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Nov 22, 2024
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EDU 5102 - Practicum In Teaching Secondary Biology I
credits: 3.0
Designed to facilitate candidates enrolled in the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program’s practical application of curriculum design and implementation within a secondary biology classroom. Course has both a seminar component and a field-based practicum component. Objectives: A) Create learning experiences that engage learners in critical thinking and creativity; B) Design and implement learning activities aligned with New York State’s Next Generation Science/Biology Standards and the National Science Teachers Association; C) Engage in reflective analysis to improve instructional planning and practice; D) Conduct demonstrations and hands-on activities relevant to the biology curriculum reflecting implementation of Problem Based Learning (PBL); E) Design laboratory experiments to test a hypothesis. Method of Instruction: Lectures, Discussions, Readings, Demonstrations, and Modeling. Method of Evaluation: Two formative assessments of teaching; Two Biology learning segments (one learning segment must include the implementation of PBL methodology) (three to five lesson plans each); Participation in collaborative peer review sessions of learning segments; and Presentation of three designed labs.
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