ALTT 317: Science Teaching Methods for act! students

Course Description

This course is designed to develop pedagogical skills for teaching science in middle and high school. Students will learn about teaching methods, curricular approaches, academic language, and how to assess student performance in science. Topics in this course are selected from science education research and national and state educational agencies’ recommendations for the goals and expectations for learning science and engineering practices for all students. The Next Generation Science Standards and Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Science are used throughout this course. Both standards documents emphasize development of science and engineering practices as central components to teaching and integration of science with other topics students learn. Learning experiences and assignments in this course addresses some tasks that are included in the edTPA. Prerequisites: Admission to the Alternative Careers in Teaching program or instructor consent.