Interested in all things education but particularly science & physics education, science outreach science literacy, participation and curriculum.

Joined June 2013
The International Journal of Science Education welcomes your research and insight for a special issue: The science curriculum: Issues, tensions and future prospects. Learn more here: bit.ly/3SsHhwL @ESERA_org @NARSTorg @ASERAeducation @v_millar @WonyongPark89
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📢Call for Submissions for IJSE Special Issue Title: The Science Curriculum: Issues, Tensions & Future Prospects Editors: Victoria Millar (@v_millar), Wonyong Park (@WonyongPark89) & Justin Dillon (@JustinDillonUCL) Abstracts Due: 31 March More ℹ️👇 think.taylorandfrancis.com/s…
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🚨Submit your paper to this special issue of #IJSE about #sciencecurriculum co-edited by @v_millar @WonyongPark89 and @JustinDillonUCL! Abstract submission due 31 March 2023.
International Journal of Science Education: The science curriculum: Issues, tensions and future prospects. Call for papers ⁦@ESERA_org⁩ ⁦@NARSTorg⁩ ⁦@ASERAeducation⁩ #curriculum #scienceeducation think.taylorandfrancis.com/s…
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Interested in science education? Come and do a PhD @EduMelb with Prof Jan van Driel and myself. Please get in touch if you're interested.
📢 Open today for EOIs: #ScienceEducation #PhDScholarship at @EduMelb researching #ScienceOutreach & #identity & working under the supervision of @v_millar & #JanvanDriel 🤩 Applications 📅 7th Oct 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ More ℹ️👇 asera.org.au/phd-scholarship…
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The interdisciplinary exploration and graduate networking is now open for registration! Scan the QR code to join us. Come to the event to share, to be heard and to be inspired with GRs across the faculties. On 1 September, we are waiting for you with bottomless drinks and food
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Are you a physics or science teacher at a secondary school in Victoria, Australia? We would love to hear your views about teaching physics! Find our ethics-approved survey here⤵️ bit.ly/3b0iSgQ
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Come and do a PhD with me and lots of other amazing people.
Interested in pursuing a science education research in the context of dark matter? 2 X PhD scholarships available at MGSE! See photos for details. EOI and questions may be directed to @v_millar
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2021 is just around the corner, but unfortunately that doesn't mean COVID-19 is going to just disappear. Read about what the future may hold here ➡️ bit.ly/lwc-ep6
A new campaign helping teens navigate their lives in a COVID-19 world. So proud to be involved in this amazing project with so many excellent people. New episodes and articles coming out soon. @RachelFensham @RobTurnbull #imlivingwithit
Remember the days when coughing wasn’t such a big deal? Now, thanks to COVID-19, it seems you can’t even think about coughing without being a bit nervous. What does that cough mean? Find out more at bit.ly/lwc-ep1. #imlivingwithit
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One in five Aust students don’t receive careers advice - exacerbating why young women aren’t taking up STEM opportunities says a new report @v_millar @EduMelb @Deakin @unimelb #STEM →go.unimelb.edu.au/5g3j
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Meyne Wyatt closes #QandA with a monologue from his play, City of Gold.
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HUGE NEWS! For #TeacherAppreciationWeek2020 , we are excited to announce browser-compatible versions of many of our legacy Java simulations! This stopgap solution opens on #Chromebooks & #iPads (performance/graphics will vary with device). Info here! docs.google.com/document/d/e…
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Lots of people are now getting interested in infectious disease epidemiology (which is great), but I wanted to do a quick thread on some common mistakes/misunderstandings to watch out for if you're new to these sorts of datasets/questions... 1/
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How to talk to your children about coronavirus (COVID-19) - UNICEF Australia unicef.org.au/blog/news-and-…
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1/25 Part 1 - Why does soap work so well on the SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus and indeed most viruses? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link is the lipid (fatty) bilayer. A two part thread about soap, viruses and supramolecular chemistry #COVID19
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Cool! Earth has acquired a brand new moon that's about the size of a car newscientist.com/article/223…
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I've been remiss about posting my own work here (and tweeting in general, if I'm honest), so here are my two latest: 1/ A little more courageous: Cultural recognition and histories of migration and cultural diversity at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne tandfonline.com/eprint/QHBBH…
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Mindfulness in schools (the ‘McMindfulness’ type) could do more harm than good aare.edu.au/blog/?p=5101
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Physics teachers out there! Curriculum-aligned year 11 & 12 teaching resources are now available *for free* thanks to @meriSTEM_Edu @meriSTEM_Edu. The resources provide planning documents, solved worksheets & in-class activities for download #iteachphysics meristem.anu.edu.au