STEM Instruction in the Early Childhood Classroom

Catalog description

Examines the content and pedagogy of teaching scientific concepts and mathematics in preK-3rd grade classrooms. Prepares teacher candidates to plan and implement developmentally effective strategies to support the developing mathematical and scientific thinking of children as well as the strategies teachers use to assess understanding. Explores relevant mathematics and science content standards in preK-3rd grade classrooms with a focus on mathematical concepts, processes, and skills, and making connections across the STEM disciplines. Prerequisites: Admission to a bachelor's degree program, ECD 187. Three lecture.