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Enhancing Public Engagement: A Summary

This guide by Nicholas Garrick provides an overview of how to enhance public engagement. It covers topics such as understanding the primary phase, Earth sciences, and the future of STEM education.

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Enhancing Public Engagement: A Summary

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  1. Enhancing Public Engagement: a summaryNicholas GarrickTeacher & Learning Consultant

  2. Purpose • Enhancing Public Engagement Guide • Purpose: • De-mystifying primary phase • Extend skills of session leaders • Part 1: Understanding the primary phase • Part 2: Past and present • Part 3: Leading the way with Earth Sciences • Part 4: The future of STEM PE www.lightinguplearning.com

  3. Pedagogy • Why + how • Common Principles • Difference between key stages • Interpretation of currciulum • Difference between schools www.lightinguplearning.com

  4. National Curriculum • Statutory in 1989, revised in 2000 • Minimum entitlement, broad and non specific • QCA schemes in 1990 constricted learning • National movement to re-energise curriculum • Current re-writing by ConLib government (again) • New Eng, Ma, Sci & PE statutory in 2013 • New ‘other subjects’ statutory in 2014 www.lightinguplearning.com

  5. National Curriculum • Every school covers the same ‘what’, but interprets ‘how’ differently (often in similar ways) www.lightinguplearning.com

  6. National Curriculum Year 4 – Year 6 ‘All’ Global World issues that affect society Year 2 – Year 4 ‘Us’ Community Region Country EYFS – Year 2 ‘Me’ Egocentric My Family My World www.lightinguplearning.com

  7. ‘Perfect’ learning experience Visual Real Purpose Enquiry Application Auditory Kinaesthetic www.lightinguplearning.com

  8. ‘Perfect’ learning experience Visual: images, clips, words Auditory: soundtrack, presentation Kinaesthetic: make one Be one! www.lightinguplearning.com

  9. In what context might a child learn about volcanoes? • Science: • Changing state • Changing materials • Variation and classification • Forces Maths: Viscosity Flow rate ICT: Patterns Data extrapolation • Geography: • Tectonics • Weather • Environmental impact • Human settlement • Rock formation • Variation and classification • English: • Recount • Explanation • Narrative • Persuasion www.lightinguplearning.com

  10. Key pedagogy • Developing awareness of the world • Age = concentration • Stages of learning (page 14 of pack) www.lightinguplearning.com

  11. Key pedagogy • Questioning related to age (page 8 in pack) www.lightinguplearning.com

  12. Key pedagogy • Learning pyramid 5% lecture 10% reading 20% audio-visual 30% demonstration 50% discussion group 75% practice by doing 90% teach one another www.lightinguplearning.com

  13. Effective session structure www.lightinguplearning.com

  14. Session leader sets enquiry question or shows stimulus Session leader leads discussion or low-level Talk Partner activities Learners fully engaged in a task (or variety) acquiring new skills or knowledge Learners complete a challenge in teams or groups Session leader asks for answers to the original enquiry question, perhaps noting down any further questions Effective session structure www.lightinguplearning.com

  15. Skills to engage active learning 1 - 10 Spy www.lightinguplearning.com

  16. Skills to engage active learning In what ways could you describe the object? Create a phrase. Every pairing of groups take the best bits and form develop the phrase…until… The group facilitator has one, whole group response www.lightinguplearning.com

  17. Skills to engage active learning Group 1 to discuss where is it from/used? 2 – What is its purpose? 3 – Why it is important? 4 – When was is discovered or arrive at U of B 5 – How did it arrive here today? Move back into original groups and share discussions. www.lightinguplearning.com

  18. Skills to engage active learning I am more aware of current learning practices in schools I feel I have learnt something new today I feel I have gained more than one skill that may help in delivering engagement sessions 1 - 10 www.lightinguplearning.com

  19. Skills to engage active learning • There is a spy amongst you. • What summaries can the spy make about: • Team work • Idea generation • Vocabulary Spy www.lightinguplearning.com

  20. An Introduction to STEM AmbassadorsGraphic Science - Bristol, Bath and SomersetClaire Dimond, claire@graphicscience.co.uk

  21. STEM Agenda in a Nutshell STEM skills shortages are widespread – 43% of employers currently have difficultly recruiting staff...The STEM Ambassadors scheme is a good example of this kind of activity (business engaging with schools) CBI education and skills survey 2011 HMG’s STEM Agenda aims to ensure that: • The needs of employers are met • The STEM curriculum is sufficiently challenging for the top 25% and increases STEM literacy of the population at large • There are good enrichment and enhancement activities as part of STEM education - the STEM Ambassadors Programme is a key part of this

  22. What is a STEM Ambassador activity? A STEM Ambassador activity is any activity and/or school visit that is: • Voluntary and free of charge to schools • Aimed at individuals aged 5-19 years (including supporting teachers STEM CPD training) • Linked to Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Maths in some way (including careers based activities) All STEM Ambassadors are required to take part in a at least one activity a year and we’d be delighted if you decide you want to take part in more!

  23. STEM Ambassador Activities can Include: • Taking part in a careers event • Delivering a hands on activity e.g. Bristol Dinosaur • Supporting an on-going STEM Club activity • Taking part in a science festival • Being interviewed over Skype or taking part in a webinar • Taking part in a teacher/Ambassador networking event • Working with Science Learning Centres to support teacher CPD training • Visiting your old school as a STEM Ambassador (if educated in UK only) • Supporting STEMNET activities advertised through the UK-wide quarterly newsletter e.g. BBC Bang Goes the Theory roadshows, Big Bang Fair. • You can also view the latest requests on STEMNetworking

  24. How does the STEM Ambassadors Programme work? You are now part of a cohort of about 29,000 STEM Ambassadors UK wide and 1150 in Bristol, Bath and Somerset Your local STEMNET Contract Holder will provide you with: • Regular updates on volunteering opportunities available in your local area at a variety of times and locations • Support on any questions and queries you may have • Advice and guidance on how to organise your own activities • Follow up your volunteering activities with formal feedback from both you and any teachers involved

  25. Useful Information for STEM Ambassadors • The Programme is UK-wide including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland • If you move to another sub region at any point then it is very easy for us to transfer you to the appropriate STEMNET Contract Holder in that area • Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to provide travel expenses for STEM Ambassadors • Your local STEMNET Contract Holder is there to provide you with support and guidance whenever you need it.

  26. Hopes and expectations ? ? Teachers Ambassadors ? Students

  27. STEM Ambassadors – Hopes and Expectations Why did you decide to become a STEM Ambassador? • It’s a new and exciting challenge • It’s a chance for me to share my enthusiasm for my subject and inspire young people to have a more positive view of STEM and STEM careers • It’s an opportunity for me to give something back to the community • It sounds like fun! In the 2011 survey, STEM Ambassadors said volunteering in schools had: • contributed to their personal and professional development (88%) • improved their communication and presentation skills (63%) • increased their understanding of young people’s capability and skills (65%) • their employer benefits from a higher profile in the local community (82%)

  28. Students – Hopes and Expections What do you think students gain from having STEM Ambassadors visit their school? The chance to meet an adult (STEM) role model that is not their teacher or relative can: • Provide them with a chance to participate in something new and different to normal lessons • Raise the aspirations of the students and challenge stereotypes • Increase students’ understanding of how their learning in school links to examples in the real world • Give them an alternative view point on STEM and STEM careers • Enthuse them to consider a STEM career in the future

  29. Next Steps • Register as a STEM Ambassador, www.stemnet.org.uk • Attend an induction and be CRB checked • Start inspiring young people!

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