Tuesday 7 September, 4–5pm BST, online

Join us for a live and interactive session about scientific thinking and associated support. This session will be delivered by John O’Donoghue who is an RSC education coordinator. It is best suited for secondary chemistry teachers, non-chemistry specialists, early career, NQT or technicians. 

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Aims 

To introduce some RSC resources to encourage scientific thinking and to discuss how to make the most of these in the classroom and online. To give you an opportunity to request future topics. 

How

We will have a look at ’The scientific method’ which is a step-by-step approach to answering questions or solving problems. 

We will also look at recent articles about using practical work in our teaching and include some suggestions on the ways to encourage scientific thinking in your teaching. There will be time for you to explore the resources and for discussion.

Outcomes 

By the end of the session you will: 

  • Be familiar with our resources for scientific thinking for practicals 
  • Be familiar with the associated support for you, your technicians and your students 
  • Have ready-to-use ways in which to use them in your teaching
  • Have fed back your requests for future work and practical support

Professional Development Standards 

This session is part of a sustained and flexible programme of activities offered by Royal Society of Chemistry. The session will encourage reflective discussion and employs a range of delivery styles. This session is heavily informed by education research and evidence based teaching. Our evaluation process pre-, during and after is rigorous to ensure that we can measure the impact of our work. We aimed this session to be inclusive for all. 

Format of the session 

  • This session will contain a presentation, online task, time for reflection, discussions and any questions. 
  • We strongly encourage that you use a laptop/tablet to get the most out of this session. 
  • This is a fully funded event aimed at anyone teaching or supporting secondary science.
  • Please share it with anyone who would find it useful. 

For more information on this and any other RSC education event, please visit our events page, where you will find links to both primary and secondary education sessions.