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Funding boost for Primary Connections Acting Education Minister, The Hon Brendan O'Connor, announced extra funding for three school science programs, including Primary Connections. The funding announcement coincided with the National Press Club Address by Professor Julie Campbell, the Academy's Secretary for Science Education and Public Awareness.
Deputy PM launches Primary Connections 'Schoolyard safari' unit Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, The Hon Julia Gillard, launched 'Schoolyard safari', the latest unit written by Primary Connections, at Mossfiel Primary School, Hoppers Crossing, in her Lalor electorate in Victoria. The Minister acknowledged the importance of science and students' development of scientific skills, like asking questions and knowing how to find answers.
Primary Connections: linking coast to coast Middle Swan teacher Judith Pescodd and her AIEO, Betty Whalley, said: 'Primary Connections is fantastic...we wish we could do it all the time.' They added: 'We can see so much benefit for the students...[they] are more engaged in the learning; it enables them to have a voice, they are participating more, they are putting their hands up and asking questions. Even the shyest students came forward and talked about what they knew about plants.'
Teachers awarded for scientific approach Southern Cross University teaching students are doing their best to help arrest brain-drain and improve the popularity of science. Seven Bachelor of Education (Primary) students were this week awarded scholarships for their work in a new program called Primary Connections.
Getting young energy into Aust. Innovation 'We have to solve the problem of the declining interest of our youth in science, which is leading to a decline in the supply of researchers and technologists just as we need to have increase in supply,' Dr Peacock said. He gave positive action examples of the Primary Connections program from the Academy of Science as well as the high schools' Science by Doing pilot program and the Scientists in Schools program.
Primary Connections in Queensland Support for the implementation of Primary Connections in Education Queensland schools is one of five major elements of the Science Education Strategy 2006-2009. In the last two budgets, a total of $1.4 million has been allocated to these activities with more than 90% of that distributed directly to Regions.
Minds-on, hands-on: Creating competent and confident teachers of science and literacy With a projected skill shortage in trained science professionals, the push is on to increase the amount of science taught in schools. Shelley Peers explains how the 'minds-on, hands-on' approach of the Australian Academy of Science's innovative project, Primary Connections, is doing just that.
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