Monday 14 October 2013

Call for papers- STEM 2014

CALL FOR PAPERS
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STEM 2014 Conference | July 12-15
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada
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STEM Education and Our Planet:
Making Connections Across Contexts

The International Conference of STEM in Education is an opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, colleges, businesses, industries and other private and public agencies to share and discuss their innovative practices and research initiatives that may advance STEM education.
The conference will create opportunities for sharing:
·      information and knowledge through keynote addresses from world leaders in STEM education, papers, poster presentations, panels, workshops, symposia, and innovative showcases; 
·      effective STEM pedagogical practices and strategies in and across a variety of education settings;
·      the most contemporary STEM research initiatives and their outcomes;
·      professional development approaches for STEM educators in a range of educational contexts; 
·      experiences and networking between participants from across the globe.
Join us in the summer of 2014 at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in beautiful Vancouver, Canada.  Submit your proposal to present at the STEM 2014 Conference at http://stem2014.ubc.ca.  Call for Papers closes December 9, 2013.
  
We invite proposals from educators, academics, education officers, industry partners, graduate and undergraduate students for papers, poster presentations, panels, workshops, symposia, and innovative showcases.  Proposals will be peer reviewed, and are invited in any area related to the overall focus of the conference, including: 
  1. Innovation in STEM Research
  2. Innovative Resources for STEM Education
  3. Transformation in Educational Practices through STEM
  4. Sustainability Education and STEM
  5. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Popular Science Education
  6. Life-long learning in STEM
  7. STEM learning in and across formal and informal contexts
  8. Curriculum Theory and Development in STEM
  9. Educational Philosophy and Theory about STEM
  10. Educational Policy, Leadership and Management for STEM
  11. Rural Education and STEM
  12. Special Education and STEM
  13. Educational Technology in STEM
  14. Teacher Education and Professional Development in STEM
  15. Design and Technology Education
  16. Science Fiction and STEM Education
  17. Disasters and STEM Education
  18. Other related STEM topics will also be considered
Presenters whose papers are accepted for the Conference will be invited to submit their full papers to be published in the peer-reviewed online STEM 2014 Conference Proceedings. Author guidelines are available on the conference website:

Wednesday 2 October 2013

The Australian Council for Education Research and the L.H. Martin institute are presenting forums on student engagement around Australia:

The fora focus on:

  • Effective institutional practices for engaging students
  • Successful academic and support partnerships
  • Engaging 21st Century students
  • Using technology in the classroom and beyond
  • Building effective campus-wide engagement practices

Interestingly, they refer to 

a forthcoming research briefing that reviews practice in Australia

I hadn't heard of the  L.H. Martin institute: they seem to be a tertiary education think-tank:



Our mission
We aim to improve management and leadership in the tertiary education sector by providing an integrated set of education, training and bespoke programs which are underpinned by research, and by holding forums and events which cater specifically to the sector.