Major Symposium on Models and the Future of STEM Teacher Education
In an online webinar, Professor Samia Khan, introduced "model-based teaching in science education", its history from science and its connection to science education.
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Exciting and unforgettable: reflections on MII-STEM implementation in Indonesia
These are the two words I would use to describe the implementation of the MII-STEM curriculum at Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa in Indonesia: exciting and unforgettable. This comes not only from my observation of pre-service science teachers during implementation and…
Modelling can be used to foster student learning in science
I have a long-standing interest in modelling, with prior experience teaching Chemistry (atomic structure) at a high school in Taiwan high school. Around that time I became aware of a research project “exploring modelling integrated analogy-based teaching on students’ conceptual…
MII-STEM pilot study is implemented in Indonesia
In December 2019, the MII-STEM curriculum was piloted for the first time in Indonesia, led by R. Ahmad Zaky El Islami. The course was taught to a class of 25 pre-service science teachers at Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa.
MII-STEM project kicks off with international meeting in the UK
On 3-7 June 2020, the lead researchers of the project convened at the University of Dundee, Scotland, for week-long meeting to kick start the MII-STEM project.