The Teaching of Science in the Middle School    3 s.h

Catalog description

Using NSTA/NCATE and Ohio Model guidelines as a framework, students focus on establishing and maintaining learning environments that provide diverse students with a holistic, interdisciplinary understanding of science. Topics include goals formation, planning instruction, instructional strategies, resource selection, assessment procedures. Promotion of the use of science processes and problem-solving skills for life-long learning, the integration of science/technology/society. Field experience combining science pedagogy/methodology in a middle grades classroom. Prereq.: TEMC 3702 , 12 s.h. science, TELS Upper Division Status, and approval of chairperson. Coreq.: TEMC 4801 and one of TEMC 3703 , TEMC 3704 , or TEMC 3706 .