Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Teaching Practical Science: Biology
National STEM Learning Centre
Continuing professional development course for teachers of biology. This course supported participants in developing creative and effective ways of teaching practical work in biology to engage students aged 14-16 years old. Learners on this course discussed the relationship between theoretical concepts and practical work, reflected upon their teaching practice and explored what their students are learning through practical work in biology.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Gill Gunnill
Professional Development Leader
National STEM Learning Centre
Karen Hornby
Secondary Science Subject Expert
National STEM Learning Centre
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Improve your confidence in delivering and evaluating teaching for practical skills in biology for 14-16 year olds.
- Develop effective learning outcomes for practical work in biology.
- Reflect on the effectiveness of practical activities on every students’ learning.
- Design progression and assessment approaches within practical work in biology.
- Collaborate with peers, educators and mentors to share and critique ideas for teaching practical science.
Syllabus
- Practical work for 14-16 year olds for the key topics of: enzymes, microscopy and microbiology.
- Contextualising practical work in biology to the everyday environment.
- How progression in practical work impacts on students’ learning.
- Assessment of learning through practical work in biology.
- Approaches to teaching practical science that can be applied to other topic areas.
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Issued on 21st December 2020
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