Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CISE 4170 Science Methods I


This course is the first of two science methods courses for K-12 science certification. It is a hybrid, undergraduate science methods course that focuses on lesson and unit planning, inquiry models, and successful practices in middle and high school science classrooms. Emphasis is on creating culturally relevant, inquiry-based curriculum and bridging theory with clinical experience. Teacher candidates are required to demonstrate competence in planning instruction with thematic integration, use of technology, learning cycles, and multiple assessments. Highlighted course content includes equity and multiculturalism, the relationships among science, technology and society, positive dispositions for teaching science, and science teachers’ collaborative roles within schools. This course includes a once a week field experience between the 4th and 10th week during the semester.
 

 

  Prerequisite(s): CIED 2070   Co-requisite(s): CIED 2130  and CISE 2955  
Credits: 3.0