Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide an integrated perspective of teaching science from pre-kindergarten through grade 6. This course provides opportunities for experiential learning of interdisciplinary teaching methods with an emphasis on literacy integration. Active learning of science concepts will be achieved through various inquiry activities. Following the learning theories that have produced both the Next Generation Science Standards and the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science, this course will utilize a diversity of instructional methods and strategies to provide each student with the opportunity to learn how to teach inquiry and problem-solving across the sciences with a focus on disciplinary literacy and argumentation in science. This course has a 50 hour field experience component.