Introduction to Inquiry Approaches to STEM Education (STEP I)

Catalog description

Same as CHEM 2010 , PHYSICS 2010 , BIOL 2010 , and SEC ED 2010 . Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment BIOL 1821 , BIOL 1831 , CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1121 , PHYSICS 2111 , PHYSICS 2112 , MATH 1800 , or MATH 1900 or have a declared STEM major. Students who want to explore teaching careers become familiar with lesson plan development by writing, teaching and observing lessons in a local school class. Students build and practice inquiry-based lesson design skills and become familiar with and practice classroom management in the school setting. As a result of the STEP I experiences students should be able to decide whether to continue to explore teaching as a career and ultimately finishing the remainder of the WE TEACH MO curriculum leading to teacher certification. The classroom observations and teaching represent a major field component and requires at least one two hour block of free time during the school day once a week.