Highlights
This section showcases some of my work in teaching, research and engagement. Lots of pictures - enjoy! To skip to Engagement click on the button or use the menu above.
TeachingI teach at the University of Technology Sydney. I mainly teaching adolescent educational psychology and a primary science. Great fun!
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ResearchI research how students choose and reject science for study in the final years of school. I am also involved in STEM research (it's all interesting) and am am associate member of the UTS's Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Age.
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EngagementThere is no sense doing research if no-one hears about it which is why I am keen to promote the work I do. I present at conferences and schools. Please follow my twitter account TAPalmerScience to find out what's on.
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2023
I presented at the
Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA) 54 Conference in Cairns 27-30 June 2023 This presentation reported on a pilot study conducted with Year 9 and 10 data science students to determine if AI analysis of facial and mouse/keyboard tracking can measure student engagement in online activities. The preliminary findings from the pilot that suggest real-time tracking is a valuable analytic tool to help data science teachers identify student learning styles and so could be a valuable tool to customise learning and thus improve student outcomes. |
2022
I'm excited to announce I've been elected on to the Council of the Science Teachers Association of NSW (STANSW)
2021
October: I've just published a new paper on professional development in
primary science! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11165-021-10030-w This is a link to the full free pdf version: https://rdcu.be/czUw6 I was a panelist on STANSW's “Inspiring Science with Global Leaders Thrive” https://www.facebook.com/globalleadersthrive/videos/246081100487088
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22 July my article was published in The Conversation: Thinking of choosing a science subject in years 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know
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12 February ScienceSing is launched!
2020
May: I entered the 2020 Early Career Researcher Showcase at Thinkable.com hosted by the Cooperative Research Centre's Association.
I had just 30s to explain my research. I really enjoyed thinking about how I'd do this and creating this video. |
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April: I launched my new project ScienceSing. I will be developing and producing eight songs along with pedagogically sound* resources linked to the Australian Curriculum that primary teachers can use to teach science. *pardon the pun
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January: I have a new paper published! Go to https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13384-019-00357-9#citeas
2019
I ran sessions at the UTS Kickstart Education #1 ‘Full STEAM ahead’ workshop to potential UTS students. A 45 min Catapult design and production activity. All participants rated my workshop 5/5
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In September the above video was filmed at ACER 2019 (see poster below) was published.
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The Primary Connections evaluation report is published at
https://primaryconnections.org.au/research-and-evaluation
https://primaryconnections.org.au/research-and-evaluation
2018
Go to this link to see the videos
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Conference paper published
Palmer, T.-A. (2018). Science choice at school: Gender and the relative importance of factor students consider when selecting subjects. In Finlayson, O.E., McLoughlin, E., Erduran, S., & Childs, P. (Eds.), Electronic Proceedings of the ESERA 2017 Conference. Research, Practice and Collaboration in Science Education, Part 12 (co-ed. Holmegaard, H. T. & Margareta Enghag, E., (pp. 1570-1579). Dublin, Ireland: Dublin City University. ISBN 978-1-873769-84-3 |
I presented at ASERA 2018 with Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn on an evaluation of the Australian Academy of Sciences' Primary Connections Program primaryconnections.org.au/ and on the Best-Worst Scaling (BWS) results from my doctoral study.
A great conference with interesting thought-provoking presenters |
Pleased to be part of the research team that conducted this evaluation. Click here to view the report.
2017
First paper published on doctoral study!
Palmer, T. A., Burke, P. F., & Aubusson, P. (2017). Why school students choose and reject science: A study of the factors that students consider when selecting subjects. International Journal of Science Education, 39(6), 645-662. Click here to read this paper My Science and Technology Human Body elective students created videos for schools. View them at the UTS Real Words blog
New report released:
Burke, P., Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Palmer, T.A., Pressick-Kilborn, K., & Ng, W. (2016). Barriers to the effective teaching of primary science and technology. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of NSW. Click here to read the report |
New report released:
Burke, P.F., Schuck, S., Aubusson, P., Wei, E. & Palmer, T.A. (2017). Supporting the effective teaching of primary science and technology: A discrete choice experiment approach. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of NSW. Click here to read the report NSW Council of Deans of Education Research in Teacher Education Public Seminar presentation “Fresh Minds for Science: Why science is a bad buy for a 16 year old.”
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National Science Teacher’s Summer School
Thank you to the National Youth Science Forum for the invitation to speak to a fabulous group of Science Teachers in January 2017. Please email me on [email protected] if you would like me to email you my presentation.
Bright Futures Workshop |
Thank you to the wonderful primary children who participated in the school holiday science workshop "Bright Futures" I ran at the University of Technology Sydney. Here are the activities sheets... enjoy!
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2016
New report released:
Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Ng, W., Burke, P., Pressick-Kilborn, K., & Palmer, T.A. (2016). Case study report: Quality learning and teaching in primary science and technology. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of NSW.
Click here for link to report
Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Ng, W., Burke, P., Pressick-Kilborn, K., & Palmer, T.A. (2016). Case study report: Quality learning and teaching in primary science and technology. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of NSW.
Click here for link to report
2015
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Paper published
Aubusson, P. J., Griffin, J., & Palmer, T. A. (2015). Primary Teachers’ Professional Learning Preferences in Science and Technology. International Journal of Teaching and Education. https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/48698 New report released
Research for the Association of Independent Schools NSW Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Ng, W., Burke, P., Pressick-Kilborn, K. & Palmer, T.A. (2015). Quality learning and teaching in primary science and technology literature review (2nd ed). Sydney: Association of Independent Schools New South Wales. Click here to link to report The Link is a summary of the literature review. Click here to read the summary.
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My work was written about in the Sydney Morning Herald 10 June 2015. Please follow these links to read the stories:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/science-needs-an-image-overhaul-to-attract-more-school-students-20150609-ghjmz4.html and http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/better-marketing-may-boost-high-school-science-participation-study-20150609-ghjwxt.html |