This interactive workshop contains brand new resources for Physics teachers, helping them to analyse the 2023 exam and best prepare their students for the 2024 HSC.

In this workshop, teachers will:

leverage 2023 RAP Analyses to benefit Physics teaching and learning
scrutinise the 2023 exam for emerging themes and commonplace mistakes by students
translate the language within questions into physics concepts and equations
pilot mark brand new bespoke questions and sample answers
unpack and attempt a brand new 9-mark question
identify strategies for cross-module questions
collaboratively develop an exam-style question with marking criteria and exemplar answer

All teachers will walk away with a variety of resources to assist their students in their forthcoming exams. Also, all attendees will receive our bespoke RAP Analysis Spreadsheet upon registration to use for their own exam analysis meetings at school.

NESA Accreditation

Completing Preparing for the HSC Physics Exam will contribute 5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework addressing standard descriptors 1.1.2, 2.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Feedback from Previous Courses

"This was an amazing PD. It has helped me to understand better how to support my students to get better marks and Bands."

Workshop Delivered by Simon Crook

Dr Simon Crook is a very experienced HSC Physics teacher and provider of Physics professional learning, with a PhD in Physics Educations Research (USyd) and a BSc (Hons) in Physics (Manchester). Simon has been working with many high schools and school systems to best prepare their teachers and students for HSC Physics, including his regular partnership schools. In addition, Simon has been in regular dialogue with STANSW, NESA and The University of Sydney, as well as having articles published in The Conversation, Australian Physics and AARE, regarding the HSC Physics syllabus and exams. Previously, he was a HSC Physics Marker for several years and also worked on HSC Physics Advice Line. As such, Simon is in the unique position of currently teaching to a wide variety of students while delivering many professional learning and student workshops around the HSC Physics syllabus and exams.

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