INQUIRY-BASED PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Catalog description

Open to Graduate students only. Permission of department required.This course promotes physical science content and pedagogy practiced through the inquiry model of instruction, highlighting the need for exploration, problem solving and critical thinking. Teachers will be engaged in how physical science knowledge, as developed in NJCCC standards, is constructed, produced and consumed in our society. Integration of math and technology will be emphasized. Pedagogical innovations are guided by TEAC principles and the NJ Professional Teaching Standards.