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CONT952: Teaching Chemistry in Grades 11 and 12

Course Schedule

Session Course Dates Application Deadline Document Deadline Payment Deadline
Winter 2027 Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027 Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 4pm PT Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 1pm PT Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 1pm PT
Late Spring 2027 Monday, May 3, 2027 – Friday, June 25, 2027 Sunday, April 25, 2027 at 4pm PT Tuesday, April 27, 2027 at 1pm PT Thursday, April 29, 2027 at 1pm PT
Deadline dates are subject to change.

Winter 2027

  • Course Dates: Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 4pm PT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 1pm PT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 1pm PT

Late Spring 2027

  • Course Dates: Monday, May 3, 2027 – Friday, June 25, 2027
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, April 25, 2027 at 4pm PT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, April 27, 2027 at 1pm PT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, April 29, 2027 at 1pm PT

Course Description

How can we connect the curricular competencies and content of the BC chemistry curriculum with life experiences and opportunities for our students in a meaningful way? How do learning theories align with pedagogical strategies for instruction and assessment? What are the challenges and benefits to teachers and students of using a wide range of technologies in our learning environments?

In this course, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the chemistry curriculum and various teaching strategies, including demonstrations and simulations, hands-on lab activities, and the use of AI platforms. You'll apply authentic and effective formative and summative assessment strategies based on the principles of backward design to create tools for reporting student achievement of curricular competency skills and content understanding. You'll collaborate with course colleagues to create activities and assessments to broaden your knowledge of the learning cycle. You will also explore the concepts of cognitive load theory, reflect on your teaching practice, and look at ways to develop and promote inclusion, equity, and the First Peoples’ principles of learning.

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What You Will Learn and Do

In this course you’ll have the opportunity to

  • examine pedagogical strategies that promote equity and inclusion in a diverse learning environment
  • consider the structure and content of the BC Senior chemistry curriculum
  • reflect on how embedding curricular competencies influences planning for instruction
  • apply the fundamentals of backward design to generate lessons, assessments, and activities that align with the basics of UDL and First Peoples’ principles of learning
  • create lessons and assessments that exemplify strategies that support equitable learning opportunities for all students
  • explore the use of digital technologies and AI modalities that support teacher instruction planning and student development of a deeper understanding of the interconnections between what they are learning and why  

Course Outline

Each module includes a variety of resources, such as articles, videos, websites, podcasts and other media, as well as discussion posts, reflective tasks, collaborative tasks, culminating tasks, and assignments.

ModulesMinimum hours
Module 1: Supporting Students in a Diverse Learning Community 15
Module 2: Exploring the Curriculum and Using Backward Design
Progress Update 1		 14.5
Module 3: Learning Through Inquiry Instruction 15
Module 4: Planning Lab Activities
Formative Assessment		 13.5
Module 5: Embedding First Peoples Principles of Learning into Pedagogy
Progress Update 2		 15.5
Module 6: Integrating Technology, Simulations, and New Media 17
Module 7: Digital Portfolio of Resources
Summative Assessment		 9.5
Total hours 100

Application Requirements

Courses and Post-Graduate Certificates are approved by TQS for Category Upgrade. If you would like these courses to be used towards Category Upgrading, you must have a valid BC Teacher Certificate.

ECEs, EAs, and other education professionals are welcome to take the courses without Certification.

Course Materials

There are no additional resources required for this course.

Accommodations

Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.

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Refund Schedule

  • If you drop a course by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee
  • If you drop a course after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee
Session 100% Refund Deadline 50% Refund Deadline

  Starting Late Summer 2026 Session

Our refund policies are changing starting with the Late Summer 2026 Session (Monday, August 10, 2026). See the new schedule below.
  • If you drop a course before the course begins: 100% refund
  • If you drop a course on or before the 14th day of the course: 75% refund
  • If you drop a course after the 14th day of the course: No refund
Session Course Dates 75% Refund Cut Off Date
Fall 2026Monday, September 28, 2026 – Friday, December 4, 2026October 11, 2026
Fall/Winter 2026Monday, November 9, 2026 – Friday, February 5, 2027November 22, 2026
Winter 2027Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027February 07, 2027
Late Winter 2027Monday, February 15, 2027 – Friday, April 16, 2027February 28, 2027
Spring 2027Monday, April 5, 2027 – Friday, June 4, 2027April 18, 2027
Late Spring 2027Monday, May 3, 2027 – Friday, June 25, 2027May 16, 2027
Summer 2027Monday, June 28, 2027 – Friday, August 13, 2027July 11, 2027

For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.