EDUC 558 - Methods for Science Teaching Grades 6-12

Credits: (3)

Prerequisites: Admission into the Teacher Education Program.
This course is designed to help graduate-level 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 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. Graded A-C (+/-).