Staff profiles
Julie Jordan
Co-director, Science Learning Centre Yorkshire and the Humber, MA, PGCE, BSc (Hons)
Phone 0114 225 4870
Email j.jordan@shu.ac.uk
Research interests/current work
- leadership of national and regional science and STEM teacher continuing professional development (CPD) programmes
- profiling the work of leading scientists through contemporary science curriculum resources
- supporting science teacher Action Research
- teaching controversial and ethical issues in science
- impact research and evaluation
- negotiating and attracting external funding and contracts
- stakeholder engagement and business development
- promoting and developing CSE research/consultancy activity
- project design and development
Research collaborations
- Action Research in Physics, collaboration with Institute of Physics (2008–11)
- Yorkshire and the Humber Climate Change Schools Project funded by AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust (2010)
- Evaluating the impact of CPD on science teachers' practice and attitudes (University of York and National Network of Science Learning Centres (2010–11)
- Evaluation of After School Science and Engineering Clubs (2009)
- Evaluation of the Research Councils UK Contemporary Science CPD (2008)
- Debating controversial issues in the classroom (Department for Children Schools and Families [DCSF] 2008)
- Wonderland: collaboration with Sheffield University and the Helen Storey Foundation (2008)
Major curriculum development and research projects
- Acclaim: Exploring the lives of leading scientists: Royal Society (2000–2006)
- Inspire: Community Science Clubs Partnerships for Learning: Shell UK(2000–2006
- Genetic Futures: resource pack and DNA 50 event programme (2003)
- online contemporary science animations: Royal Society (2004–6)
- Spacelink: interactive online resources (2007–8)
- Secondary Development Lead for National Network of Science Learning Centres (2007–9)
Research outputs: publications since 2001
- Reflecting on professional development, Educational Action Research (2011)
- A Teacher Action Research Cluster, Higher Education conference at Sheffield Hallam University, and Annual Science Education Research Conference (National Science Learning Centres) 2011
- Is anyone listening? Action research and science teacher voice, Education in Science (2011)
- Evaluation of the Royal Society Education Outreach Programme (2010)
- Effective science teacher professional development, National Science Teachers Association Science Teachers Conference, Philadelphia (2009)
- Evaluation of the Acclaim Project, Royal Society, 2003
