School Improvement Episode 18: Supporting primary Science teachers

In this episode of School Improvement, we're join…

An episode of the Teacher Magazine (ACER) podcast, hosted by Teacher Magazine (ACER), titled "School Improvement Episode 18: Supporting primary Science teachers" was published on November 14, 2018 and runs 22 minutes.

November 14, 2018 ·22m · Teacher Magazine (ACER)

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In this episode of School Improvement, we're joined on the line by Brett Crawford, the Lead Science teacher at Warrigal Road State School in Brisbane. With over 1300 students and 50 staff members in the primary school, a big task was ahead of Brett when he decided he would work towards improving Science education in every classroom. The impact has been clear – students from Warrigal Road are now entering high school more prepared than ever for Science education and teachers have hit the ground running with inquiry-based Science learning. Brett has just been recognised for his outstanding work this year, after receiving the award for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science teaching. Later in this episode, he’ll also be sharing details of a couple of his budget-friendly experiments that students really enjoy, but first, Brett explains a little bit about what Science education was like before he began mentoring teachers.

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In this episode of School Improvement, we're joined on the line by Brett Crawford, the Lead Science teacher at Warrigal Road State School in Brisbane. With over 1300 students and 50 staff members in the primary school, a big task was ahead of Brett when he decided he would work towards improving Science education in every classroom. The impact has been clear – students from Warrigal Road are now entering high school more prepared than ever for Science education and teachers have hit the ground running with inquiry-based Science learning. Brett has just been recognised for his outstanding work this year, after receiving the award for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science teaching. Later in this episode, he’ll also be sharing details of a couple of his budget-friendly experiments that students really enjoy, but first, Brett explains a little bit about what Science education was like before he began mentoring teachers.

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