TEACHER PROGRAMS
Green and Sustainable Lab Activities
Hazel Joyce Ramirez (University of the Philippines), a recent graduate of the Yale School of the Environment’s Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability certificate program (USA), will offer a 2 hour hands-on professional learning workshop for teachers.
Hazel and Seamus Delaney (Deakin) will lead attendees through a series of activities related to hands-on small scale science experiments, systems thinking and green chemistry innovations.
The workshop will support teachers in the co-creation of green and sustainable chemistry lesson activities for their classrooms.
Maximum 25 participants.
Thursday 14 May
Hosted by the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education; we will meet Emily Rochette from 5pm in the Native Plant Garden for drinks/snacks and a tour followed by the practical session from 5:30-7:30pm.
Cost $25 per participant
Job opportunity: Coach for out-of-field teachers of 7 - 10 science
We are seeking experienced chemistry educators to coach out-of-field Years 7 - 10 science teachers as part of our upcoming PL program.
Coaches will support groups of five out-of-field teachers who are participating in this semester-long program. Primarily, coaches will help teachers develop knowledge, confidence, and pedagogy to teach chemistry through practical activities. This includes helping teachers customise their PL program to cater to their specific needs, meeting with individual teachers and coaching groups online, fostering a community of connection and support within coaching groups, and providing point-of-need support to teachers outside of structured PL times. There will also be an opportunity to participate in the research component of the project.
We are looking for people who:
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are familiar with the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 for Year 7 - 8 science.
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have a highly nuanced conceptual understanding of chemistry have mentored less experienced and/or out-of-field teachers and understand the challenges they, and their students face.
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have had experience teaching chemistry through practical activities.
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be personable, empathetic, and know how to build confidence in teacher colleagues.
You would be working as a contractor to the CEA in this project. It is supported by the Victorian Government Department of Education, the Telematics Trust and the University of Melbourne, Deakin University and Monash University.
Applications are due by 9am Monday 25th May.
EARLY CAREER PROGRAMS
Mentoring and Networks
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We run a mentoring program for early career teachers that is particularly tailored to teachers who are in small rural schools. Apply here.
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Prospective mentors can apply here
STUDENT PROGRAMS
Special lecture for students from a founder of Green Chemistry
John Warner is one of the founding minds behind Green Chemistry - the international transformation to make everyday products safer by design, and he's visiting Melbourne in May. He's one of the authors of the Principles of Green Chemistry, which is cited in the VCE Chemistry data book.
In this session, "Designing a World Where Everything Is Safer by Design", John will talk about a world where every product—from your shampoo to your smartphone—was designed to be safe for both people and the planet from the very beginning?
For most of history, safety has been something we test for after products are created. But this new scientific approach—called green chemistry—is changing that paradigm. In this talk, inventor and educator John Warner shares how scientists are learning to design safety directly into materials at the molecular level. Through stories from industry, academia, and real-world innovation, he shows how this shift is already transforming the way products are made.
Monday 11 May
5 - 6:30pm
The in-person session will be at Monash University, Caulfield Campus, and it will be live streamed on Zoom.
Cost: Free.
Thanks to the School of Chemistry at Monash University
for hosting this event
VCE Chemistry Revision Lectures
This full day revision lecture will take you through the whole of Units 3 and 4 of VCE chemistry with study tips and hints on the best ways to answer exam questions. You'll get live answers to all your questions with fantastic preparation for the final exam. The sessions are presented by Lanna Derry, who is a highly experienced chemistry teacher and exam marker, Head of Science at Tintern Grammar School and author of many chemistry textbooks for VCE and IB, including as coordinating author for Heinemann Chemistry 2.
The program is free, and is primarily designed for students in regional or low SES schools It is available for all students. It is designed to be highly interactive and will not be recorded.
This session will be held in the September school holidays in 2026.
9:30am - 3:30 pm
Online
Free.
