This postgraduate diploma 100% online will take you for 6 months to perfect your skills in the design of programs and teaching units in Biology and Geology"

The Science-Technology-Society (STS) approach to the teaching of Biology and Geology has allowed teaching professionals to bring science popularization to school environments in an attractive and enjoyable way.

Therefore, the use of digital tools and activities that allow collaborative work and effective learning of concepts that, in the past, raised significant problems for their understanding is becoming more and more frequent. Faced with this reality, TECH has designed this 100% online postgraduate diploma, which provides teachers with the resources they need to plan, design, implement, and evaluate Biology and Geology lessons in High School Education. 

It is a program with an advanced syllabus that introduces the professional for 6 months in the main concepts to work on these subjects in the classroom, the design of teaching experiments, the syllabus design or the multitude of resources available to approach the high school in an attractive way the subject.

All of this is complemented by innovative teaching material based on video summaries of each topic, detailed videos, specialized readings, and case studies. Furthermore, thanks to the Relearning system, the teacher will be able to reduce the long hours of study and consolidate the concepts in a much easier way. 

In this program, TECH provides you with new teaching approaches to make your classes both didactic and dynamic"

This postgraduate diploma in Biology and Geology Teacher Training in High School Education contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in teaching in High School Education
  
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
  
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
  
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
  
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

It considerably reduces the long hours of study thanks to the Relearning system used by TECH"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the educational year. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Get all the educational ICT resources you need to develop engaging and masterful Biology and Geology lessons"

It brings science popularization closer to the school environment through practical experiences in the teaching of Biology and Geology" 

Upon completion of this university program, the teaching professionals will have broadened their skills and abilities for the teaching of Biology and Geology in High School Education. In order to achieve these objectives successfully, this educational institution provides pedagogical tools and a first class syllabus. In addition, thanks to the excellent teachers of this program, the high school students will be able to find the most relevant and current information on the teaching of this subject. 

Thanks to this program you will avoid making mistakes in the syllabus design of your Biology and Geology subject in High School Education"

General Objectives

• Introduce students to the world of teaching, from a broad perspective that provides them with the necessary skills for the performance of their work
• Know the new tools and technologies applied to teaching
• Show the different options and ways the teacher can work in his or her post
• Promote the acquisition of communication and knowledge transmission skills and abilities
• Encourage continuing education for students 

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Complements for the Disciplinary Formation of Biology and Geology

• Know the different distorted visions of Science and its characteristics, therefore understanding the different misconceptions about it
• Expose the main characteristics of Science teaching, therefore, as well as the problems it addresses
• Mention the relationship between research activity and the scientific method, and its teaching in Biology and Geology
• Know what inquiry learning is and its characteristics
• Know the scientific method and its characteristics
• Learn about proposals for teaching biology and geology based on the scientific method and inquiry-based learning

Module 2. Biology and Geology Syllabus Design 

• Define the concept of syllabus
• Detail the elements that make up the syllabus
• Explain the concept of syllabus design
• Describe the levels of concreteness of the syllabus
• Explain the different models of the syllabus
• Determine the aspects that should be taken into account in the elaboration of a teaching program

Module 3. Biology and Geology Teaching

• Understand the origin and evolution of didactics
• Different definitions of the concept of didactics
• Propose a classification of didactics
• Explain the contribution of the CSIC to the scientific formation of teachers
• Expose the objects of study of Science didactics

This program will allow you to improve your planning and performance in the classroom, overcoming the barriers that sometimes prevent you from reaching high school Education students"