2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 03, 2024  
2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog
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AED 442 - Methods I: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (BIO)

The course examines history and foundations of education, especially science education; explores disciplinary models and their application to classroom management; examines tools for measurement and evaluation of performance and achievement of diverse learners; develops criteria for curriculum development and lesson planning aligned with state and national standards; examines federal and state laws governing education of students with disabilities; develops strategies for collaborating with administrators, faculty, staff, parents/guardians, and community members. Includes 25 hours of field experience in middle or secondary schools. Open only to majors who have been formally admitted to adolescence education: biology, chemistry, earth science or physics. Prerequisites: PSY 232 and AED 391. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code S = offered in spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Examine the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards as they apply to curriculum development.
  2. Design lessons aligned with state standards and develop formative and summative assessments to measure learning outcomes of diverse learners.
  3. Complete 25 hours of early fieldwork  in a local science classroom accompanied by a weekly reflection on aspects of the experience that includes but is not limited to culture and climate of the school/classroom;  depth and breadth of curriculum;  instructional and motivational strategies; and student performance, attitude, and behavior.



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