[ASA] Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools | astronomers wanted!

[John O'Byrne]

AS a result of a discussion at the ASM today, here is information about the Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools program.  Please consider if you could help - currently only 16 ASA members out of almost 700 are involved in the program.  We can do better!

John

 
Share your love of science or mathematics by volunteering with Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools
CSIRO Education’s Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools is a skilled volunteering program offering you the opportunity to make a difference to the science and mathematics education of primary and secondary school students.
 
 A successful, well-established national program, over 4000 professional partnerships between scientists, mathematicians and teachers have been created since July 2007. Currently more than 1600 scientists and mathematicians across Australia are involved in partnerships.
 
 Interested Scientist register here and Mathematicians register here.
 
 How it works: Individual scientists, engineers or mathematicians are partnered with individual teachers in ongoing professional partnerships. There is no cost to participate.
 
 Activities: Each partnership is flexible, unique and voluntary - the scientist/mathematician and teacher decide how they will work together taking account of workloads, the scientist/mathematician’s expertise, and the teacher and class needs. This allows partners to develop their own style and may include hands-on activities, presentations, demonstrations, mentoring, emailing and video conferencing.
 
 Time commitment: No fixed or minimum hours – it’s up to the scientist/mathematician and teacher to negotiate the frequency of interactions. Scientists/mathematicians may visit the school once or twice a year, a couple of times a term, or once a week or month. Other partnerships utilise ICT (email and video conferencing) almost exclusively and have little face to face interaction. 
 
Skill/experience required: The definition of a scientist for this program includes any professional who is actively engaged in the fields of science and/or technology. It includes research scientists, engineers, IT professionals, applied scientists and medical practitioners, amongst others. Generally a Bachelor’s degree in one or more of the sciences, and currently working in a profession where science is a major component of your work is required.
 The definition of a mathematician for this program includes any professional who is actively engaged in the fields of mathematics and/or technology. It includes economists, accountants, research mathematicians, engineers, cryptographers, surveyors, biometricians and statisticians, amongst others. Generally a Bachelor’s degree in a mathematics related field and currently working in a profession where maths is a major component of your work is required.
 
 Available teachers: A map of teachers interested in establishing partnerships is available on our website at www.scientistsinschools.edu.au/scientists/unmatched.htm. You can nominate one of these teachers to be partnered with, but are also welcome to nominate a region/school/teacher of your choosing and we will aim to facilitate a partnership for you.
 
 More information can be found on our websites www.scientistsinschools.edu.au and www.mathematiciansinschools.edu.au.  You can also register for Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools from the websites under the “Get Involved” Tab.
 
 If you have any questions, please contact your local Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools Project Officer http://www.scientistsinschools.edu.au/contacts.htm
 

 
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O’BYRNE
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Associate Dean (Standards), Faculty of Science 
Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. 

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