Teaching and Learning Science

3, 10 & 17 November 2022

Dr. Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva

Dr. Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva
Patricia Silveira, University of Geneva

Teaching is not simply transmitting content knowledge, but also organising the steps that lead to understanding and to successful assimilation of knowledge. In four consecutive sessions, course participants learn about teaching and learning and immediately practice the theory during microteaching sessions. The fifth session is dedicated to bringing everything together by designing and implementing an effective lesson plan.

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.

November 3

SESSION 1 10:00 - 11:15 Theory (interactive lecture) Setting learning goals: distinguishing between teaching and learning
11:30-13:00 Micro-teaching

SESSION 2 14:00-15:15 Theory (interactive lecture) Selecting learning experiences that are likely to attain learning goals: teaching for learning vs teaching for teaching
15:30-17:00 Micro-teaching

November 10

SESSION 3 10:00-11:15 Theory (interactive lecture) Effectively organizing learning experiences: combining different teaching methods and setting up a curriculum
11:30-13:00 Micro-teaching

SESSION 4 14:00-15:15 Theory (interactive lecture) Designing assessments: formative vs summative assessment and curriculum alignment
15:30-17:00 Micro-teaching

November 17

SESSION 5
10:00-13:00 Bringing it all together: designing teaching for learning Micro-teaching

University of Lausanne, Amphipôle 359

Map

When?

• Nov 3
• Nov 10
• Nov 17

Where?

University of Lausanne, Amphipôle 359

Questions?
staromics(at)cuso(dot)ch

Travel PhD students of the CUSO Biology programmes are eligible for the reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, 2nd class). Claims can be done online via MyCUSO when the activity is over.

Fees
CUSO participants: Free
Other participants: please contact the programme coordinator at staromics(at)cuso(dot)ch

Register via MyCUSO ! Priority is given to PhD students of the DPEE and StarOmics
13 places available for DPEE
5 places for StarOmics

In case of cancellations before the first deadline (26.10.2022): free
Late cancellations or no-show: 50 CHF administrative fee
Other participants: please contact the program coordinator at staromics(at)cuso(dot)ch

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