Engaging trainee teachers of science and design & technology in cross curricula collaboration – a case study

ENGAGING TRAINEE TEACHERS OF SCIENCE AND DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY IN CROSS

CURRICULA COLLABORATION – A CASE STUDY

David Barlex Visiting Lecturer Roehampton [email protected]

@davidbarlexSarah Davies Nottingham Trent University

@[email protected]

Alison Hardy Nottingham Trent [email protected]

@hardy_alison 

Overview

• Why bother?• Course structure• Workshop experience• Collaborations and comments• John-Steiner, White, STEM, Layton &

Hardy• Next steps

Utility - Purpose

Intimate relationship

Why bother?

Initiate conversations as soon as possible

Course Structure

Workshop Education and Professional

Studies

Workshop experience

The collaboration task

Working in ‘mixed’ groups develop the detail of collaboration between science and design & technology for a particular unit of work

Develop a presentation to SLT  Describing the collaboration Justifying the collaboration

Make the presentations Start time 15.00 Time pre presentation 5 minutes Slide limit – 6 slides

Collaborations and commentsGroup 1Smart putty as starting pointScience:InvestigationsStates of matterParticle TheoryD&T:Investigation of productsDeveloping new productsJustificationUnderstanding ‘properties’ as a significant ideaDesigning from science provided differentiation‘Real’ world applications give motivation

Group 2Olympics with focus on cycling, running and fieldCycling – textiles and physicsRunning – food technology and chemistryField events – resistant materials and biologyJustificationEnterprise Community links

Group 3Designing for the other 90%Water purificationScience: Separation techniquesD&T:Designing in response to real world issueJustificationApplying scienceUnderstanding how science worksDesigning for societyEnabling autonomous learning

Discussion

Next steps

• Exploring trainees’ attitudes to cross curricula collaboration

• Possibilities for pursuing collaboration

• Exploring influence of staff responsible for ITE

• Values of other stakeholders

Thanks for your attention

David Barlex Visiting Lecturer Roehampton [email protected]

Sarah Davies Nottingham Trent [email protected]

Alison Hardy Nottingham Trent [email protected]