Subject Specialist Teachers' Professional Development Sessions

2 - 3.30 pm

Note - The session begins at 2.30 pm, afternoon tea will be served from 2 - 2.30 pm

Pharmaceutical Science researchers, specialising in Medicinal Chemistry will talk about how NMR is used in the discovery and design of medications. Participants will be given the opportunity to see a demonstration of the faculty's NMR, however places are limited and will be filled on a first come first served basis.

This session is relevant to teachers with subject specialisations in Science, and specifically Chemistry.

An introduction to the issues and challenges of teaching Indigenous legal issues- suitable for those seeking to incorporate this topic into their classes.

These sessions are relevant to those teachers with a specialisation in Legal Studies, and may also be of interest to teachers with other humanities specialisations, such as History.

Introducing the functions and jurisdictions of the courts, tribunals and alternate avenues of dispute resolution, providing a comparison of the adversarial and inquisitorial systems and discussing recent changes in the legal system designed to enhance access to justice.

These sessions are relevant to those teachers with a specialisation in Legal Studies, and may also be of interest to teachers with other humanities specialisations, such as History.

Violence in families will sometimes be dealt with by the criminal justice system, but in many cases will be ignored or dismissed. Domestic violence between adult partners has come to be seen as 'criminal' in law, but is not always recognised as such by police or community members. Parental discipline of children is even more unclear: when does a smack become an assault? This session will outline the sources and nature of criminal laws of assault, police procedures to deal with assault, and the difficulties of dealing with private and family violence using criminal laws.

These sessions are relevant to those teachers with a specialisation in Legal Studies, and may also be of interest to teachers with other humanities specialisations, such as History.

Philosophy deals with some of the deepest and most difficult questions in the history of human inquiry. This session will give participants an insight into the teaching of Philosophical issues relating to questions about the human mind and its place in the universe.

This session is relevant to those teachers with a specialisation in Philosophy, Politics, History and may also be of interest to teachers with other humanities specialisations.

Learning a language is much more than the acquisition of grammatical structures and syntax. To become a fluent language speaker, students must also develop cultural competence of the society or societies in which that language is spoken. This session will explore changing definitions of culture and examine how understanding of Spanish and Latin American cultures is essential to successful language learning.

This session is relevant to those teachers with specialisations in Spanish language teaching.

Since its inception in the classical chemical and petroleum industry in the early 1900's, Chemical Engineering has undergone a revolution. Chemical Engineers now face exciting challenges in providing sustainable energy, engineering new products at the nano-scale and producing new pharmaceuticals and bio-products based on genetic engineering. This session will cover the role of chemistry, maths and physics in preparing the chemical engineer of tomorrow, showcasing examples of chemical engineering which can be integrated into current VCE teaching.

The session will be followed by a tour of the laboratories used in the chemical engineering curriculum.

This session is relevant to teachers with subject specialisations in Science, and specifically Chemistry.