AI in Science Teaching (5/12)

Unlock the potential of Artificial Intelligence in your science classroom! This dynamic 5-hour professional development workshop is designed specifically for high school science teachers, exploring the practical, ethical, and pedagogical dimensions of AI in science education.

Key Focus Areas:

• What is AI? Demystifying key concepts and tools relevant to teaching and learning.

• Classroom Integration: Practical strategies for using AI to enhance student engagement, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry.

• Curriculum Connections: Aligning AI applications with high school Science syllabuses.

• Assessment & Feedback: Using AI to support formative and summative assessment, including personalised feedback and marking support.

• Ethical Considerations: Understanding bias, data privacy, academic integrity, and responsible use of AI in schools.

• Hands-on Exploration: Trial leading AI tools (e.g. chatbots, image generators, simulations) and evaluate their classroom potential.

Leave with resources, confidence, and a practical plan for ethically and effectively integrating AI into your science teaching practice.

A Certificate of Completion will be sent to Graduate Teachers for their evidence

Workshop Delivered by Dr Simon Crook

Dr Simon Crook is a very experienced science teacher and provider of science professional learning, with a PhD in Physics Educations Research (USyd) and a BSc (Hons) in Physics (Manchester). Simon has been working with many schools, K-12, about all things science, including AI more recently. Previously, Simon was an eLearning Adviser to a system of 147 schools, where he trained teachers how to integrate different technologies into their teaching. In addition, his PhD research evaluated the impact of technology on teaching and learning in the sciences. Simon is in regular dialogue with STANSW, NESA and The University of Sydney, has articles published in The Conversation, AARE and Australian Physics, and is a reviewer for 4 international STEM education journals. Based on his experience of integrating various technologies into science teaching, Simon has been exploring how best to leverage the amazing possibilities of AI to benefit science teaching.