Strands
Strand 1: Historical, philosophical and socio-cultural studies of STM: Implications for education
Focus theme 1: Perceptions of science, technology and mathematics Focus theme 2: Gender issues in STME Focus theme 3: Using history and philosophy of STM in teaching 
Strand 2: Cognitive studies of STM learning
Focus theme 1: Visual and spatial modes in STM learning Focus theme 2: STM learning in multilingual and multicultural contexts Focus theme 3: Interaction between cognitive development and STM learning 
Strand 3: Pedagogical studies of STM education
Focus theme 1: Curriculum and classroom studies of STM learning Focus theme 2: Integrating content across STM education 
Strand 4: Learning Resources and Teacher Support
Focus theme 1: Role of the new Communication Technologies in providing learning resources and teacher support 
Date:
 January 5-9, 2009 
Venue:
 Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mumbai, India