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<p><mdo:image alt="Summary from discussion" src="STEM_TIday2-11.png" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; width: 386px; height: 400px;"></mdo:image>New or different:</p>
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<li>STEM resources as starters/plenary in Maths/DT/highlighting in lessons. KS3 theme day, land speed record. Stand alone lessons - STEM activity.</li>
<li>Planning time - progression, cross-subject.</li>
<li>Teacher excitement, learning, independence.</li>
<li>Ideas from NRICH incorporated into new Y7,8 SoW.</li>
<li>Science - Bloodhound SSC activity - 2 lessons.</li>
<li>Stand alone lessons in maths.</li>
<li>Intending to run an extra-curricular competition to design a water-rocket, leading onto a national competition.</li>
<li>Summer weather more conducive to outdoor tasks.</li>
<li>Helicopters worked well with lower set. Made pupils feel good about being in maths lesson.</li>
<li><mdo:image alt="Discussion summary" src="STEM_TIday2-25.png" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 400px;"></mdo:image>Getting used to variable and how/what to change in science investigations.</li>
<li>"All in a jumble" worked well with A level.</li>
<li>Open-ended tasks - good to get pupils thinking rather than just answering.</li>
<li>Big Qs about STEM, big key problems.</li>
<li>Going to use STEM club for activities. Maybe link STEM club to CREST. STEM club gives students the chance to see the value of failure and perseverance.</li>
<li>Continue with enrichment days. </li>
<li>Use STEM clubs as 6th form recruitment.</li>
<li>We want options for extra-curricular projects of varying lengths, eg. some for 'enrichment days', some for hour-long workshops, some for lunch-time or after-school clubs, etc.</li>
<li>New - after school club (Y7/8).</li>
<li>Linking sceicne with DT in "additional learning day" - 1 day per 2 weeks (time tabled).</li>
<li>Ongoing STEM leadership qualification, curriculum leader </li>
<li>Engineering competition leading to CREST award.</li>
<li><mdo:image alt="Discussion summary" src="STEM_TIday2-29.png" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; width: 333px; height: 400px;"></mdo:image>STEM ambassadors and business partners.</li>
<li>Outreach for local universities</li>
<li>National STEM centre (York University) - projects and funding, STEMNET.</li>
<li>Pilot Y7 two week STEM project - all lessons taught around a theme (15 lessons) including planning for all STEM faculties. 'Green houses'</li>
<li>Y7 transition project involving many school departments, STEM + English + Humanities</li>
<li>STEM careers</li>
<li>stemNRICH activities - Robots, didn't require extra efforts, kids engaged, equipment in school/available, STEM in club to show argument for inclusion in hte curriculum. Y7 full range of abilities.</li>
<li>Smoothies - cross-curricular project - Maths/Science/DT, 1.5 days off timetable with 30 kids at a time (?) = whole of KS3 and 4</li>
<li>Y6 feeder cross-curricular STEM days</li>
<li>Outdoor classroom, giving STEM a real life context</li>
<li>Chocolate day, whole day, looking at melting points</li>
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<p>Levels of engagement:</p>
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<li>Level 4 theme day, upcoming theme day KS3</li>
<li>Y6/7 transition day - STEM themed - 'cereal bar', helicopter (team teaching), Baked Alaska - Level 3</li>
<li>Level 3 difficult due to timetable.</li>
<li>Lots of this is fairly low level / aimed at KS3. Would like some higher level/more challenging tasks.</li>
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<p><mdo:image alt="Summary of discussion" src="STEM_TIday2-18.png" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; width: 400px; height: 299px;"></mdo:image>How did it work out?</p>
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<li>Levels 1 and 2 easy to introduce, Level 4 in themed workshop.</li>
<li>Helicopter - mixed results due to mixed attitude of students. Should have prepared the class before the lesson. Weaker students disengaged.</li>
<li>Place your order - units matching task, altered the measurements used to suit class. Worked well.</li>
<li>Need for SLT/HoD support.</li>
<li>Level 2 at the minute - wanted to be at level 4.</li>
<li>Label 'STEM' can be a problem, getting people on board :(</li>
<li>Time of year, other responsibilities :(</li>
<li>Links between subjects :)</li>
<li>Interest of students :)</li>
<li><mdo:image alt="Discussion summary" src="STEM_TIday2-28.png" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; width: 400px; height: 305px;"></mdo:image>New ideas for teachers - get out of rut :)</li>
<li>Recognition from senior management of STEM :(</li>
<li>Relate STEM activities to curriculum.</li>
<li>Include maths properly - not just costing, etc!</li>
<li>Benefits to school/teachers - raise awareness and links to areas, enjoyment, introducing new activities, different approaches</li>
<li>DT - practical application of certain skills - making links :)</li>
<li>Resources/time/timetables :(</li>
<li>Staff - encouragement :(</li>
<li>KS4 - exams, revision session, no extra time :(</li>
<li>Support from SLT, recognising STEM benefits :(</li>
<li>Difficulty matching student groups across subjects in the timetable, some groups set, others not set :(</li>
<li>Difficulty finding a topic to include all 3 subjects at a suitably challenging and engaging level :(</li>
<li>Timings with pressure from 'regular curriculum' :(</li>
<li>Space available - classes too large for the room :(</li>
<li>Split site. 6th form is a mile away. Y11 and 12 don't see each often - [Relativity] would build bridges between them for when Y11 go into 6th form. Large intake into Y12 from other schools. Y11 get to know them too! :)</li>
<li>Curriculum too busy at the moment :( - maybe Sept 2012.</li>
<li>Doing it in lessons will not be possible due to science alternating topics (necessary for equipment/technicians, etc) and different setting, etc :(</li>
<li>Timetabling :(</li>
<li>Departmental budgets :(</li>
<li>Staff engagement :(</li>
<li>Results - fear of them slipping :(</li>
<li>Publicising benefits to results</li>
<li>Making it sound fun to pupils!</li>
<li>Transfer from one lesson to another - have a set of results ready, or catch-up time in between</li>
<li>Cut down project time to make it manageable</li>
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STEM TI day 2: Initial discussion
Summaries of discussions in first session of 2nd STEM TI day.
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