We are planning to start teaching Twenty First Century Science with one group of students in September. There is so much information available on different websites! Where do I start?
These suggestions assume that you are starting with GCSE Science.
Start with this 21stcenturyscience.org website. It includes guides to the other websites.
1 Introduction
See the one-page summaries of the different courses Overview of the different courses.
2 Resources
Here is our guide to all sorts of different kinds of resources, including the main resources from OUP and a few on our website Resources. See Course materials below.
The GCSE Science modules are B1 C1 P1, B2 C2 P2, B3 C3 P3.
The GCSE Additional Science modules are B4 C4 P4, B5 C5 P5, B6 C6 P6.
3 Course materials
Get some sample material from OUP the publishers if you haven't done so already. The GCSE Science textbook is available in Foundation and Higher tier variants, and on disc. You also need the teacher & technician pack which includes the student activities. See the iPack too. Here is the OUP catalogue http://www.oup.com/oxed/secondary/science/c21science/
Running the courses
See the information on this website. You'll see that there are advance planning sheets for technicians. Running the courses.
4 Specification etc
Here is a one-page concordance to everything you need on the OCR website site Guide to OCR website
5 Staff training
See our training pack. Web stats suggest that what most people value is the Course Management section and the Assessment: Case Study advice from Blackpool local authority. If you are new to Twenty First Century Science you might find it helpful to read through the whole thing before deciding which sections to use in training.
C21 Training materials
Here is an assortment of other useful items for internal staff training
External training
See what is offered by Science Learning Centres, OCR and others.
External training.
Support
Here are suggestions and contact details.
