72 hours of field experience is required, and assignments will be related to field work. The process of learning by doing science with a constructivist emphasis is demonstrated and practiced in class as well as the integration of science with other subject areas. Materials Have the following available for each class. A 3-ring binder will serve as your journal for all notes, assignments, and handouts. Please be punctual and prepared with assignments that are due.
Weekly attendance is most important.
Class involvement and participation are integral parts of the substance of this course. It is the responsibility of each student to borrow and copy notes from a classmate for a missed class, however, the interactions, processes, and understandings that are vital to the learning and teaching of science cannot be re-created. Grades Grades will be assessed based upon one's prompt, and satisfactory completion of all assignments, projects, journal entries, lesson plans, lab presentations, documentation of satisfactory teaching performance in the field, as well as the demonstration of interest, inquiry, and active participation in class. It is expected that any student needing assistance with an assignment, content area or field experience situation speak to me promptly. Teaching styles, effective motivational techniques, and strategies that allow for individual learning styles and abilities of children will be discussed, demonstrated, and practiced in class and in the field.