SCE 4940 INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS IN SECONDARY SCIENCE AND ASSESSMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY PRACTICUM 1 credits

Topic #1 Prerequisite: (EDF 3214 and admission to Secondary Science Education BS. Corequisite: SCE 4330) OR (Admission to Secondary Science EPI or Initial Certification. Corequisite: SCE 4330). OR Topic #2 Prerequisite: Admission to Secondary Science EPI or Initial Certification. Corequisite: SCE 4330. This course is designed to give practicum experience to students in public or private school classrooms as approved by the dean. Students will spend a minimum of forty (40) to sixty (60) school-based hours of observation/teaching/assessment in science classrooms. These clinical experiences will be incorporated into Instructional Methods in Secondary Science and Assessment with Technology. 17 contact hours.

SCE 4940 / Topic #2: SECONDARY SCIENCE FIELD EXPERIENCE GRADES 9-12: IMPACT

Prerequisite: Admission to Secondary Science EPI or Initial Certification. Corequisite: SCE 4330. This course is designed to give 20 school-based hours practicum experience to certification candidates in public or private school classrooms as approved by the dean. Candidates work directly with middle school teachers and have an opportunity to teach both large and small group activities. This course is designed to develop competencies relative to program planning instruction, daily schedule, record keeping, evaluation, classroom management, reporting to parents, professional organizations, and teacher ethics. 17 contact hours.