Candidates will review engineering, earth, life, physical and space sciences to develop methods across STEM/STEAM domains, incorporating Next Generation Science Standards and research-based practices to develop inquiry-based lessons that are culturally and trauma informed and responsive and consider the diverse needs of students. This class may include students from multiple sections.
Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Teacher Education degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas
Prerequisites
Teacher Education BAS Program Admittance
Course Outcomes
- Apply the developmental and social foundations of learning as they relate to science and engineering practices by developing elementary lessons using the learning cycle.
- Engage in designing instruction that integrates practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas of the NGSS connected to standards.
- Integrate science lessons with other subjects, including literacy, mathematics, the arts and appropriate technology.
- Develop effective questioning and problem defining skills in order to guide students in exploration of science.
- Articulate the importance of interactions between culture and science.
- Articulate the contributions of diverse individuals to the development of STEM fields, and how science and technology have affected individuals, cultures, and societies throughout human history locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
- Integrate the use of appropriate tools, including technology and the arts.
- Apply and communicate safety precautions and procedures relative to science investigations as well as demonstrates responsible use and disposal of live organisms according to Washington State law.