Teaching Science to Adolescents

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare secondary science teaching candidates to plan, implement and assess science instruction for diverse students with a wide range of abilities. Teaching candidates will use formal and informal methods of assessment to design effective differentiated instruction to improve student learning. The course emphasizes planning and assessment designs that engage students in the nature of science inquiry where secondary students engage in thinking and working as scientists. Candidates will demonstrate skill in creative and appropriate uses of technology to enhance students' science learning in diverse and inclusive classrooms. In addition, candidates will become reflective practitioners who learn how to use student feedback and assessment data to guide planning designs and future instructional moves.