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Teaching Biology: Inspiring Students with Plant Science (FutureLearn)

Offered by National STEM Learning Centre, Science and Plants for Schools - SAPS,

Learn how to keep your biology students engaged by teaching practical science with plants. This course is ideal CPD for teachers. Support the biology curriculum with plant science. Biology lessons provide opportunities to inspire students with practical examples of science. On this course, developed with specialists at Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), you will learn how to use plants to teach biology and support secondary students’ learning.

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This course does not have open access anymore.
You’ll improve your knowledge of plant science and learn how to incorporate it into the curriculum. You’ll be able to share examples of hinge-point questions to address student misconceptions. You’ll also explore how to help your students apply what they’ve learnt to new contexts and increase their engagement in the classroom.

Syllabus

Week 1: Plants as inspirational contexts
Week 2: Dealing with misconceptions in biology
Week 3: Making links

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

Modify your scheme of work to incorporate a greater variety of contexts using plants.
Identify opportunities to challenge and address students' misconceptions in biology.
Explore the use of plants for teaching key biological principles.
Improve your subject knowledge in plant science.
Collaborate with peers, educators and mentors to share and critique ideas for teaching practical science.

Who is the course for?
This course is designed as professional development for science and biology teachers of 11-16 year olds. It will be useful to newly qualified (NQT), early career, returning, and non-specialist teachers, technicians, and teaching assistants (TA).
It’s recommended that teachers have access to a school laboratory to evaluate approaches to practical work during this course.

Note: This course is currently not available.

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