SEM 435 is a ten credit hour course taken concurrently with student teaching. The purpose of student teaching is to help student teachers continue to develop their knowledge, strategies, and the skills necessary in order to become successful and productive secondary teachers capable of being a leader in the profession.
The work in this course will help prepare future STEM teachers to create, examine, analyze, and critically utilize a variety of assessments found in K12 education.
The work in this course will help prepare future STEM teachers to create, examine, analyze, and critically utilize a variety of assessments found in K12 education.
This course is intended to help future STEM Education teachers build a theoretical background and develop the practical skills needed to begin to develop themselves as effective teachers in the secondary classroom. Students will be introduced to, and gain hands-on experience with a variety of instructional materials appropriate for teaching STEM Education at the secondary level. Students are encouraged to be creative and reflective in developing, implementing, and evaluating practices associated with teaching STEM concepts and skills.
A study of theoretical models and methodological strategies for teaching science at the middle school level. This course will include a critical analysis of a variety of objectives, instructional materials and strategies, and evaluation techniques for middle school science. Special needs of individuals in a diverse middle school population are emphasized. This course is in conjunction with a four-week field experience, consisting of 2 two-week placements in the candidate's areas of content concentration.
A study of theoretical models and methodological strategies for teaching arithmetic, informal geometry, and introductory algebra at the middle school level. The course will include a critical analysis of a variety of objectives, instructional materials and strategies, and evaluation techniques. Consideration will be given to addressing the individual needs of a diverse student population. This course is in conjunction with a four-week field experience, consisting of 2 two-week placements in the candidate's areas of content concentration.
Fundamental concepts of numbers, their relation- ships, geometry and other mathematics topics for children of grades K-4. Emphasis on use of concrete materials and the development of language, appropriate learning experiences, computational skills, and problem-solving abilities.
Fundamental concepts of numbers, their relation- ships, geometry and other mathematics topics for children of grades K-4. Emphasis on use of concrete materials and the development of language, appropriate learning experiences, computational skills, and problem-solving abilities.
A critical analysis of a variety of objectives, instructional materials and evaluation techniques for teaching elementary school science, with a special emphasis on grades K-4. Consideration will be given to addressing the individual needs of a diverse student population. Twenty hours of field experience are required in conjunction with EDC 322.
A critical analysis of a variety of objectives, instructional materials and evaluation techniques for teaching elementary school science, with a special emphasis on grades K-4. Consideration will be given to addressing the individual needs of a diverse student population. Twenty hours of field experience are required in conjunction with EDC 322.
