Science and Mathematics Teaching in Secondary Schools II

Catalog description

CI 812 is the second of two sequenced teaching methods courses for science and mathematics teachers who are enrolled in the PSU Teachers-in-Residence program and are pursuing post-baccalaureate Pennsylvania teacher certification for grades 7-12. It is meant for grades 7-12 teachers who hold emergency PA teaching certification and are currently teaching in a middle or high school in PA. It is a part of an 18-credit program that will lead to permanent Pennsylvania teaching certification for grades 7-12. The course builds on prior coursework including CI 811 and continues to emphasize contemporary educational theory and teaching practice informing science and mathematics education in secondary public school classroom settings. The course extends the equity focused and anti-racist teaching practices from 811 to prepare students to support a diverse population of students, through asset-based approaches to teaching. Having worked on the development of critical consciousness in prior coursework, they will begin more deeply engaging with research-based teaching practices through structured experiences with students in school. They will also build on their lesson design work to organize larger units of instructional practice through analysis and critique of existing materials. Finally, they will develop assessments, both formative and summative, that are informed by understandings of research-based ambitious mathematics and science teaching practices, as well as asset-based equitable pedagogies. As this course is taken concurrently with CI 895 (field experiences), there will be a natural flow of work completed as a part of CI 812 being implemented in the students' home classrooms. CI 812 is designed specifically to provide strong connections between educational theory and teaching practice.