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Encourages the active exploration of the question, "What is good science teaching?". Activities provide an open forum in which students construct their own ideas about effective science instruction so those ideas inform their developing science teaching styles. Aims to increase student comfort, confidence, and competence in using effective science teaching methods by relating the nature of science to the way kids develop an understanding of the science of nature, introducing practical, applicable models of best practice techniques and providing opportunities to experiment with those techniques in risk-free setting. Personally meaningful constructs of good science teaching will emerge. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Elementary Education Program 3 quarter hours

Encourages the active exploration of the question, "What is good science teaching?" Activities provide an open forum in which students construct their own ideas about effective science instruction so those ideas inform their developing science teaching styles. Aims to increase student comfort, confidence, and competence in using effective science teaching methods by relating the nature of science to the way kids develop an understanding of the science of nature, introducing practical, applicable models of best practice techniques and, providing opportunities to experiment with those techniques in a risk-free setting. Personally meaningful constructs of good science teaching will emerge. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Elementary Education MAT Program, ELE500, EPS511. 2 semester hours

"What is good science teaching?" Students in this course will explore a variety of resources from which they will construct their own answer to this question. The nature of science itself, the National Science Education Standards, and appropriate pedagogy for learners in the primary grades are the criteria students will use in evaluating resources, methodologies, and conceptual frameworks studied. In addition, this course will demonstrate and provide practice in using appropriate technology and methods of adaptation for special needs children. Prerequisite(s): Admission to National College of Education 2 quarter hours

This course will investigate exemplary science instruction for middle school. There is an in-depth focus on exemplary science instruction, fluency with middle level instructional content, and appropriate use of diverse instructional strategies. Students will increase content competence, resources and technological abilities through investigation of effective science teaching methods for middle school. They will use best practice middle level techniques for teaching science in an actual or simulated setting. They will also enrich understanding of critical science content and concepts. Personally meaningful constructs of middle level science teaching will emerge from the participant investigations. Prerequisite(s): none. 3 semester hours or 5 quarter hours