EDU 687 Teaching Life Science
This course develops a strong conceptual understanding of life science. Through a series of readings, class discussions, inquiry-based activities, and video clips, candidates acquire an in-depth understanding of major life science concepts and related embedded tasks necessary to teach life science effectively at the elementary school level. Students will also discuss and model various formative and summative assessment models used to measure student performance. Explores and links acquired life science conceptual understandings to NSTA and state content and performance standards.