Cambridge epiSTEMe - on trial
How to plan science and maths lessons in ways that will encourage students to talk about these subjects like the professionals do
The epiSTEMe project - effective principled improvement in STEM education - funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of its remit to develop science and mathematics education, is designed to support teachers in planning lesson activities by using principles that research has shown leads to effective learning.
Based in the faculty of education at the University of Cambridge, the project draws upon established ideas which support both student engagement and conceptual learning. One idea involves planning lesson activities in ways that will encourage and develop how students talk about science, which facilitates their learning and is modelled on the way professional scientists discuss ideas.
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