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In this module, students will engage in hands-on, active experiments and design projects that aim to equip them with the skills needed to teach science using constructivist methodologies.
With a focus on the individual strands of the science curriculum as well as on a holistic approach to teaching STEM and 21st century skills, students will gain an understanding of how best to structure lessons, thematic projects and long term plans. This elective aims to give students practical tips and ideas that can be readily transferred to the classroom.
The assignment that accompanies this elective is to plan, teach, and reflect upon a science lesson with a small group of children in a classroom setting. Students will be required to set clear, challenging yet achievable expectations for pupils in line with the curriculum, and to assess the achievement of their objectives by engaging in reflection with the children and, later, their peers. A presentation on their lesson will give students an opportunity to actively participate in a professional-learning community and draw on the expertise of their classmates. As such, this elective aims to reinforce the importance of sharing professional learning in a collegial manner to support and enhance teaching.
Upon completion of this module, students can expect to have a bank of ideas upon which to draw, a structure upon which they can base their plans, and an understanding of how science, used alongside technology, engineering and maths, can be used as the basis for teaching the essential twenty-first-century skills of critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.
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PRIMARY SCIENCE
Semester 1
