Principles of STEM Education

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to key elements of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, including curriculum, pedagogy, standards and assessment. This interdisciplinary course is designed for all LSED students. The intent of the course is to foster an understanding of how STEM can inform and be used to shape teaching and learning across grade levels and subject areas. In so doing, participants will attend to STEM's role in culture and society. Throughout the course, the State of California content standards in Science will be the foundation on which students will base the practical elements of lesson design and assessment; Domain 2 -Life Sciences and Math; Domain 3 -Measurement and Geometry; Domain 4 -Statistics, Data Analysis and Probability.