Teachers participating in the STELR Project
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The STELR curriculum is consistent with the rationale, aims, organisation and content of the K-10 Australian Curriculum: Science, as published by ACARA in December 2010.
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The main aims of the STELR Project are as follows.
The primary aim of the project is to address the problem of low participation rates in Australia in science and mathematics subjects at the upper secondary school level by relating these subjects to highly relevant issues affecting all students.
One major reason for these low participation rates is that students do not perceive and appreciate the relevance of science in their lives, despite being surrounded by science and technology.
The secondary aims of the project are to:
- Improve the level of science literacy and understanding in the community;
- Raise awareness of opportunities in technology-related careers;
- Prepare students to engage with science ideas and be knowledgeable about the way science and scientists work;
- Increase the number of students choosing science and engineering careers to address the shortage of science and engineering graduates; and
- Improve the quality of science classroom teaching practice.
The ultimate goal of ATSE is for the STELR Project to be adopted by every secondary school in Australia.
The curriculum materials have been developed by practising secondary teachers and university educators working with scientists, engineers, industry associations and educational associations. The teaching units exemplify contemporary, evidence-based thinking on teaching and learning, including an inquiry-based learning approach. Emphasis is placed on teaching scientific concepts and theory that have lasting relevance for students.
The teaching units exemplify contemporary, evidence-based thinking on teaching and learning, including an inquiry-based learning approach. Emphasis is placed on teaching scientific concepts and theory that have lasting relevance for students.
Teacher support material
The following files are sample materials from the three teacher resources that support our three programs. (For an outline of the three programs click on the About STELR tab.)
- STELR Core Curriculum Chart
- STELR Chemistry Curriculum Chart
- STELR Integrated Curriculum Chart
- STELR Core Program Chart
- STELR Chemistry Program Chart
- STELR Integrated Program Chart
- STELR Integrated Student Workbook
- Some Feedback And Ideas from STELR Teachers
- STELR Inquiry Chart
- Sample timetables for teaching and the STELR programs
- STELR Investigation Planner
The STELR Teacher Resource and STELR Core Program Student Book will be available upon participation in the STELR Program.
Full-colour print copies of the student booklet and teacher resource for the STELR Core program, and electronic copies of the student and teacher booklets for the Core program, Integrated program and Chemistry program as well as tests and other resources will also be available upon participation in the STELR Program.