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​ =Developing and Sharing Knowledge of Biology Teaching Practice = = = This wiki is designed as a way to capture and share the special knowledge of Biology teachers. This knowledge is often not made explicit as teachers 'just do' or 'just know how to do' certain things when they teach Biology. Academics call it 'pedagocial content knowledge' (PCK) - knowledge that is developed over time, and through experience, about how to teach particular content in particular ways to lead to enhanced student understanding (Loughran, Berry and Mulhall, 2006).

The wiki is being developed to record the outcomes of a workshop at the STAV 2010 VCE Biology conference workshop held at La Trobe University in Bundoora, and we hope that it will continue to grow and change as teachers collaborate together online, sharing and developing their PCK.

The first page on this wiki is a sample CoRe on a topic in Unit 3 VCE Biology, 'Human Defence Against Disease'.

The second is another example, exploring the topic 'Photosynthesis'.

Please feel free to contribute your thoughts, edit the content, and participate in the exploration and documentation of your own pedagogical content knowledge, along with that of Biology teachers.

Belinda and Mandi.

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