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Impact evaluation report – primary science specialist
This report looks at the impact of two National STEM Learning CPD activities - Primary science specialist (2013 -14) and New and aspiring primary science specialist (2014 -15).
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Blue Impact Maths textbooks are aimed at mainstream students in Years 8 and 9. They contain a strong element of differentiation, helping the teacher cater for all students whatever their strengths and weaknesses.
Red Impact Maths textbooks are aimed at the more academic Year 9 pupil. It is written to specifically stretch and challenge them, thereby increasing their enjoyment of the subject. It includes: clear explanations of...
Impact of a CPD course for science teachers
Published in 2012, by the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, this paper detailed how researchers examined...
Impact of CPD on teachers’ knowledge and students learning
Published in June 2010 , this report from the Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics Education aims to discover whether CPD has a positive impact in enhancing the personal understandings and teaching of science by the teacher and the subsequent learning of students.
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This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Impact of Science Learning Centre CPD on teachers' retention and careers
Published in May 2012, this report from Sheffield Hallam University's Centre for Education and Inclusion Research, aimed to explore the impact of the support for the CPD of teachers provided by the Science Learning Centres on individual teachers’ career progression and retention within the profession.
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Impact of Science Learning Centres’ CPD for technicians on practice in science education
Published in March 2013, this report from Babcock Research focusses on the qualitative and quantitative impact the Science Learning Centre has on CPD for technicians.
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Impact of Solar Power
Produced by Solar Spark, this activity allows students to consider the impacts of an available source of electricity on communities in developing nations. People who have unreliable or no access to electricity find their lives changed for the better if they do have access to reliable electricity. One of the ways of...
Impact of targeted CPD on teachers’ professional practice in science
Published in February 2010, this study from the University of York's Department of Educational Studies, focusses on the impact of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes offered by the National Network of Science Learning Centres, in 2009-2010.
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