Professional Development Opportunities
Vicphysics acknowledges the support of the Department of Education, Victoria, through the Strategic Partnerships Program.
Scope: This project offers out-of-field teachers an opportunity to engage deeply with curriculum by stepping them through the vertical conceptual development of the relevant key knowledge and skills in the curriculum and by explicitly working through appropriate interactive learning activities, enabling teachers to experience the content both as students and teachers.
Vicphysics is developing programs in five areas. These are listed below. It ran a number of these programs in 2023 and 2024 with more to be offered. They were presented in a range of online and in person formats. The funding for 2025 has enabled CRT replacement to be covered in 2026..
2026 Program for Terms 2 and 3
- Electricity at Mildura: Two six-hour sessions on Thursday, 11th June and Tuesday, 16th June at St Joseph’s College, Mildura.
- Forces and Motion: Six two-hour online and interactive workshops, postponed to Term 4.
- Special Relativity: Seven two-hour online workshops, 4:30pm to 6:30pm, 5th May to 16th June
- Electricity at Kew: Two six-hour sessions, postponed to Term 4
- Earth and Space at Kew: Two six-hour sessions, 5th and 10th November
The project includes:
- Forces and Motion: In person in metropolitan and regional areas and online. Started in 2023 in six two-hour sessions and repeated in 2024 and 2025,
- Electricity: In person in metropolitan and regional areas. Started in 2023 in six two-hour sessions or two full days. The program was repeated in 2024 and 2025.
- Special Relativity: Started in 2023 online in seven two-hour sessions and repeated in 2024 and 2025,
- Light and Sound: In person in metropolitan and regional areas. Developed in 2024 and implemented in Term 4, 2024
- Energy: In development during 2025 and 2026.
One of the Level 7 – 10 courses will be offered per term. The courses will also be offered in regional areas.
Why participate in one of the programs?
- Deepen your conceptual understanding.
- Engage in key hands-on practical activities that you can directly deploy in your classroom.
- Unpack typical student misconceptions and learn best practice pedagogy for combatting them.
- Improve your ability to differentiate curriculum and assess student achievement.
- Access materials to support your classroom practice prepared by experienced teachers and science
education academics associated with the Vicphysics Teachers’ Network. - Become part of a network of like-minded teachers that are striving to improve their practice
Costs: Vary from $220 to $330 per participant, with discounts available for teachers from Government schools and for teachers from schools with a low ICSEA rank. CRT coverage for day-time events is available for teachers from Government schools. Check specific program for details.
This project is organised by the Vicphysics Teachers’ Network and is supported by the Strategic Partnerships Program of the Department of Education and Training.
2024 programs were:
- Forces and Motion at Wyndham Vale: Weds 6th and Fri 15th November
- Light and Sound at Hamilton: Weds 13th and Tues 19th November
- Forces and Motion at Shepparton: 9th and 16th August.
- Forces and Motion at Wangaratta: 2nd and 9th May.
- Special Relativity Online: 9th May to 13th June in six two-hour sessions.
- Forces and Motion at Leongatha: 12th and 19th June.
- Forces and Motion Online: from Tues, 20th Feb to 26th March in six two-hour sessions.
For queries please email Vicphysics