The CfBT Training Pack:

The CfBT Training Pack is a very valuable tool of professional development. It contains a series of workshops that have been conducted during 2005 by a highly professional team, which provided training about the best practices to implement the curriculum standards of English, Science and Math. This Training Pack is so valuable that it is actually now considered to be a reference for a lot of trainers and advisory teachers while supporting teachers within the IS.

 The Teachers’ Network is happy to put this Training Pack online. Each series of workshops related to a specific subject is going to be put in the form of PDF folders.

 

Aims of the workshop:
The purpose of the three five-day science workshops is to consider the curriculum
standards for science and to discuss the implications for planning the curriculum,
teaching, learning and assessment.

This workshop aims to help subject leaders and teachers to:
 

The workshop aims to help subject leaders and teachers to:

• increase their familiarity with the new curriculum standards for science;

• consider further the implications of the standards for planning, teaching and assessment;

• widen their knowledge of approaches to teaching and learning appropriate to the standards;

• support their colleagues as they implement the standards.

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 The Science CfBT Training Pack :

The Science Training Pack consists of three full workshops. Like the Math workshops, the science training workshops were divided into five full training days and into16 sessions, each having its separate objectives, activities and material.  The Material of each workshop is going to be displayed in the following way:

• The Teacher's Pack

• The Trainer's Notes

Workshop three is going to display a long list of very useful resources, which are related to suggested lesson plans.

 

To access workshop One, click here.

 

Objectives of Workshop Two:

Objectives of each session
 

Day 1: Learning from practical work

Session 1: Learning from practical work 1
The role of practical work

By the end of this session you will:

• be able to write learning outcomes;

• know about the different types of practical work;

• understand the purpose of different kinds of practical work.

 

Session 2: Learning from practical work 2
Managing practical work

By the end of this session you will:

• be aware of the challenges posed in managing practical work;

• be familiar with strategies to manage practical work.

 

Session 3: Learning from practical work 3
Developing scientific enquiry skills

By the end of this session you will:

• know the scientific enquiry skills in the standards;

• be familiar with methods to develop students’ scientific enquiry skills.

 

Session 4: Progress with developing schemes of work

By the end of this session you will:

• have reported on your progress with developing a scheme of work;

• have reflected on your progress with developing a scheme of work, and on that of others.

 

Day 2: Language and learning

Session 5: Language and learning 1
Language and science education

By the end of this session you will:

•    be aware of the important role of language in science education;

•    be familiar with language-sensitive teaching methods.

 

Session 6: Language and learning 2
Asking question and promoting discussion

By the end of this session you will:

• know the importance of questioning and discussion to learning science;

• be familiar with methods of questioning and supporting class and group discussion.

 

Session 7: Progress with lesson planning and evaluation

By the end of this session you will:

• have reported on your progress with lesson planning and evaluation;

• have reflected on your progress with lesson planning and evaluation, and on that of others.

 

Day 3: Resources for learning

Session 8: Resources for learning 1
Writing and recording science

By the end of this session you will:

• know the purposes of writing and recording in science;

• be familiar with methods of writing and recording in science.

 

Session 9: Resources for learning 2
Resources for teaching and learning

By the end of this session you will:

• have considered the importance of using appropriate resources for teaching and learning;

• be able to apply criteria to select appropriate resources.

 

Session 10: Resources for learning 3
Relating science teaching to industry and the environment

By the end of this session you will:

• know why it is important to relate science teaching to industry and the environment;

• be familiar with methods of relating science teaching to industry and the environment.

 

Day 4: Supporting learning

Session 11: Supporting learning 1
Determining students’ ideas

By the end of this session you will:

• have considered some of the alternative science ideas that students possess;

• be familiar with ways of eliciting students’ alternative ideas.

 

Session 12: Supporting learning 2
Differentiation

By the end of this session you will:

• understand the reasons for differentiation;

• be familiar with methods of differentiation.

 

Session 13: Supporting learning 3
Using ICT to support teaching and learning

By the end of this session you will:

• know the reasons for using ICT in science;

• be familiar with methods of using ICT in science.

 

Day 5: Assessment of learning

Session 14: Assessment of learning 1
Introduction to assessment in science

By the end of this session you will:

• have identified the purposes of assessment in science;

• have explored different approaches to assessing science;

• have planned assessments linked to the standards.

 

Session 15: Assessment of learning 2
Effective questioning in assessment

By the end of the session you will:

• have identified a range of question types appropriate for assessing the standards;

• have gained experience of developing assessment questions.

 

Session 16: Action planning

By the end of this session you will:

• have reflected on the workshop;

• have progressed your plans for implementation of the standards.

 

Material of Workshop Two

The Teacher's Pack:

• Teacher's Pack - Part 1

• Teacher's Pack - Part 2

• Teacher's Pack - Slides

 

The Trainer's Notes:

• Introduction

• Session 1

• Session 2

• Session 3

• Session 4

• Session 5

• Session 6

• Session 7

• Session 8

• Session 9

• Session 10

• Session 11

• Session 12

• Session 13

• Session 14

• Session 15

• Session 16