(Alabama, USA)

The Marshall Space Flight Centre Programme is an opportunity for teachers and students to visit the heart of NASA's manned space flight programme, see the history of spaceflight and experience exciting hands-on educational activities that bring a better understanding of space exploration and the fascinating science behind it.

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Regardless of subject specialism, all secondary-level science teachers are expected to teach physics at KS3 level, and increasingly at GSCE level as well. This course provides the knowledge and skills for non-specialists to equip them to meet this challenge.

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ELISS is a professional development programme in secondary science teaching that utilises powerful in-class coaching techniques for teachers working in pairs in a secure environment to increase motivation and achievement.

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This programme offers the opportunity to train to run your own ‘Space Camp' at your school, providing the exciting context of space exploration as a platform for scientific learning and development for students.

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Active Learning in the Classroom is a professional development course that utilises powerful classroom strategies to engage and motivate learners. The course provides a blueprint and framework for effective lesson planning that is based on current research.

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Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) is an engaging dynamic programme developed by Kings College, University of London which enhances the reasoning capabilities of students through Science.

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Teaching learners to become motivated and effective learners is a primary role of teachers. Both the thinking skills and assessment for learning movements are well established, and are now a key focus of the DfES agenda for educational transformation in the new century. This course offers practical advice and support and introduces strategies which can be immediately used in the classroom.

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The Kennedy experience provides the unique and exciting opportunity to work in the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, with education specialists, astronauts, space scientists and rocket engineers.

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(Houston, USA)

The leadership placement programme introduces new, exciting and highly motivating approaches to management and leadership issues as well as developing multi-faceted leadership skills, through examination of US teaching methods and comparison to UK techniques.

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(Houston, USA)

The CEP invites teachers to carry out an investigation to compare and contrast approaches and methodologies employed in the United States and the UK in respect of any area of school life that they select as the focus of their study, including school leadership and improvement, behaviour management and raising the achievements of students from ethnic minorities.

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(Houston, USA)

This programme provides an inspiring, motivational and effective NQT support project in partnership with Rice University and Houston Independent School District, enabling NQTs to continue their professional development with an understanding of present educational thought and the experience of teaching methods employed in diverse communities.

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Advanced Skills teachers are at the core of the DfES agenda for the transformation of education in the 21st century. The AST placement programme introduces new and highly motivating approaches to teaching and learning issues as well as providing an excellent opportunity for reflective contrast of different approaches used in the UK and US.

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