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Webinar Series for School Teachers: Session 5 Oct 10, 2020

IISER Pune in collaboration with Royal Society of Chemistry is happy to announce:

Teaching The Next Gen: Webinar Series for the 21^st Century Teacher (Series flyer)

Every Saturday, from September 12 to November 28, 2020

About: Demands of 21^st century have transformed the traditional chalk–talk teaching model to one driven by technology. Educators across globe are striving to invent innovative methods to sustain student engagement in e-learning modules. In our efforts to address some of the challenges of asynchronous digital teaching, we are happy to announce a webinar series for middle-high school teachers. This series of 12 webinars will focus on digital pedagogies and their applicability in digital classrooms. Webinars will cover diverse topics, bringing together experts in the field of education to bridge the gap between theory and practice of digital education.

Key Highlights:

• Relevant and interactive talks on digital pedagogy	• Eminent speakers from across the globe	• Certificates for course completion
• Panel discussions addressing current challenges	• Aligning digital teaching with NEP 2020

Webinar 5: You say ‘inquiry’ and I say ‘what?’

Date: October 10, 2020

Time: 4:00 pm

Live on YouTube

Speakers: Dr. Gareth Price (Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, UK)

Abstract: Inquiry is at the heart of scientific research and has been suggested as the best possible basis for the creation for science education courses that reflect the reality of science as practised by professional scientists. Supporters of inquiry also claim that it can also help those who do not go on to study science at higher levels or to pursue science careers because it encourages an evidence-orientated and analytical thinking. However, the word ‘inquiry’ means a range of different things to different people and when it is deployed in educational contexts the variation increases. This talk will review some of the common understandings of inquiry and attempt to organise these into a convenient model to aid thinking about inquiry (whatever it is!).