EDUC 458 - Methods for Science Instruction Grades 6-12

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Admission into the Teacher Education Program.
Corequisites: EDUC 448.
This course is designed to help teacher candidates become inquiring, analytical, and reflective middle/secondary science educators. It provides a foundation for instructional design and teaching methods at the middle school and high school levels. The course will highlight a hands-on, inquiry-based approach to teaching science content to adolescents that is based on current research in science education. Participation in this course will help candidates design and successfully implement developmentally appropriate science instruction, including management of the learning environment and safety in the science classroom, and prepare them to be skillful teachers of science content in middle/high school settings.

Note(s): Graded A-F (+/-).