All Opinion articles – Page 12
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There's no such thing as just a school science technician
Could you manage without a technician to support your chemistry teaching?
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Ada Lovelace Day
In the spirit of Ada Lovelace Day (a celebration of women in science, technology engineering and maths), here are few of the fascinating chemists we’ve featured this year:
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Crystal ball gazing: what do Ofsted really want from chemistry teaching?
There are a huge number of myths surrounding the perfect Ofsted lesson. It's simpler than you would think but could also be difficult to achieve....
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There's something about maths...
In this week's post, Michael Seery aims to start a discussion about how we teach maths for chemistry
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Teaching for transition
It's a new academic year, and in this post, I have a look at some strategies that can help students make the transition from second to third level
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Trainee teachers need scholarship
The current government policy on teacher training is flawed, says Keith Taber
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Integrating art into the chemistry curriculum
A range of possibilities for integrating art into the chemistry curriculum by means of context based learning
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Barbecues should be banned: discuss...
Summer holidays are here. Time to light up that barbecue! Or not, argues Keith Taber...
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Talking about chemistry education
David Read writes about the shared conversations among the chemistry education community and what we can learn from them
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The beauty of language in chemistry
In chemistry we are blessed with a rich text with words influenced by languages from across the world. What are your favourite words and phrases in chemistry?
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A plea from the trenches
John Dexter ponders what needs to be done to help teachers fulfil their potential
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Your summer reading list
... and how you can participate in the International Year of Crystallography
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Warming to PeerWise
In this post I have an argument with myself about whether I will use PeerWise. I'm not sure which side wins...
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Teaching thermochemistry
A survey of some useful recent articles on the teaching of thermochemistry and thermodynamics for second and third level students
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Learning to write about chemistry
How might we include meaningful writing assignments in our curriculum?
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Teaching chemistry – an Irish viewpoint
Maria Sheehan looks at the current key issues in chemistry education in Ireland
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Revolutionary change
Could removing the shackles of assessment boost creativity in the classroom?
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Ignoring research and getting the science wrong
The UK government has recently published a new science curriculum document setting out what should be taught to 14-16 year old students. However, some of the requirements seem questionable from scientific and educational perspectives
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Translating research into classroom practice
What can be done to assist the dissemination of education research to practitioners?