Teaching biology: inspiring students with plant science NE206 / C20

Duration
3 Weeks
Learning Method
Online Delivered CPD

Summary

Online, self-paced course to develop the way you use plants to teach across the secondary biology curriculum.

The use of plants can provide novel contexts, challenge students’ preconceptions and enrich the curriculum. You will develop your confidence in using plants to teach key biological principles, explore a range of practicals and consider how these can be used to support student learning.

In this course you will improve your subject knowledge in plant science, consider students’ misconceptions and how biological principles are linked across the curriculum. Through practical tasks, you'll help students make links with previous learning, apply their learning to new contexts, and increase engagement.

Who is it for?

The course is designed as professional development for teachers of science or biology for 11-16 year olds. Teachers of biology, early career teachers, returning teachers and non-specialist teachers will gain from this course.

What topics are covered?

This three week course covers:

  • practical work in secondary biology for the key topics of: osmosis, respiration and stem cells;

  • using inspirational examples from plant science to contextualise the curriculum;

  • how making links across the curriculum impacts on students’ learning;

  • addressing students’ misconceptions;

  • approaches to teaching practical science that can be applied to other topic areas.

How will you learn?

This online, self-paced course can be completed flexibly. Participants can join and start this course at any time after the advertised date. Find out how our online CPD works.

How long is this course?

This course takes around three hours per week to complete and you do not need to be online at any specific time. You can take the course at your own pace.

Who is the course leader?

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • modify your scheme of work to incorporate a greater variety of contexts;

  • identify opportunities to challenge students’ preconceptions;

  • explore the use of plants for teaching key biological principles;

  • improve your subject knowledge in plant science.

Sessions

DateTime
Teaching biology: inspiring students with plant science26 April 202100:00-00:00

Notes

Group enrolments: If you are a school, college or MAT and wish to arrange payment by invoice for 25 or more participants, please contact onlinecpd@stem.org.uk quoting the course code, title and start date.

FutureLearn terms and conditions: This course is hosted on the FutureLearn social learning platform and you will need to create an account if you do not already have one. 
In addition to STEM Learning Terms and Conditions, by booking on this course you are consenting to FutureLearn’s Terms and Conditions for Invited Learners. By booking onto this course, you agree that your information will be held by FutureLearn and National STEM Learning Centre as data controllers in common, and that by joining the course on FutureLearn your progress will be monitored by STEM Learning.

If you have booked in advance of the course being available, you will receive an email to access the course on FutureLearn no later than the course start date.

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Cost

State-funded school or collegeActivity fee£20.00 +VAT
Fee-paying school or college (independent)Activity fee£40.00 +VAT

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