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Explore the key elements of engagement and how they can help you to deliver engaging experiences.

During this practical session we will share our five key elements for creating engaging learning experiences – Hook, Inform, Enable, Extend and Reflect. Exploring each element in turn, you will have the opportunity to try out techniques and discuss ideas to help you plan engaging and inspiring STEM experiences.

Suitable for: Primary and Secondary teachers

Duration: 1hr

Delivery: This is a live online session. We are hosting the event on Zoom, a free video conferencing platform.

What will I learn?

• Tools to help plan inspiring and engaging learning experiences
• Ideas and resources to use with your students in and beyond the classroom

Sample programme

• How to use and apply our engagement planning framework ‘Hook, Inform, Enable, Extend, Reflect’
• Opportunity to try out one of our hands-on resources

Explore the different ways you can use experiences beyond the classroom to support your students’ science learning and engagement. We’ll share practical tools and techniques to help you make the most of any outside the classroom experience as well as specific supporting resources from our Science Museum Group museums.

Suitable for: Primary and secondary teachers

Duration: 1.5hr

Delivery: This is a live online session. We are hosting the event on Zoom, a free video conferencing platform.

What will I learn?

• Know more about recent research around engaging young people in science
• Have a range of new resources and ideas for embedding learning outside the classroom in your science curriculum

Sample programme

• Introduction to taking a science capital approach
• Learning opportunities of out of classroom experiences
• Activities to inspire and support student discussion using objects
• Practical advice and ideas for planning out of classroom visits

Packed with practical ideas to help you get the most from a visit to a museum, science centre or even your local park, this course will explore the different ways you can use experiences beyond the classroom to support your students’ science learning and engagement.  During this course, you will have the opportunity to try out a variety of activities that you could use with your students and discover a range of resources and techniques to build students’ questioning and thinking skills, orientate them to new places and explore STEM content.

Duration

Three hours, typically 10.15-13.15 (we recommend staying longer and exploring the museum independently after the session)

Location

Science Museum (London), Science and Industry Museum (Manchester) and National Railway Museum (York)

What will I learn?

• Knowledge of how recent research supports learning experiences outside the classroom
• Tools and techniques to inspire and support discussion using museum experiences
• Practical advice and ideas for planning out of classroom visits

Sample programme

• Introduction to taking a science capital approach
• Learning opportunities of out of classroom experiences
• Practical advice and ideas for planning out of classroom visits
• Activities to inspire and support student discussion using museum objects

A hands-on practical course which shares creative and research informed approaches to help you create engaging and inspiring science learning experiences.  You will use a range of practical activities that will help your students to develop confidence and the skills to engage with and talk about science in the classroom and in their everyday lives. All activities use easily obtainable materials, so that you can use them in your classroom straightaway.

Duration

Full day (10.15 – 16.15)

Location

London, Manchester and York

What will I learn?

• How to create engaging science experiences informed by good practice from recent research
• New ideas to use with your students to build your students’ scientific and mathematical skills
• Tools and techniques to support effective discussion in the classroom

Sample programme

• Introduction to taking a science capital approach
• Hands-on activities demonstrating how to work scientifically and develop science skills
• How to use and apply our engagement planning framework ‘Hook, Inform, Enable, Extend, Reflect’
• How to get everyone involved
• Approaches to help you plan and support engaging discussions in the classroom
• Creating your own science engagement plan

• We will provide information regarding how to prepare for the event and directions for how to join.
• We will provide digital resources to support the course content.
• The course will run at the times agreed.
• In the unlikely event that we need to change the content, timing or date of the event, we will notify you as soon as details are known.
• The Science Museum shall not be liable where an event is cancelled or cannot take place due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

• If you need to cancel your booking, we must receive written cancellation not less than 7 days before the event, to smgacademy@sciencemuseum.ac.uk.
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