Topics include: designing effective learning experiences, cooperative learning, questioning, enrichment, motivation, assessment, problem solving, an overview of the middle and secondary school curriculum in science, the use of technology in the teaching and learning of science, teaching methodology for students with special needs and students learning English as a second language. Includes 30 hours of fieldwork in a variety of educational settings.
45 hr./wk.
Lesson planning, classroom management, cooperative learning, questioning, remediation, enrichment, motivation, homework, testing and assessment, reading, writing in science. Problem solving, the middle school curriculum, technology, methodology for students with special needs, learning English as a second language, literacy in the science classroom.
Includes 30 hours of fieldwork. 3 hr./wk.
Participants in this course will explore perspectives, philosophies, theories, methods, and materials for teaching middle school science (grades 6-8). The course addresses four strands of professional practice that a teacher, to be successful, must not only master separately, but also learn to weave together seamlessly.
3 hr./wk.
This course provides an opportunity for students enrolled in EDSE 3100E to link to and extend their fieldwork experiences as participant/observers and to connect these experiences to current research into the theories and practices of student learning. Students will conduct a lesson in their field placements as part of their fieldwork for EDSE 3100E and this class. This lesson will be videotaped and critiqued during the seminar, providing an opportunity for the students to address adolescent learning theory in the context of actual classroom practice. Weekly topics include: cognitive science, student understanding, models of teaching, social construction of knowledge, investigating student ideas, and multiple representations of ideas.
1 hr./wk.
A course designed to discuss present curriculum trends in science education from a local, state-wide, and national level with emphasis on the National Standards in Science and the process of selecting and evaluating curricular materials in science.
Includes 30 hours of fieldwork. 3 hr./wk.
A course designed to discuss present curriculum trends in science education from a local, state-wide, and national level with emphasis on the National Standards in Science and the process of selecting and evaluating curricular materials in science.
3 hr./wk.