Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome and Introduction

    • Welcome to Teaching Science Holistically - An International Teacher Fellowship and Workshop (Athar Osama)

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

    • Science Lesson Plan Submission (3mins)

    • Consent from Principal / Supervisor
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    Pre-Implementation Diagnostic

    • Pre-Implementation Assessment - L1 (15mins)
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    Classroom Implementation

    • Assignment XI (2 hours): Video Recording of Classroom Holistic Lesson # 1 (Submission Deadline: Sept 6, 2024)

    • Assignment XII (2 hours): Video Recording of Classroom Holistic Lesson # 2 (Submission Deadline: Sept 25, 2024)

    • Assignment XIII (2 hours): Video Recording of Classroom Holistic Lesson # 3 (Submission Deadline: Oct 20, 2024)
  • 4

    Student Survey Data

    • Data Upload: Pre-Holistic Student Survey (3mins)

    • Data Upload: Student End of Year Test Scores (3mins)
  • 5

    Community of Practice - Feedback Sessions

    • Feedback Session 1 - Dr. Athar Osama (Sept 10, 2024)

  • 6

    Session 1.1 - Introduction to Holistic Science Teaching with Athar Osama & Tasneem Anwar

    • S1.1 - (OLD VIDEO) - Introduction to Holistic Teaching of Science (Athar Osama & Nidhal Guessoum)

    • Session Assessment - S1.1 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #1 (5mins)
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    Session 1.2 - Lesson Planning Clinic 1 - Understanding by Design (Tasneem Anwar)

    • S1.2 - (OLD VIDEO) - Lesson Planning Clinic 1: Understanding by Design (Tasneem Anwar)

    • Session Assessment - S1.2 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #2 (5mins)

    • Assignment 1 - UbD Lesson Plan Outline
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    Session 1.3 - Teaching with AI (Jazib Zahir)

    • S1.3 - (OLD VIDEO) - AI in the Science Classroom (Jazib Zahir)

    • Session Assessment - S1.3 (2-3mins)
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    Session 1.4 - The Nature of Humanities with Nomanul Haq

    • S1.4 - (OLD VIDEO) - The Nature of Humanities (Nomanul Haq)

    • Session Assessment - S1.4 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz # 3 - What type of Question is this? (15mins)
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    Session 1.5 - The Nature of Science with Nidhal Guessoum

    • S1.5 - (OLD VIDEO) - The Nature of Science (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • Session Assessment - S1.5 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #4 (5mins)
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    Day 2 - Session 2.1 - Big Questions in a Physics Classroom (Sabieh Anwar)

    • S2.1 - (OLD VIDEO) - Big Questions in a Physics Classroom (Sabieh Anwar)

    • Session Assessment - S2.1 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #5 - (10 mins)

    • (OPTIONAL READING) Fun Reading 2: The Philosophical debate between Einstein and Bohr et al.
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    Day 2 - Session 2.2 - Big Questions in a Biology Classroom (Faisal Khan)

    • S2.2 - (OLD VIDEO) - Big Questions in a Biology Classroom (Faisal Khan)

    • Session Assessment - S2.2 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #6 - (10 mins)
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    Day 2 - Session 2.3 - Hands-on Science in the Classroom (Sabieh Anwar)

    • Session Assessment - S2.3 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #7 - (10 mins)
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    Day 2 - Session 2.4 - Big Questions in a Technology Classroom (Muhammad Abubakr)

    • S2.4 - (OLD VIDEO) - Big Questions in a Technology Classroom (Abubakr Muhammad)

    • Session Assessment - S2.4 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #8 - (10 mins)
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    Day 2 - Session 2.5 - Big Questions in an Astronomy Classroom (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • S2.5 - (OLD VIDEO) - Big Questions in New Astronomy (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • Session Assessment - S2.5 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #9 - (10 mins)
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    Day 3 - Session 3.1 - Using History and Big Questions in the Classroom

    • S3.1 - (OLD VIDEO) - Big Questions Further Demystified (Nidhal Guessoum, Athar Osama, et al)

    • Session Assessment - S3.1 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #10 - Big Questions and Meaningful History (20mins)
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    Day 3 - Session 3.2 - What are Philosophical Questions (Athar and Nomanul Haq)

    • S3.2 - (OLD VIDEO) - What are Philosophical Questions (Athar Osama & Noman ul Haq)

    • Session Assessment - S3.2 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #11 (10mins)
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    Day 3 - Session 3.3 - Lesson Planning Clinic II (Tasneem Anwar)

    • S3.3 - (OLD VIDEO) - Lesson Planning Clinic II (Tasneem Anwar)

    • Session Assessment - S3.3 (2-3mins)

    • Assignment #2: Draft Lesson Plan - Stage 1 & 2 (Submission)
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    Day 3 - Session 3.4 - Using AI for Lesson Planning and Big Questions (Jazib Zahir)

    • S4.5 - (OLD VIDEO) - AI in the Science Classroom (Jazib Zahir)

    • Session Assessment - S3.4 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #12- (30 mins)
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    Day 3 - Session 3.5 - Islam and Science (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • S3.5 - (OLD VIDEO) - Islam and Science Science (Nidhal Guessoum)

    • Session Assessment - S3.5 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #13- (10 mins)
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    Day 3 - Session 3.6 - Teaching Holistically - Exemplar Performance from Earlier Cohorts (Athar Osama)

    • S3.6 - (OLD VIDEO) - Teaching Science Holistically Exemplar Performance from Earlier Cohorts (Athar Osama)

    • Session Assessment - S3.6 (2-3mins)
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    Day 4 - Session 4.1 - Magnifscience Visit and Reflections (Tasneem Anwar)

    • Session Assessment - S4.1 (2-3mins)

    • Quiz #14- (30 mins)
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    Day 4 - Session 4.2 - Ask me Anything (All Faculty)

    • Session Assessment - S4.2 (2-3mins)

    • Assignment #4 - Answering Questions (30mins)
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    Day 4: Session 4.3 - Closing Ceremony

    • End of Workshop Assessment Day1 - Day 4 (10mins)
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    Day X - Session 4.x - Importance of History in Teaching of Science (Jorg Matthias Determann)

    • S4.3 - Video - Using History in the Science Classroom (Jorg Matthias Determann)

    • Session Assessment - S4.3 (5-7mins)
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    Day 4 - Session 4.4 - Lesson Planning Clinic III (Tasneem Anwar)

    • S4.3 - Video - Lesson Planning Clinic 3 (Tasneem Anwar)

    • Session Assessment - S4.4 (5-7mins)

    • Assignment #6: Draft Lesson Plan - Stage 2 and 3 (Submission)
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    Day 4 - Session 4.5x - Interim Assignment: Video Recording of a Holistic Lesson + Unit Plan (Tasneem and Athar)

    • S4.5x - Video - Instructions + Q&A (Tasneem Anwar + Athar Osama)

    • Assignment #7 - Video Recording of a Holistic Lesson (Submission: by midnight 22 July 2023)

    • Assignment #8 - UbD Draft Unit Plan (Submission Date: Before midnight July 25, 2023)
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    Day 5 - Session 5.3 - Ask Me Anything (AMA)

    • S5.3 - Video - Ask Me Anything (All Faculty)

    • Session Assessment - S5.3 (5-7mins)
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    Day 5 - Session 5.4 & 5.5 - Teach Holistic & Where do We Go from Here?

    • S5.4&5 - Video - The Teach Holistic Instrument & Where Do We Go From Here (Athar Osama & Tasneem Anwar)

    • Session Assessment - S5.4&5 (5-7mins)
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    Lesson Plan and Lesson Video Submission

    • Assignment IX (2 hours): Video Recording of Holistic Lesson (Submission Deadline: July 13, 2024)

    • Assignment IXb (2 hours): RESUMBIT Video Recording of Holistic Lesson (Submission Deadline: Aug 20, 2024)

    • Assignment X (2 hours) - Holistic Unit / Lesson Plan (Submission: Deadline: July 16, 2024)
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    Exemplar Teacher Videos - Post Workshop

    • Exemplar Videos 1, 2, & 3 - Sana Qayyum, Huda Shuaib, Barha Maqsoom

    • Exemplar Video 1 - Sana Qayyum

    • Exemplar Video 2 - Barha Maqsoon
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    End of Fellowship Questionnaire

    • End of Fellowship Benchmarking Questionnaire (60mins)

    • Assignment #11: One Exemplar Holistic Science Lesson Plan

    • Assignment #12 (1 hour) - Last year and this Semester Science Grades of Treatment & Control Classes.