EDUC 517 - Secondary Subject Matter Methods I: Math and Science

Prerequisite, consent of the program director, who will verify students who have been given admission to the Single Subject Teacher Credential and/or Master of Arts in Teaching program. This course is taught in sequence over two semesters (EDUC 517 and EDUC 518) and prepares teacher candidates to create democratic learning communities for mathematics and science teaching and learning. Candidates will learn to teach mathematics and science from an interdisciplinary framework to diverse student populations. The course offers opportunities to use various models of culturally responsive teaching that support critical thinking, student participation, and identity development - with application of current national and state standards and integration of writing into math and science curriculum. May be held together/concurrently with EDUC 577 - Secondary Subject Matter Methods I: Social Studies and Language Arts. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits

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