It’s time for a plug for Science in the park taking place on 10th March 2012.  The event will be held in Wollaton Hall (in Wollaton Park, hence the name!) and offers something for everyone.

You can find out more about the event by visiting their website.

It is also worth plugging the competition they are organising (for 11-18 year old school students) which has a prize of a £100 voucher from Scientific Laboratory Supplies in Nottingham.   Up to date information about the competition can be found here.  A valuable opportunity for all schools in the Nottingham area to take part, further their science knowledge in the process and maybe win a prize for the school.  See you there!

I was recently asked to write a short review on my favourite resource for the TES.  Nearly three weeks after I submitting it was finally published in the science section of TES resources.  I’d love to write more in future but time is a big factor, especially with so much work to do and so many commitments to honour!

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while but I’ve moved my free science resources onto THIS site.  A number of people had reported issues with the other site, and maintaining a single site seemed far more sensible.

If you have book marked individual resources on my previous site the bookmarks should still work, but the site will not be updated again (you may wish to up update your bookmarks accordingly).

To access the resources in their new home go to the main Fiendishlyclever site and use the drop down menu "Teaching Resources".  Moving down to "Free Science Resources" and then across will allow you to access my resources.

Let me know how you get on with the resources in their new home.

There are many people in the same situation as I find myself, who have been teaching science for a while but still have a desire to improve their craft.  I’ve seen various changes in government, the curriculum and exam specifications.  All of these have an impact on my role as a teacher that I have to respond to.  Who do you turn to for an opinion or to ask a quick question?

The Association for Science Education (ASE) realised that many conscientious science teachers want someone to talk to too.  Whilst the ASE has a developing community on its own forums, it recognises the role that social media can play in bringing teachers together as a community for professional development.

The ASE selected Twitter as a medium for teachers to talk to communicate, as it allows members to find each other’s’ posts easily.  Twitter can be accessed using many different pieces of software from the web, smartphones and tablets, so that everyone can access the conversation (and from anywhere!).

ASE Chat happens every Monday from 8:00 until 9:00 pm, although there may be teachers talking science at any point through the week.  If you are familiar with Twitter and have an account, you need to use the #ASEChat tag on posts and replies that you want to be a part of the ASE chat discussion.  For those of you that are new to Twitter or want a little help, check out my guide here which I’ll try to keep updated (there is a downloadable version on this page for those of you who like paper!).

The best way to find out how it works it to give it a try by following my guide and starting to chat!