University of Southampton student Simon Alles (PGCE 2012-13) set a Guinness World record recently for the largest mathematical jigsaw. Simon and 500 students at the British School of Beijing recently completed a 3348 piece the Tarzia jigsaw, designed by Simon, as part of a Charity Marathon event.
MSHE member Keith Jones’ co-authored book featured as a book that is really helping mathematics teachers The book Key Ideas in Teaching Mathematics, co-authored by MSHE member Keith Jones, featured in an online discussion on 9 January 2018 by mathematics teachers on “Books about teaching maths: which have really helped you and why?”. A summary…
Date/time: Tuesday 18 October 2016, 1600-1700 Venue: Highfield campus, building 32/2097 Chair: David Galbraith Speaker: Dr Markus Hefter, Bielefeld University, Germany Title: How can training interventions support science education? Abstract: Argumentation strategies, such as evaluating arguments or supporting theories with evidence, play a crucial role in science education. They are beneficial for developing deep understanding…
Ringwood School/Bransgore C.E Primary School (SPELL – Southern Partnership for Excellence in Leadership and Learning TSA), The Portsmouth TSA, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne (Wimborne TSA, Wimborne Academy Trust and Science Learning Partnership Hub School), Arnewood School (Achieving Collaborative Excellence TSA), Mathematics and Science Learning Centre (MSLC), Southampton Education School, and partners is providing funded subject specialism…
Recently forty students, in Years 8-10, from across the South of England, attended the LifeLab Summer School for prospective Medics. The programmes included a range of exciting, informative and hands-on workshops delivered by Medical Students, Intensive Care Consultants, Emergency Department Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals. The young people were able to try suturing and basic…
In their new paper “The interaction of history and STEM learning goals in teacher-developed curriculum materials: opportunities and challenges for STEAM education”, MSHE colleague Dr Wonyong Park and Mr Hohee Cho highlight the role history can play in STEAM education. Although the integration of subjects in the curriculum has been advocated in recent years, there…
Last week, we had a Mathematics, Science and health Education Research Centre (MSHE) event for MSc students. During this event students were given the opportunity to engage in activities, discuss mathematics and science education research; and meet members of the Mathematics Science and Health Education (MSHE) Centre at Southampton Education School. The talks and activities included:…