ASE 2025 Scotland Region Conference: Full Schedule

ASE is delighted to offer its’ Scotland regional Annual Conference for 2025, with something suitable for primary and secondary science educators, technicians and probationers! Tickets are now open for booking.
Prices start from £20 for ASE members. Come along and gain some excellent professional learning opportunities and talk with exhibitors about their latest resources and initiatives. We look forward to welcoming you. For queries please email conferences@ase.org.uk

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11:30 BST

Cognitive science; the learning brain and how to harness it

Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST

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You say to them, “I really need you to prepare properly for this test so you don’t have your confidence knocked down again.” Their parents say, “You just need to work harder! Now get to your room and revise!” But their brain is saying, “I just don’t know what that means or how to do it!”

Pupils of all ages, stages and abilities find it really hard to organise and plan revision, or even know what successful revision looks like. There is a very good reason for this and in this session will teach you how to teach them about their learning brain; focussing on the structures of the learning brain, executive function and the importance of retrieval practice.

Speakers

Lara Carnegie

Physics Teacher, Robert Gordon's College

Lydia Willetts

Biology Teacher, Robert Gordons College, Aberdeen

Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
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All

Audience P1, P2, S1, S2, S3, S4, BGE, Inclusion, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7

14:45 BST

Daffodils, DNA and diversity: a Jalview adventure for budding scientists

Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST

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This activity will be based on the Daffodil DNA citizen science project using freely available Jalview software. The premise will be introduced followed by a run through of the Jalview schools workbook to help students explore 2 classes of macromolecules - DNA and proteins, including what they are composed of and how they relate to each other. Delegates will need access to a PC/laptop, wifi and a web browser to participate.

Speakers

Khadija Jabeen

Biology Teacher, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee and School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, University of Dundee

Elizabeth Lakin

Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship), University of Dundee

Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
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Secondary

Audience S5, S6, Biology, Technicians