Tue, 22 May 2012 12:55:40 +0100 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news/ en-gb News stories from the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge Copyright 1998-2012, University of Cambridge http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/images/news/rss/UCFELogo.jpg http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news/ 144 90 University of Cambridge David Frost, Lecturer in Educational Leadership and School Improvement and founder member of 'Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network' talked about Teacher Quality on BBC Radio 4's news and current affairs programme on 21st May. This can be accessed at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qskw from 21/05/12 for 6 days. Tue, 22 May 2012 10:18:07 +0100 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#edb797a079e2a8be4e78bf0086e2e2e8 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News Your are invited to 'CREATIVITY, CREATION, AND A BIG BANG: Science and Religion in the school curriculum' - a one-day conference offering an intensive and exciting programme for those with an interest in the teaching and learning of science and religion. The conference will include an update on ongoing research being undertaken with schools across England. The research team includes Dr Keith Taber, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education, and Fran Riga, a doctoral candidate who is also working part-time for the Faculty's 'Pathway to Inquiry Based Science Teaching' project. Date: Saturday 19th May 2012. Venue: St Edmund's College, Cambridge. For full details please visit the organisers at www.FaradaySchools.com Fri, 11 May 2012 10:40:25 +0100 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#1f4d36b7039a0a99c52a86ede7735729 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News 'Musical Creativites in Practice' by Pam Burnard offers a powerful corrective to myths and outmoded conceptions. It argues the need for conceptual expansion of musical creativities in line with real world practices. It explores how different types of musical creativities are recognised and communicated in the practices of professional musicians including composers, improvisers, singer songwriters, original bands, DJs, live coders and interactive sound designers working in the video games industry. Drawing on Bourdieu's thinking tools, this book provides the foundation for a sociological analysis of musical creativities which is designed to transform the ways that music in education is thought about in the future. 'For too long thinking about musical creativity has been dominated by the Beethoven myth. This book vividly shows how the everyday practices of musicians working in widely divergent genres embody equally divergent creativities and explores the educational consequences of this. Never agin will it be possible to talk glibly about 'musical creativity': Pam Burnard has let the genie out of the bottle.' Nicholas Cook, FBA, 1684 Professor of Music, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Music. 'Burnard's 'Musical Creativities in Practice' represents a major achievement in our contemporary understanding of creative music making... This beautifully written and reasoned book presents not only a theoretical framework but also keenly rendered portraits of the creative lives of 19 musicians from a variety of music settings that back up the theory.' Peter R. Webster, PhD., John Beattie Professor of Music Education, Northwestern University, USA. 'Pam Burnard is already internationally known for her work on creativity, and this book will not disappoint. Here she brings together, in elegant prose, an original appraisal of the social dimensions of musical creativity, or rather, as she argues, creativities... This book will be on the core reading list of every music education course and of everyone at all interested in the creative processes governing our diverse musical world, for many years to come.' Lucy Green, Professor of Music Education, London University Institute of Education. Mon, 2 Apr 2012 10:30:40 +0000 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#0db8213056498c16745dd6dd7bb49e19 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News The Rector of Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazkahstan visited the Vice Chancellor. In the afternoon Shigeo Katsu and his colleague Aslan Sarinzhipov, Chair of the Founding Executive Council, and Mrs Anne Lonsdale visited the Faculty of Education to exchange ideas and to discuss their collaboration. The photo shows from left to right, Aslan Sarinzhipov, Anne Lonsdale, Peter Gronn, Shigeo Katsu, Colleen McLaughlin. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:50:40 +0000 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#1bf5bb5bef6ed167ca7480053c9d719b http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News Book Launch: Principles for Effective Pedagogy: International responses to evidence from the UK Teaching and Learning Research Programme, Edited by Mary James and Andrew Pollard. The UK Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) worked for ten years to improve outcomes for learners in schools and other sectors through high quality research. One outcome of individual projects and across Programme thematic work was the development of ten "evidence-informed" principles for effective pedagogy. Synopses of these principles have been widely disseminated, particularly to practitioners. However, the evidence and reasoning underpinning them has not yet been fully explained. This book fills this gap by providing a scholarly account of the research evidence that informed the development of these principles, as well as offering some evidence of early take-up and impact. It also includes responses from highly-respected researchers throughout the world in order to locate the work in the broader international literature, to extend it by drawing on similar work elsewhere, to provide critique and to stimulate further development and debate. Principles or Effective Pedagogy contributes to international dialogue on effective teaching and learning, providing a focus for scholarly comment, sharing of expertise and knowledge accumulation. For more information visit: /research/academicgroups/leadinglearning/seminars/ Purchasing Options Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:24:46 +0000 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#0457b8ffa2d5787424c4d1e98bc47db5 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News Nidhi Singal and Paul Lynch (School of Education, University of Birmingham) have been awarded a small grant to setup the first BAICE thematic forum (BTF) engaging with issues related to the education of children with disabilities in Southern contexts. This BTF will undertake a series of activities addressing the following concerns: The challenges involved in the interpretation and implementation of global frameworks on disability and education, such as inclusive education. A critical examination of different models of education being developed in Southern contexts, and lessons for the North. The methodological and conceptual challenges present in undertaking research on disability issues in Southern countries. This forum will be a unique opportunity for researchers (students and others) who are based in the UK and working in the Global South to share their findings, discuss important issues, foster mutual learning and network. If you would like additional information about this forum and/or would like to participate in it then please contact Nidhi at sn241@cam.ac.uk Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:58:56 +0000 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#ea33c809691c5fbb4975b2a128ce3cb4 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News Supporting young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities in schools Edited by Colleen McLaughlin, Richard Byers and Caroline Oliver. The bullying of children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs has been ignored in our schools and communities for too long. Based on the findings of a project undertaken by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education this book aims to set the agenda for future research and practice. Integrating the evidence from young people, parents, carers and practitioners with case studies of practice, Perspectives on Bullying and Difference shows the remarkable overlap between the experiences of these stakeholders and research findings. Bringing these multiple perspectives together for the first time is compelling and it is vital that the messages are acted upon quickly. It is a must read for everyone involved in education. Perspectives on Bullying and Difference will show there is a great deal that can be done in schools right now to reduce the levels of bullying that these children and young people are experiencing & solutions are closer than we may think. This book will be published Monday 19 March. Further information Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:48:10 +0000 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#23099d7a596416715df512ae6df2fdc0 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News Old Enough to Know: Consulting Pupils about Sex and AIDS Education in Three African Countries by Colleen McLaughlin, Sharlene Swartz, Susan Kiragu, Shelina Walli and Mussa Mohamed (2012) HSRC Press.Tuesday 6th March at 17:00-18:30 in the Donald McIntyre Building, Room GS5. Questions have long been asked concerning children and sex education; What do they know, what do they need to know, how best to teach them, who should teach them and how does the advent of HIV and AIDS change some of these answers? This book is a summary of a study of children's sexual knowledge and its interaction with formal schooling and the community. The enquiry was undertaken in three African countries, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa and involved using photovoice, video and interviews with young people in primary schools. Colleen McLaughlin is Deputy Head of Faculty and Director of International Initiatives. She and the the team are now working on the next phase of the ASKAIDS project and are researching the implications in practice of the work reported in in the book. Further information on CCE Seminars. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:48:14 +0000 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news#e37e75a6daf2ddf886ab251d79ae5b91 http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/news Faculty News