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Science Education

A collection of 11 posts

Five tips for building background knowledge in the science classroom

Five tips for building background knowledge in the science classroom

I am guessing you’ve heard of the achievement gap and maybe even the opportunity gap – but what about the knowledge gap? My schools were filled with a diverse range of learners from all walks of life. English is often their second or even third language. It was tough to

Flash PL Recordings

Flash PL Recordings

Stile's Flash PL [https://stileeducation.com/professional-learning/flash-pl/] are short professional learning webinars on the latest in science education and Stile. They're designed to keep you up-to-date with key developments and enhance science teaching and learning at your school. Upcoming Flash PLs Head to our homepage [https://stileeducation.com/professional-learning/

Why we use ‘-ize’ instead of ‘-ise’

Why we use ‘-ize’ instead of ‘-ise’

At Stile, our goal is to ensure that students leave school prepared to tackle tomorrow’s problems. They need to be confident to participate in public discourse around the ethics of scientific issues such as artificial intelligence, vaccination or genetically modified food. Much of the scientific discourse on these global

World-class science education in a COVID world

World-class science education in a COVID world

One of the many realities of our “new normal” is the constant threat of school being closed tomorrow. Closed not for term-long bouts of remote learning — those days will pass soon enough — but rather immediate closures for tactical “deep cleaning” triggered by a cautious, omnipresent test-and-trace program. Such rapid and

Remote learning resources and strategies

Science Education

Remote learning resources and strategies

Stile is designed to be your ultimate sidekick in the classroom, helping you achieve a seamless blended learning experience. The same features that make Stile a powerful classroom tool make it equally well-suited to remote learning. In fact, distance educators have been using Stile remotely for years! By transitioning seamlessly

How to prepare your students for depth studies in Stage 6 science

How to prepare your students for depth studies in Stage 6 science

The major changes, of course, come in the form of depth studies, and the greater emphasis on developing students’ inquiry skills. We’re particularly passionate about this at Stile, and as such, have developed a range of resources to help students in Years 5–10 to develop science inquiry skills.

Reducing education to vanity metrics

Reducing education to vanity metrics

Why does so much educational software measure “number of questions answered”? I’m ashamed to admit it, but we’ve done it before too. It is a classic ‘quality over quantity’ vanity metric. “Your students have answered 5000 questions this week” sounds impressive… like students are doing some serious learning.

Embracing the new revolution: How to effectively teach with technology

Science Education

Embracing the new revolution: How to effectively teach with technology

The iPad was invented in 2010 which seems incredibly recent (I would have guessed much earlier), yet only in the last few years has the impact of technology really been felt in education. Early adopters of technology in education started with computer rooms, and the overhead projector was quickly phased

STEM — We know what it stands for, but what does it mean?

Science Education

STEM — We know what it stands for, but what does it mean?

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know that STEM has been the dominant buzzword among education circles for some time now, and there are no signs of this changing anytime soon. But the hype around STEM is disguising the fact that most of us don’t

An alternative to textbooks in science

“Textbooks, ladies and gentlemen, are dead” [https://blog.stileeducation.com/stileeducation-blog/2016/2/19/d0-textbooks-still-have-a-place-in-classrooms] , wrote Daniel Pikler, our Head of Education just a few weeks ago. Danny’s point was that young audiences are used to consuming information via a different medium — a social, digital, multi-media rich one that