EDF5128 Science: Chemistry in secondary years B

This unit builds on EDF5127 Science: Chemistry in secondary years A in preparing you to teach chemistry in secondary schools both as a specialist unit in senior years (Years 11 and 12) and within the junior science curriculum (Years 7 to 10) in real and relevant ways for your students and society, now and into the future. You will continue to build an understanding of the importance of developing and applying an effective pedagogy for teaching chemistry through the use of critical reflection. You will build on your ability to understand the application of evidence-based teaching approaches that better facilitate student learning with different learning needs, experiences and from diverse backgrounds. You will trial and critique a wide variety of effective teaching strategies, including the use of innovative technologies, essential for establishing a productive, respectful, safe and engaging secondary science classroom.

The unit highlights the importance of setting personal and professional goals, engaging with relevant research and actively accessing professional learning programs that contribute to the ongoing improvement of your professional classroom practice. The principles of and methods for assessing and monitoring student learning in chemistry are explored further. The relationship between science, technology and society, the cultural context for chemistry, the nature of chemistry as a discipline, the values that underpin chemistry and the relevance of chemistry to students' lives are recurrent themes explored through readings, class group work, discussion forums and assignments.