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The ASE is delighted to be hosting its Annual Conference at Sheffield Hallam University from 5th to 7th January 2023. International sessions will be incorporated throughout the event for this year and we are delighted to be offering a selection of live-streamed sessions too. Don’t miss out!

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Thursday, January 5 • 14:00 - 14:55
BERG: Biology for all, but is it?

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Do we as teachers portray an idealised and, for some children, an unrealistic approach to understanding biology? Some children attend schools with grounds, or live-in homes with gardens, and some read ‘nature focused’ books with their family and for themselves. Others do not: they live in high density urban areas, high rise flats or terraced houses with yards and occasionally a small piece of grass. Their natural world is paved streets and tarmac. But we largely ignore plants growing through pavements, pigeons and domestic pets as the flora and fauna of their natural world. Do we need to think again the classical exemplars we use in textbooks and other media? Do we sentence such learners to a vicarious biological world?  
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Sue Dale Tunnicliffe

Chair, CASTME
Dr Sue Dale Tunnicliffe is Reader in Science Education at UCL IOE, an experienced teacher of all ages, as well as at universities. Sue is a Former OFTSED inspector and Head of Education at the Zoological Society and has published both academic papers and a book.  Sue is particularly... Read More →

Thursday January 5, 2023 14:00 - 14:55 GMT
EMB 3015 classroom
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