School-based pedagogies and partnerships in primary science teacher education

School-based pedagogies and partnerships in primary science teacher education

This project responds to international concern about primary teachers’ lack of science knowledge and confidence to teach science.

This project responds to international concern about primary teachers’ lack of science knowledge and confidence to teach science.

This project responds to international concern about primary teachers’ lack of science knowledge and confidence to teach science.

Grants and funding: Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT)

It responds to recent questioning of the effectiveness of traditional approaches to teacher education.

This project is currently reviewing and building on established, innovative and successful practices at five universities, to develop and promote a framework for supporting school-based approaches to pre-service science teacher education. The model involves partnerships between universities and primary schools to engage pre-service primary teachers in classroom teaching and learning that effectively connects theory with practice. Through critical appraisal of these and similar models, the project will identify key features of these approaches and the critical success factors required to establish and maintain strong working relationships with schools and build student capacity. The principles, framework, and resources together with exemplifying case studies, will be designed and disseminated to promote uptake of these innovative practices in the sector.

Webpage: www.stepsproject.org.au

Key people

Researchers

  • Linda Hobbs
  • Coral Campbell
  • Gail Chittleborough
  • Sandra Herbert
  • John Kenny
  • Mellita Jones
  • Christine Redman
  • Andrew Gilbert (RMIT)

Partners

Five-university consortium

  • Deakin University
  • UTAS
  • ACU
  • Melbourne University
  • RMIT University
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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

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