Times Edu Teacher
Ms Le
Minh Anh
Chemistry, Science and science foundations across curricula
Ms Le Minh Anh formally trained in Chemistry Education and has taught science in four systems, from IB PYP and MYP to Cambridge and ACARA, so she knows each mark scheme well.
Programmes taught
CHEMISTRY & SCIENCE
Ms Le Minh Anh
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Saigon University
Bachelor’s in Chemistry Education
IELTS
PYP & MYP
Core science
IGCSE Science &
AS Level Chemistry
Australian Curriculum
ACARA & SACE
Bilingual
Vietnamese – English
01 · Why Ms Minh Anh
Three common Chemistry traps
IGCSE and AS Level Chemistry marks are lost in three familiar places: unbalanced equations, missing state symbols, and ‘explain’ answers that describe what happens, not why. These cost marks outright, whether or not the student understands the topic.
Unbalanced equations
Writing full, correct equations from lesson one until it is a reflex in exams.
No state symbols
She has students write state symbols in every equation rather than skip this step.
Describing instead of explaining
Students need to give the cause, not stop at describing what they observed.
Pedagogy · Many curricula
Core ideas in Vietnamese when needed, practice and answers in English to exam standard.
02 · Key experience
From basics to global systems
Teaching experience at Scotch AGS, Stemhouse Education and Tesla School, across the IB PYP and MYP, Cambridge IGCSE and AS, ACARA and SACE.
Current
Scotch AGS
Science teaching
Teaching Science to the Australian Curriculum (ACARA) and the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).
Cambridge
Stemhouse Education
IGCSE Science · AS Level Chemistry
Teaching Cambridge courses, helping students prepare for IGCSE Science and AS Level Chemistry.
8/2021 to 7/2024
Tesla School
IB Primary Years Programme · Middle Years Programme
Teaching IB Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes, building science foundations and introducing younger students to IB learning.
Multi-curriculum experience
Across many systems
IB PYP and MYP, Cambridge IGCSE and AS, ACARA and SACE. She knows how the systems differ, which helps students who have just changed school or curriculum.
IB teacher training
Making the PYP Happen
International Baccalaureate
The IB’s Making the PYP Happen certificate, an official training course for IB classroom teachers.
Teaching background
Chemistry Education
Formally trained in teaching, not only in chemistry itself.
03 · Teaching approach
Six principles in her lessons
Lesson format
One-to-one, bilingual lessons: core ideas explained in Vietnamese when needed, practice and answers in English to exam standard.
Equations must balance, with state symbols.
Missing these costs marks outright, no exceptions. She requires them from lesson one until it is a reflex.
‘Explain’ answers must give the cause, not retell what happens.
If asked why a substance dissolves faster, the answer must cover collisions and energy, not just say it dissolves faster.
Learning via experiments and projects.
Students experiment, observe and conclude. Practicals are always examined too: independent, dependent and control variables, sources of error, improvements.
Linking lessons to real life.
Every concept is tied to a real application. Students remember longer when they see a textbook formula describe something real.
Teaching to each system’s own mark scheme.
Cambridge, IB and the Australian Curriculum assess differently. The same Chemistry content must be set out differently for full marks.
A plan tailored to the starting point.
The first session is an entry assessment to find your child’s gaps; then goals and milestones are set.
04 · Qualifications
Chemistry Education and global training
Bachelor’s in Chemistry Education, Saigon University; IELTS 7.5; an IB certificate and Coursera courses.
Degree · Bachelor’s
Chemistry Education
Saigon University
Chemistry expertise
and teaching methods
Certificate · IB
Making the PYP Happen
International Baccalaureate
Official training course
for IB classroom teachers
English proficiency
- IELTS 7.5
English for teaching
- English for Teaching Purposes
Coursera
Specialist English
- English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Coursera
- Taking IGCSE Chemistry or Coordinated Sciences and needing solid foundations.
- Taking AS Level Chemistry and aiming to push up to an A.
- Taking IB MYP Sciences and preparing for the next stage.
- Studying Science on the Australian Curriculum, ACARA or SACE.
- Understands the lesson but loses marks on poorly set-out answers.
- A hands-on learner who needs experiments and real uses for things to stick.
- Has just switched from the Vietnamese system and needs Chemistry vocabulary in English.
06 · Science through practice
From experiments to real-world uses
Students experiment, observe and conclude.
Every concept is tied to a real application. Students remember longer when they see a textbook formula describe something real.
Practicals are always examined too: independent, dependent and control variables, sources of error, improvements.
starting point and goals
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