STANDARD 2: Know the content and how to teach it

Note the focus area and

standard descriptor/s the
artefact / document reflects

2.1 Content and teaching

strategies of the teaching area
2.2 Content selection and
organisation
2.6 Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT)
6.4 Apply professional learning
and improve student learning

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artefact / document

Describe the document / artefact and

indicate the possible impact or result of
the artefact / document on teaching and/
or student learning

Certificate of
achievement,
successfully
completing a two day
science development
program.

The science workshop provided us with

detailed information and strategies to teach
science and technology in primary schools.
The two day workshop went through the
5Es strategy thoroughly and provided
modelled examples of how this looks in the
classroom.
The workshop provided us with the skills to
understand the most appropriate methods in
which to teach the content of Primary
Connections in the science KLA. The
workshop provided us with detailed
information on the Science and Technology
Australian Syllabus, and the Primary
Connections Unit of work. As groups we
analysed these and structured how we would
teach the content, and organise the
information into a structure learning
sequence to enhance student learning.
The workshop discussed the use of ICT

Describe how the document /

artefact meets the standard
descriptors you have identified.

The workshop demonstrated and

suggested strategies to teach
Science and Technology in a
primary classroom (2.1).
Analysing and deconstructing
Primary Connections Unit of
Work provided skills on how to
structure lessons and content into
an organised learning sequence /
unit of work to extend students
knowledge (2.2)
The workshop demonstrated safe
methods of utilising ICT in the
classroom, and how this can
extent student understanding. ICT
was integrated into the workshop
by watching many video clips and
using the IWB to graph results
(2.6)

when teaching and exploring science.

The workshop reaffirmed my
The course provided me with essential skills knowledge and broke
and perspectives to adapt to my future
misconceptions I have about
teaching of all KLAs. These were breaking
teaching Science and Technology.
down the learning into a 5 step process to
The professional development day
ensure students have a deep understanding of provided information that has
why they are learning, and how this impacts informed my knowledge of
their life.
teaching, and using a variety of
strategies to enhance learning and
teaching (6.4).