Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction and Prerequisites

    • Pre-Workshop Benchmarking Questionnaire (45-60mins)

    • Science Lesson Plan Submission (3mins)
  • 2

    COMPULSORY 1: What is Holistic Science Teaching with Athar Osama

    • S1.1 - Video - Introduction to Holistic Teaching of Science (Athar Osama)
  • 3

    COMPULSORY 2: The Nature of Science with Nidhal Guessoum

    • S1.2 - Video - The Nature of Science (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • Quiz #4 (5mins)
  • 4

    OPTIONAL 1: Curiosity in the Science Classroom with Athar Osama

    • S1.3 - Video - Curiosity in the Science Classroom (Athar Osama)
  • 5

    COMPULSORY 3: The Nature of Humanities with Nomanul Haq + Big Questions Q&A

    • S1.5 - Video - Nature of Humanities+BQ Q&A (Nomanul Haq and Athar Osama)

    • Quiz # 3 - What type of Question is this? (15mins)
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    COMPULSORY 4: Big Questions in the Biology Classroom with Faisal Khan

    • S2.1 - Video - Talk 1: Big Questions in the Biology Classroom (Faisal Khan)

    • Quiz #6 - (10 mins)
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    COMPULSORY 5: Big Questions in the Physics Classroom with Sabieh Anwar

    • S2.2 - Video - Big Questions in the Physics Classroom (Sabieh Anwar)

    • Quiz #5 - (10 mins)
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    COMPULSORY 6: Big Questions in the Astronomy Classroom with Nidhal Guessoum

    • S2.4 - Video - Big Questions in the Astronomy Classroom (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • Quiz #9 - (10 mins)
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    COMPULSORY 7: Big Questions in the Technology Classroom with Abubakr Muhammad

    • S2.5 - Video - Big Questions in the Technology Classroom (Abubakr Muhammad)

    • Quiz #8 - (10 mins)
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    COMPULSORY 9: Big Questions De-Mystified (Athar Osama & Tasneem Anwar)

    • S3.1 - Video - Big Questions de-Mystified (Athar Osama)

    • Quiz #10 - Big Questions and Meaningful History (20mins)
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    OPTIONAL 2: Philosophical Questions in the Science Classroom (Athar Osama)

    • S3.3 - Video - Philosophical Questions in the Classroom (Athar Osama)
  • 12

    COMPULSORY 10: Using History in the Science Classroom (Abubakr Muhammad)

    • S3.5 - Video - Using History in the Science Classroom (Abubakr Muhammad)
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    OPTIONAL 4: Examples of Holistic Teaching from Past Cohorts (Athar Osama)

    • S3.6 - Video - Examples of Holistic Teaching from Past Cohorts (Athar Osama)

    • Exemplar Video 1 - Sana Qayyum

    • Exemplar Video 2 - Barha Maqsoom

    • Exemplar Videos 3 - Huda Shuaib
  • 14

    OPTIONAL 5: Synthetic Biology and Religious, Ethical, and Policy Questions (Faisal Khan)

    • S4.2 - Video - Synthetic Biology and Religious, Ethical, and Policy Questions (Faisal Khan)
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    COMPULSORY 11: Islam and Science: Religious Questions in the Science Classroom (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • S4.4 - Video - Islam and Science: Religious Questions in the Science Classroom (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • Quiz #13- (10 mins)
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    OPTIONAL: Video Lessons + Way Forward

    • S5.2 - Video - Classroom Implementation, Teach Rubric, and Next Steps (Athar Osama)
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    COMPULSORY 12: End of the Workshop: Submissions

    • Assignment #1 - Answering Questions (30mins)

    • Assignment #2 - Draft Holistic Unit Plan (Submission: 3 days after Culmination of Course

    • Assignment #3 - Video Recording of a Holistic Lesson (Submission: by 3 Days after Culmination of Course)

    • Workshop Assessment: Master Trainer 1 (5-10mins)

    • OPTIONAL: Workshop Assessment: Master Trainer 2 (5-10mins)

    • End of Course Benchmarking Questionnaire (30mins)