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Bissaker, Kerry; Davies, Jim; Heath, Jayne – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
Professor John Rice, a pioneer of the Australian Science and Mathematics School (ASMS), recognized that schools' curricula were at odds with the kind of science and mathematics driving the new economy. In addition to curriculum that lacked relevance to contemporary life, negative student attitudes and a shortage of qualified science and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Science Course Improvement Projects
Bissaker, Kerry; Heath, Jayne – International Education Journal, 2005
The successful establishment of a purpose-built innovative school designed to support new ways of teaching and learning in the senior secondary years, particularly in the area of science and mathematics, required a comprehensive and research-based professional development policy and program. Planning professional learning opportunities for the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices