Teaching and Learning Science

18 & 25 September, 2 October 2026

Dre Catherine Suarez, CUSO EE Mme Corinne Dentan, CUSO StarOmics Mme Debora Zoia, CUSO MPS Dre Sarah Miéville , CUSO Microbiologie

Dr Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

At the end of this course the students should be able to:

• Apply some basic principles of curriculum development
• Define learning goals for their own teaching activities
• Distinguish between learning goals and the teaching approaches used to attain them
• Choose appropriate and relevant teaching experiences to attain the defined learning goals
• Design teaching sequences that aim to attain the defined learning goals
• Design summative assessments that correspond to the defined learning goals (curriculum alignment)
• Develop formative assessments that can be effectively integrated into teaching sequences.

DAY1

SESSION 1: 9:00-12:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Setting learning goals: distinguishing between teaching and learningSESSION 2: 13:00-16:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Selecting learning experiences that are likely to attain learning goals: teaching for learning
vs teaching for teaching

DAY 2SESSION 3: 9:00-12:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Effectively organizing learning experiences: combining different teaching methods and
setting up a curriculum
SESSION 4: 13:00-16:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Designing assessments: formative vs summative assessment and curriculum alignment

DAY 3
SESSION 5: 9:00-12:00 Bringing it all together: designing teaching for learning Micro-teaching
SESSION 6: 13:00-16:00 Presentations and discussion

UNIGE, Sciences II, room 4-449

When?
Sept 18 & 25, Oct 2, 2026 
9:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00

Where?
University of Geneva - Sciences II 
Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1205 Geneva 4th floor - room 449 (TBC)

Questions?
[email protected]

Reimbursements for CUSO Students: Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity.

Reimbursement of your travel tickets can be asked online through your MyCUSO. See HERE for the procedure.

For any question concerning reimbursement please contact the CUSO Microbiology coordinator Sarah Miéville

Registration HERE

Deadline for registration: 01.09.2026

CUSO members: FREE
Others (MSc and postdocs): Please contact the CUSO coordinator here before registering: ecologie-evolution(at)cuso.ch

Cancellation Policy
In case of cancellations, before the 1st deadline (01.09.2026): free
Late cancellations (after 01.09.2026) or no-show: 50 CHF administrative fee

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