Improve your practice inside and outside of the classroom. Address AITSL Standards competencies through interactive Teacher PL sessions in the Perkins state-of-the-art medical research facility.
Cost: $295 per person (refreshments and lunch included)
Time: 8.30am – 3.30pm
Date: See below for dates for each session
Venue: The Harry Perkins Institue of Medical Research, 6 Verdun St Nedlands
For Biology & Human Biology teachers
DATE: Friday 27 October 2023
For teachers wanting to improve their knowledge of molecular biology. Topics include:
Be expertly guided through this hands-on, informative day by Perkins researchers and members of the BioDiscovery Centre. Sessions will include activities you can take back to school and use with your students.
AITSL Standards for Everything DNA:
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
3.4 Select and use resources
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice. Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers
For Biology and Human Biology teachers
DATE: Friday 3 November 2023
This new session has been specifically designed to address the current curriculum changes. Your course covers:
The session includes using lab techniques, the role of sequencing, and bioinformatic tools in mutation identification.
AITSL Standards for Exploring Mutations:
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area.
2.6 Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students.
3.4 Select and use resources.
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice. Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers.
For Biology & Human Biology Teachers
DATE: Friday 10 November 2023
Learn from a bioinformatician how gene sequencing, measurement of gene expression and bioinformatic analysis are commonly used in medical research. Discover first hand why and how gene expression is measured using a microarray and how to use online bioinformatics tools.
AITSL Standards for Bioinformatics:
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.6 Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students
3.4 Select and use resources
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
For Chemistry teachers
DATE: Friday 17 November 2023
A great opportunity for Chemistry Teachers to immerse themselves in our proteins workshop. Your session includes:
AITSL Standards for Protein Chemistry:
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
3.4 Select and use resources
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice. Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers
The Lotterywest BioDiscovery Centre is WA’s state-of-the-art teaching laboratory housed in the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. It is operated by Perkins medical researchers and teachers. For more information please get in touch.
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