CASTME AWARD
SCHEME 2008
Information
1. The Scheme
An award offered by CASTME for an educational project, which addresses
the social or human context of science, technology and mathematics.
To view a presentation featuring some recent award winners click
here.
2. Eligibility
Teachers and officials (advisers, inspectors, etc.) working in primary,
secondary and tertiary education are eligible to enter. Individuals
or groups may submit projects. Only one project can be accepted from
any one individual or group. Projects previously submitted to for a
CASTME Award may not be re-submitted.
3. Topics
There are no set topics for the competition. Reports of work carried
out by the teacher or official should be based on personal experience
and should include a substantial account of teaching and/or other educational
work, such as curriculum development or programmes of teacher training.
Projects based on inventions, ideas, business plans, proposals or general
arguments, which have not been tried out in practice in a learning situation,
are not acceptable for these Awards. Each project must be the original
work of the entrant and must not have been published previously.
4. Publishing
CASTME reserves the right to publish winning entries in their journal
or associated publications either in part or in full. If a substantial
part of a project is being published or submitted as a thesis, this
should be mentioned on the entry form. It is not possible to return
the projects. It is advisable to keep a full copy. The projects are
displayed at conferences and events around the world.
5. Awards
The Awards will be as follows:-
Main Award Gold Prizes £500 each
Silver Prizes £400 each
Bronze Prizes £300 each
Alexander Prize £350
6. Judging Criteria
Judging is based on the following criteria
· evidence of originality and creativity
· evidence of use in practice
· evidence of the social relevance of the project
· standards of presentation, organisation and structure of the
report
7. Presentation of Projects
The project must be written in English. The project may be written or
typed on A4 or quarto sheets of paper. Copies which can be stored electronically
in their entirety, can be sent by email. The project should not exceed
10,000 words in length. Photographs and other illustrative material
should be included wherever relevant, together with any evidence that
shows that the ideas have been effective in practice. Pupils' work should
be included whenever possible.
Reference should be made to the source of information or of original
experiments whenever this is necessary for a proper assessment of the
project.
8. ASE/CASTME Award : The Alexander Prize
This award is specifically for women educators working under difficult
conditions. The award is named after the Alexander family who worked
in science education in many commonwealth countries for over 50 years.
It is supported by the ASE, the UK Association for Science Education.
The Alexander Prize will be awarded to a woman or group of women who
has made a significant contribution to encouraging the scientific, technological
or mathematical education of girls or women in a situation of scarce
resources.
The prize is awarded no more than once a year and is for £350.
Applications for the Alexander Prize may be made in the form of an essay
explaining the reasons for the nomination, which may be of the author
herself or of some other woman or group.
9. Submission of Projects
Projects must be sent with the entry form to arrive before 30th September
in the year of entry. Entries that arrive after the closing date may
be considered by the judges or entered for Awards in the following year.
For a copy of the CASTME Awards application entry form please click
here or contact Chris McLaren at the contact details shown below.
Projects should be sent to:
Chris McLaren
CASTME Awards Co-ordinator,
c/o Faculty of Education,
University of Winchester,
West Hill,
Winchester,
SO22 4NR UK
or sent by email to: Chris.McLaren@Winchester.ac.uk
Receipt of the project and entry form will
be acknowledged. No further action will be required from the person
submitting the project.
The results of the Award will be announced in January 2009 or before.
You will be informed of the results by the end of that month.
It is not possible to return your project. It is advisable to keep a
full copy.
