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Featuring collaboration in science education between the UK and China, the UK-China Conference on the Development of Science Education for All will focus on enhancing science literacy across the society through strengthened UK-China partnerships. Guided by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the event is co-organised by the Teaching and Research Division of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai Open University and UK Open University, with special support from the Association for Science Education the Royal Institution in the UK.

We welcome colleagues in the UK to join the event online. Please sign up and secure your place by 1 December 2022 (Thursday). Dial-in details of the event will be circulated shortly after to selected participants.


Simultaneous interpretation services will be provided during the event.

Agenda

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Welcome & Introduction

Chair:
Jin ZHANG, Vice President of Shanghai Open University

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Address from DIT

Andrew McAllister, Acting Consul General Shanghai

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Keynote speech from Shanghai Open University

Theme: Science Education Empowers the Elderly for A High-quality Life
Speaker: Wei JIA, President of Shanghai Open University

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Keynote speech from UK Association for Science Education

Theme: UK Science Education: Science Literacy for All
Speaker: Prof Michael Reiss of Science Education at IOE, UCL and President of the Association for Science Education

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Roundtable panel: Practice and Development of the Science Literacy System for All

Chair: Xiangtong SUN, Vice President of Shanghai Open University
Guest speaker(s) 1-2: Janice Ansine and Dr Yoseph Araya, faculty of STEM, UK Open University
Theme: Citizen Science at the UK Open University: A Holistic Approach Connecting Research, Teaching, Learning and Engagement
Guest speaker 3:
Prof Xiaoming WANG, General Director of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
Theme: The Value of Science Museum in the Construction of National Scientific Literacy System from STREAM Perspective
Guest speaker 4: Peter Gallivan, Family Programme Manager, the Royal Institution
Theme: Engaging the public with science – 1 200-year outlook
Guest speaker 5: Minjing NI, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
Theme: Thoughts on Improving the Scientific Literacy of Young People
Q&A

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09

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Roundtable panel: China-UK Collaboration - Building a High-quality Science Education System at the Basic Education Level in China

Chair: Mingze JI, Vice President of Shanghai Teacher Institute (The Teaching and Research Division of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission)
Guest speaker 1:
Marc Neesam, Head of Professional Development Solutions at Cambridge Partnership for Education and Chair of the International Group at the Association for Science Education
Theme: An Effective Science Education System: Coherence and the Role of Teachers
Guest speaker 2:
Zhenfeng YANG, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
Theme: Enhance Science Literacy, Embrace Uncertain Challenges
Guest speaker 3:
Jane Turner, Associate Professor, Director, Primary Science Quality Mark, University of Hertfordshire and Past Chair of the Association for Science Education
Theme: Effective Leadership in Basic Science Education
Guest speaker 4:
Yang WANG, President of Shanghai Teacher Institute (the Teaching and Research Division of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission)
Theme: Cultivation of Student's Science Literacy in Compulsory Education - Characteristics of and Innovation in Natural Science Curriculum Reform in Shanghai Compulsory Education
Q&A

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Closing Remarks

Sohail Shaikh, Minister Counsellor, Creative, Consumer and Lifestyle, DIT

Sponsors and Partners

Organizer