Science education |
College of Education and Human Development
Curriculum & Instruction |
Fall 2009: CI 5501—Teaching Science and Health in the Elementary School |
Methods and materials for teaching science and health at the elementary school level. |
Fall 2009: CI 5504—Elementary School Science: Materials and Resources |
Examination of the teacher's role in inquiry teaching; the current science curriculum; and resources for teaching science in the elementary school. |
Fall 2009: CI 5505—Middle School Science Methods |
Methods of planning/teaching inquiry-based science. Students observe, analyze, and teach inquiry-based lessons. |
Fall 2009: CI 5531—Teaching Middle School Science |
Methods of planning/teaching science to middle school students. |
Fall 2009: CI 5534—Studies in Science Education |
Improvement of science teaching through the application of research findings. |
Fall 2009: CI 5536—Equity, Policy, and Assessment in Science Education |
Development and teaching of extended science activities: structured controversies, field-based activities, service learning projects and computer-based investigations; development of authentic assessments and students' portfolios based on national and state guidelines. |
Fall 2009: CI 5537—Principles of Environmental Education |
Critical review of Environmental Education, its history, theories, curricula, teaching methods, and assessment practices. Development of an exemplary unit plan for teaching environmental studies. |
Fall 2009: CI 5539—Improving Secondary Science Instruction: Surviving the First Two Years |
Students reflect on their instruction and student learning during first years of teaching. Monthly meetings, observations, online discussion. Classroom management, planning, inquiry-based teaching, assessment, equity in the classroom. |
Fall 2009: CI 5540—Special Topics: Science Education |
Detailed examination and practice of the teaching of one area of science (e.g. geology, health, physical science) or one method of instruction (e.g. laboratories, demonstrations, Internet, simulations). |
Fall 2009: CI 5596—Clinical Experience in Middle School Science |
Supervised clinical experience in middle school science teaching. |
Fall 2009: CI 8570—Advanced Topics in Science Education |
Examination and critique of current research topics, methods, and issues. |
Fall 2009: CI 8595—Problems: Science Education |
Independent research. |
