CIEE 5150 Integrating Strategies for Teaching and Assessing Science

This course develops students’ abilities to help elementary school children acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for scientific literacy in a learning environment that is healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for all children. Emphasis is placed on using inquiry processes to acquire conceptual understanding of science and its relevance to real life while promoting positive development and growth of children. The course includes the planning of elementary school science curricula and the use of pedagogy consistent with the nature of science and sensitive to the needs of diverse learners. Course content is based on national and state standards for curricula and teaching. Curriculum coherence will be emphasized through the mapping of science concepts and skills across the elementary grades and the introduction of ideas for science-based interdisciplinary, thematic instruction. Prerequisite(s): CMAT 511 and CIEE 511
Credits: 2.0