scientix 5th spne london 24 april 2015: sails

SAILS aims to prepare science teachers, not only to be able to teach science through inquiry, but

also to be confident and competent in the assessment of their students’ learning through

inquiry.

SAILS partners

SAILS Teacher Involvement

• 3 cohorts

• Units and case studies

• Community of practice

www.sails-project.eu

Assessment

• Focus is on formative assessment• Can be of individuals or groups • Focus on progression over time• Raising questions to keep inquiry open and not

close it down

• Teacher observation and notes; rubrics; learning landscapes; pupil self assessment; peer assessment; pupil notes and write-ups etc

SAILS website

• http://sails-project.eu/portal/

• http://www.sails-project.eu/cop-uk/resources

• http://sails-project.eu/portal/resources?page=3

• http://sails-project.eu/portal/resources/results/taxonomy%3A777

• http://sails-project.eu/portal/workpackages

• http://establish-fp7.eu/

The legacy of the SAILS project

Website to contain materials that can be searched by inquiry skills or subject content:

Units; case studies; ebooks for download; videos; etc

Curricular suggestions for teacher training and professional development

Each partner to bring one or two stakeholders Ministers curriculum advisors to present in Brussels output of sails.

http://establish-fp7.eu/

Would anyone like to be added to the SAILS website?

Contact

sally.reynolds@atit.be