STEM 1030
Inquiry-Based Mathematics and Science Teaching (Combo)
Introduction to mathematics and science teaching as a career. Discussions include standards-based lesson design; various teaching methods designed to meet instructional goals; behavior management strategies; and learner goals. The course emphasizes lesson planning and assessment of student learning. Students develop and teach inquiry-based lessons to students in middle grades and to students in grades three through five, all in local elementary and middle schools, and participate in peer coaching. Every semester. Field component. No credit toward Education degree. Every semester.
Students in this class will participate in classroom observations. For more information, please reference this video.
Click on the pictures below to see some of the technologies the STEM program uses to engage students in the learning process. In Combo, we learn to integrate these technologies into our lesson plans.
In Combo, you learn how to write a 5E lesson plan. For an example of one of these lesson plans, click here.
Watch this video to prepare for your first clinical experience.