Secondary National Strategy: Effective practice in Interactive Teaching.

March 2007 - December 2007

(Contact: Professor Phil Scott)

Funded By: Secondary National Strategy

Other project members:
Dr Jaume Ametller
Ms Katie Hall
Professor John Leach
Dr Jenny Lewis
Dr Jim Ryder
Ms. Jan Peckett - National Strategy
Ms. Jane Bourne - National Strategy

Secondary National Strategy: Effective practice in Interactive Teaching

This project was commissioned by the Secondary National Strategy. Using recent research findings from two ESRC-funded research projects (EPSE and Dialogic Teaching), members of the CSSME worked with officers of the National Strategy and a large group of teachers to develop x short teaching sequences to introduce key scientific ideas to students at ks3 (11-13). The teaching sequences are:

In each teaching sequence:

  • The introduction of ideas is planned and sequenced to take account of research findings about teaching and learning science
  • Teaching activities are planned to support communication between teachers and students that will promote learning – this is termed interactive teaching by the National Strategy

Professional development materials are currently being produced to support science teachers in using these materials to promote interactive teaching.

This project last updated by Jaume Ametller on 8th September 2009.