Supporting excellence in science teaching and learning is a vital and commonly shared vision for the Association for Science Education (ASE) and the Royal Society of Chemistry. That’s why we are delighted to be taking part in the ASE Annual Conference in January 2023.
Early career teachers conference
Friday 6 January, 9.30–17.15
The RSC Education team will be sponsoring a special ECT conference day as part of the ASE annual conference. Starting with a networking lunch, we’ll also be holding an ECT session especially for those starting out their career in education.
We’ll be there to answer any questions you may have and to help you find teaching resources on the Education website, plus we’ll have some useful materials to share with you.
We’ll also be letting you know about our latest events, upcoming competitions and new resources to use in class.
Follow the links to sign up!
Highlights on the ECT conference day
Members of the 11-19 committee will provide advice on how to make the most of your ECT pathway.
9.00–17.00 | Come and talk to us
The RSC Education team will be available throughout the ECT conference day. Find us at our table between sessions.
9.30–12.00 Choose from physics, chemistry and biology activities, advice from BEST and how to teach sustainability ECT sessions.
12.00 | Teacher well-being and how can ASE help
Explore strategies to help improve and maintain your life-work balance.
Come and meet our RSC Education team and other early career teachers.
Our stand alone RSC Education session aimed student teachers and those in the early stages of their career. We’ll focus on ways to engage with reflective professional development at the start of your career as a science teacher, and how the RSC can support you in this journey.
Coffee and mingle is for all early career teachers.
15.30 | Choose from how to question, learning planning and marking managment ECT sessions.
Hear how you can review what classroom assessment practices you do and ways get the best from your classes.
Sustainability session
Friday, 6 January, 9.30am
Sustainability in the chemistry classroom
Find out about the RSC’s work on sustainability and meet our colleagues from the Policy and Education teams. This interactive session will highlight our latest thinking on sustainability and climate change in the curriculum, our resources to support your teaching and offer time to reflect on successful teaching practice.