Universally Different - Our Space Our Future Webinar

Promoting inclusion in space and science learning through alternative approaches to teaching and engagement.

Space is for everyone, a whole universe of wonders and possibilities. However, for many pupils the way these topics are taught can make these subjects seem out of their reach and daunting. Teaching these out of this world concepts can be difficult, even for seasoned educators. Experiments and demonstrations are usually abstract representations of what we would observe in real life, and for some learners, this can be difficult to contextualise and relate to, especially if students have special educational requirements.

Our Space Our Future is teaming up with some fantastic science communicators and educators to help us learn how. By approaching these subjects, a little differently, you can open up the world, and even galaxies to audiences that would usually find these subjects difficult to engage with. We are all universally different, and maybe by adopting a few of these concepts, you may help more people than you expect.

Jon Chase - A science communicator, author and science rapper who is currently working at Leiden University in the Netherlands as a project scientist, but perhaps he is best known for his science raps, which he has produced for organisations including NASA, BBC and Chester Zoo.

Nic Bonne - a vision-impaired astronomer and outreach and public engagement officer. Nic currently leads the Tactile Universe public engagement project, which is developing resources to help vision-impaired people learn about current topics in astronomy.

Shaaron Leverment - CEO of the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres, founding director of Explorer Dome outreach, with over 20 years of experience working in STEM engagement and education.

Anton Brooks- Science Teacher at Notton House Academy, who has worked closely with pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), Speech, Language and Communication needs (SLCN) and Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC).

Moderated by Ruth Perkins - Ruth has worked for Science Made Simple for over 10 years, performing at festivals and schools across the UK and abroad.

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