This course equips students with the knowledge and skills required for effective curriculum development, assessment, evaluation, and resource utilisation in Biology education. It develops the ability to interpret the Biology syllabus, plan practical work, and understand departmental roles. Students learn to design valid assessment items, conduct peer assessment, and manage records responsibly. The course also emphasises practical skills essential for Biology teaching, including accurate observation, measurement, drawing, and use of apparatus. In addition, students learn to source, design, and apply locally available instructional resources to enhance learning. By the end of the course, students are prepared to teach Biology effectively and resourcefully in secondary schools.
- Teacher: Geoffrey Kiyingi
In this course, students will learn how to develop and use teaching and learning resources in agriculture. The course will specify duties and responsibilities of an agriculture teacher, duties and responsibilities of the Head of Agriculture department, integration of resources such as ICTs in the teaching and learning of Agriculture and Assessment in Agriculture. The course reviews the outline of the structure of the agriculture syllabus in the secondary school curriculum; then proceeds to sourcing, development and management of agricultural resources in a school setting; application of practical skills; assessment and evaluation in Agriculture education. The course is participatory. Students should be creative and search for information about related content from other courses.
- Teacher: Geoffrey Kiyingi
This course prepares pre-service teachers to competently teach Biology within a competence-based curriculum framework. It examines the aims of teacher education and Biology education, the Science-Technology-Society relationship, and interdisciplinary linkages. Emphasis is placed on interpreting the Biology syllabus, developing learner-centred schemes of work and lesson plans, and managing teaching and learning records. Through microteaching, students practise appropriate approaches, methods and techniques, apply science process skills, and reflect on their professional practice to enhance effective and contextually relevant Biology teaching.
- Teacher: Geoffrey Kiyingi