Mark Windale, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Dr Kanchulee Punyain, OBEC, Ministry of Education, Thailand

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2 Inspiring Science: Supporting contemporary developments in Science Education nationally across Thailand and regionally through industry, ministry of education, R&D institution and international organisation partnership Mark Windale, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Dr Kanchulee Punyain, OBEC, Ministry of Education, Thailand

3 Partners OBEC, Ministry of Education, Thailand Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University UK British Council, Thailand BG Thailand SEAMEO

4 Building the partnership Study visit identification of need Proposal to OBEC Meetings and proposal to British Council Presentation to possible corporate partners Baseline study Developing and implementing project plan Meetings with SEAMEO RECSAM and SEAMEO secretariat Proposal Regional dissemination

5 Shared vision To develop the motivation, achievement and take up of young people in STEM through pedagogical development, support and innovation

6 Roles (OBEC) Support and liaise with the evaluators Identify the core group Collaborate with all 225 education areas Organise core group workshops Organise regional train the trainers workshops Facilitate and support dissemination training and ongoing education area and schoolbased support

7 Roles (SHU) Develop the project models, structures and frameworks Develop the templates Develop the workshop programmes and materials Facilitate the capacity building workshops Edit and design the teaching resources Develop the project website Advise on the development of evaluation tools and strategy Write conference papers and publications

8 Roles (BC) Building national and regional networks and partnerships Organising presentations to possible corporate partners Organising promotional events and other opportunities Working with and involving regional networks and partners in regional dissemination ODA funding

9 Roles (BG) STEM context STEM professionals STEM advice and guidance Encouragement and support CSR support

10 Roles (SEAMEO) Supporting regional proposal and dissemination Organising in country meetings, presentations and workshops for teachers, ministry officers and educators Supporting and facilitating project development and implementation

11 Baseline Study To identify current practices with regard teaching and learning the challenges faced by teachers and their needs why recent projects have maybe not had the widespread impact they had the potential to achieve. detailed online questionnaire completed by 1,900 teachers from across the country focus groups interviews

12 General Findings narrow range of teaching and learning approaches lecture (dominant), hands-on, multimedia, experiment games used a narrow range of resources, with many using the IPST textbook and accompanying teachers guide rarely taught science in context, although some did stimulate interest through the use of news and YouTube They did use the 5E model, but found it challenging due to time constraints, they often did not complete all 5 stages, or changed their original 5E focussed lesson plan did use inquiry approaches, but found it inappropriate for some topics and would thus use a lecture approach tended to teach the Nature of Science in a didactic way, as needed to concentrate on the science content

13 Challenges and Problems developing students thinking skills and creativity lack of teaching resources to help them put the philosophies into practice in their classrooms teaching science through the medium of English they needed resources to help them to achieve this a lack of science equipment for whole class practical activities.

14 Implementation Challenges when they returned to their schools they would have to develop their own resources when they had used the exemplars provided on the training they found this challenging due to other pressures they were working in isolation in their school there was little or no follow-up support when teaching resources were provided they did not have the equipment needed for some of the experiments; therefore they would eventually give up

15 Key components Sustainable support for science teaching and learning Capacity Building Development of Teaching Resources

16 Inspiring Science Aims Develop a core group of science teachers, educators and OBEC staff as expert curriculum developers Develop inspiring, high quality teaching resources and a website in Thai and English to support the teaching and learning of the Science curriculum at M1-3 level Disseminate and embed the teaching resources across the country through professional development Develop the scientific capability, team working, problem solving, communication, leadership, ICT and thinking skills of students across the country the workforce of the future.

17 Supporting science education developments Context-based teaching and learning Inquiry-based teaching and learning Student-centred teaching and learning 5E learning cycle Scientific inquiry Nature of science Development of key skills Development of critical and creative thinking STEM education The teaching of science through the medium of English

18 Capacity Building Develop a core group of 40 master science teachers, doctoral students and OBEC staff as expert curriculum developers able to develop context-based curriculum materials that adopt the desired pedagogical methods 3 Writing workshops per year Step by step approach Over the three years develop as sustainable group

19 Teaching Resources High quality Thai contexts include 4 Context-based Learning Episodes Teacher PowerPoints Video clips Unit and Episode Teacher s Guides Student Support Sheets Student homework activity End of unit quiz

20 Website Home page Resources Strand Unit Student Gallery Support

21 Cell Expo (M1) Orchids (M1) Thai Soda (M1) Rain maker (M1) Chiang Mai Rally (M1) Ice Cream Cafe (M1) Resort Design (M1) Rock Cycle (M2) Astro Camp (M3) Space Team (M3) Rope Bridge (M2) Esan Treasure (M2 Science Village (M2) Planet Earth (M3) Fisherman s Friend (M3) Super Model (M2) Thai Farm (M3) Bamboo Raft (M3) Theme Park (M3) Koh Lan Trip (M3) Student Radio Club (M3) Temple festival (M3) Flood news (M1) Units on Website

22 Dissemination training Train the trainers workshops for supervisors and master teachers from each of the 225 education areas Introduction to the pedagogical models Introduction to the teaching resources and the website Coaching and mentoring strategies, reflective partners and action research communities Roles and responsibilities Workshops run by trainers for teachers from at least 10 schools (2 teachers from each school) in their education areas per year Through the resources

23 Support for implementation and embedding Supervisors/trainers will mentor and support through and telephone every month One visit per semester One education area meeting per semester Responding to questions on Facebook Submitting education area reports and school reports In-school support to include Action plan and preparation in teams Reflective Partners One mentoring session per semester Action Research Communities Report to supervisor monthly

24 Facebook Page

25 Evaluation Baseline research Writing workshops Trialling of resources Train the trainers and Dissemination training Implementation and embedding All will influence the continued development of the project

26 Project Achievements January 2012 September 2014

27 Capacity Building Eight 14-day workshops run core group of 40 master science teachers, doctoral students and OBEC staff Developed expertise and capability to write context-based teaching resources that adopt inquiry-based principles Enormously creative in developing Thai contexts Innovative in developing scientific inquiries that are accessible for all High performing teams

28 Evaluation Outcomes a deeper understanding of each stage in the 5E learning cycle and the types of questions to ask a greater understanding of the enabling questions to ask students to help them through a scientific enquiry and to develop their thinking skills an understanding of the backwards design process and learning indicators how to develop a context that runs through a whole unit development of creativity, presentation and pedagogical skills it has made them more reflective teachers and given them greater confidence and pride they have found the development of the contexts and the writing process challenging enjoying working in their teams

29 Development and Trialling of Teaching Resources 27 comprehensive units written by core group Thai contexts for learning Integrate Inquiry-based learning Student-centred 5E Problem-based STEM Development of thinking skills and key skills Designed to fit within normal planned curriculum time Use accessible and creative scientific inquiries and real life problems

30 Twelve Regional 3-day Train the Trainers workshops run for supervisors and master teachers from 225 education areas 1,560 Trainers Trained Significant capacity building and professional development Ownership of the developments in their education areas Train the Trainers

31 Dissemination training and support 15,300 Teachers trained from 7,650 schools in the 225 education areas Engaging with over 1.5 million students On-going support through very active and effective education area networks Action research communities using e-line Widely used Inspiring Science Facebook page

32 Evaluation Outcomes (Teachers) The CPD programme and teaching resources have helped to develop their knowledge and understanding of the philosophies and pedagogical skills Teachers have developed their confidence and competence in teaching approaches that they had previously found challenging Strong networks Use of Facebook for support and sharing Adaptation to suit context Enormous success in expanded primary schools Adopters Adapters Developers

33 Evaluation Outcomes (Students) developing greater understanding of the science enjoying the units and are developing positive attitudes towards science working well in teams and help each other exhibiting good communication skills developing their thinking skills Developing their scientific inquiry and problem solving skills getting involved in the hands-on activities increased achievement in ONET

34 Official Launch Speakers included British Ambassador CEO of the British Council Deputy Secretary General of OBEC Secretary General OVEC Reported in newspapers

35 Press Conference

36 Inspiring Science Workshop International Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Conference 2013 Thailand

37 Inspiring Science Workshop for SEAMEO Malaysia and Brunei

38 Inspiring Science Workshop for SEAMEO Community Thailand,Cambodia & Myanmar

39 Other Achievements March 2013 New Perspectives in Science Education, Florence, Italy May 2013 International Science Educators and Teachers (ISET) Conference, Pattaya May BMA Teachers Workshop June 2013 ASEAN Education Conference

40 Other Achievements Science Week Exhibition at BITEC August May 2014 STEM Education exhibition Bangkok July 2014 International Science Educators and Teachers (ISET) Conference, Phuket Science and Technology Week Exhibition at Chiang Mai August 2014 Inspiring Science Confrence September 2014

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