberra Campus
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| 3062 | Making Sense of Mathematics: Supporting Effective Learning and Teaching Making Sense of Mathematics: Supporting Effective Learning and Teaching aims to promote a sense-making approach to mathematics across a cluster of ACT high schools, to increase the intellectual quality of learning experiences for students. Teachers will evaluate their current practice and improve the balance between conceptual understanding, skills and facts. They will develop a wider range of teaching approaches and assessment strategies that value deep understanding of mathematical concepts. A coaching model for supporting teachers with limited experience in this area of mathematics will be used and evaluated, including analysis of the impact of this approach on student mathematics outcomes. This initiative will allow the further development and evaluation of an innovative model of in-school coaching that focuses on aligning teaching practice with leading research. Coordinator: Lanyon High School (Conder)
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| 3066 | Online Professional Development for Science Teachers: Integrating ICT into the Laboratory Online Professional Development for Science Teachers: Integrating ICT into the Laboratory aims to improve science teachers’ confidence in using online resources. Science teachers access a large range of online resources, but many have not yet fully explored the potential of these resources to deepen student learning. The project responds to this need by creating an innovative online professional development program, involving teachers and their students from both metropolitan and rural or regional areas. The program will be aligned with existing science units, and outcomes will include providing teachers with an innovative range of strategies and approaches for using computers to enhance the teaching of these units in their classrooms. Coordinator: University of New England
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| 3089 | Targeting the Skills Shortage in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Targeting the Skills Shortage in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) aims to increase the number of young people pursuing training pathways in the mechanical, electrical and metal trades. Teacher Associates will support secondary teachers in the classroom to deliver lessons directly related to science careers, and students will experience hands-on, innovative activities at the Canberra Institute of Technology. Teachers and careers advisers will help design and select these activities to ensure their curricular relevance and provide a professional development opportunity. The outcomes of the project will include increasing participation rates of students in science, technology and engineering related studies and numbers of young people selecting a training pathway in the mechanical, electrical and metal trades. One innovative feature of this project is that it provides practical hands-on laboratory sessions involving applications of science and technology, to highlight their links to real world situations. Coordinator: Canberra Institute of Technology
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