ED 568 - Methods of Teaching Science-Secondary

3 Credit(s)

This course provides a background in constructivist, inquiry-based science instruction for middle school and high school students that corresponds to the P-12 CO Science Education Standards. Pre- service students will gain expertise in planning standards-based science instruction, science teaching strategies and assessment bringing coherence to the activities of science teaching and learning. Utilizing materials, resources and technology that support secondary science education, pre-service teachers will learn to integrate inquiry-based, project and problem-based teaching models and collaborative strategies into long-term and daily secondary instructional plans. Emphasis is on the integration of science into the broader curriculum, especially literacy, and to instruction strategies that support success for all students, including linguistically and culturally diverse learners.