Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Stephen is an experienced science teacher educator working in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia for the past 8 years. His research interests include; self-study, teachers researching their own practice, articulating teacher educators pedagogical knowledge, quality science teaching, understanding teachers' views of scientific literacy and values in science. He teaches in science teacher education and focuses on researching his own practice in ways that informs his practice for the benefit of his preservice teachers. Stephen is also interested in the professional learning of science teachers and works in professional development programs to improve science teaching in Australia using the knowledge gained from his research interests.
Research area keywords
- Pedagogy of teacher education
- Teacher professional wisdom
- Teacher research
- Science teaching
- Slowmation and ICT in the classroom
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Using pedagogical reasoning to explicate expert practice that aligns with national teaching standards
Keast, S., Loughran, J., Mitchell, I. & Panizzon, D.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
2/01/14 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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Development of the Profession, Not just Professional Development
Tudball, E., Brown, J., Dyson, M., Keast, S., Plunkett, M. & Williams, J.
1/06/10 → 30/07/11
Project: Research
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Engaging science students' hearts and minds: Researching science teachers' professional learning in the development of contemporary understandings of scientific literacy
Loughran, J., Berry, A., Corrigan, D., Keast, S. & Mitchell, I.
Catholic Education Melbourne, Australian Research Council (ARC)
19/03/09 → 25/12/11
Project: Research
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Primary Science Matters Professional Learning Program
Corrigan, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Berry, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gunstone, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jane, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keast, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lancaster, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Loughran, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitchell, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robbins, J. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Smith, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
19/03/09 → 28/06/10
Project: Research
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The Science Continuum P-10 Phases 1,2 and 3
Corrigan, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Berry, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fleer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gunstone, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jane, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keast, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lancaster, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Loughran, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitchell, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mulhall, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robbins, J. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Smith, H. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Sullivan, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
5/03/07 → 27/03/09
Project: Research
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Assessment for student and teacher learning
Panizzon, D. & Keast, S., 2018, Science Education for Australian Students: Teaching Science from Foundation to Year 12. Fitzgerald, A. & Corrigan, D. (eds.). 1st ed. Crows Nest NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin, p. 179-204 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Explicating the elusive ‘pedagogical reasoning’ of expert teachers of science
Panizzon, D. L., Keast, S., Mitchell, I. & Loughran, J., 2018, In: Educere et Educare. 13, 30, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research
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Routes into student engagement as part of the pedagogical reasoning of teachers
Keast, S., Panizzon, D., Mitchell, I., Loughran, J., Tham, M. & Rutherford, L., 15 Dec 2017, Conexão Ciência. Kidman, G. (ed.). Formiga Brazil: Centro Universitário de Formiga, p. 278-283 6 p. (Conexão Ciência; vol. 12, no. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Teacher educators’ strategies for using pre-service teacher-authored stories in teacher education
Anders, L., Kidman, G. & Keast, S., 15 Dec 2017, Conexão Ciência. Kidman, G. (ed.). Formiga Brazil: Centro Universitário de Formiga, p. 322-328 7 p. (Conexão Ciência; vol. 12, no. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Using ‘big ideas’ to enhance teaching and student learning
Mitchell, I., Keast, S., Panizzon, D. & Mitchell, J., 4 Jul 2017, In: Teachers and teaching: theory and practice. 23, 5, p. 596-610 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
40 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Hong Kong University Seminar from Visiting Scholar
Rebecca Cooper (Invited speaker) & Stephen Russell Keast (Invited speaker)
1 Dec 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Team Teaching
Rebecca Cooper & Stephen Russell Keast
12/11/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts