Nov 26, 2024  
The Elmira College Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year 
    
The Elmira College Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year
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EDU 5232 - Chemistry Practicum II


credits: 3.0
STUDENTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION. Designed to facilitate candidates enrolled in the MSED Adolescence Education 7-12 program’s practical application of curriculum design and implementation within a secondary chemistry classroom.  This course is a continuation of EDU 5132 Seminar and Practicum in Teaching Secondary Chemistry I with an emphasis on scientific communication and writing.  This course has both a seminar component and a field-based practicum of 50 hours. 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-Chemistry 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 chemistry curriculum; E)  Design laboratory experiments to test a hypothesis; and F)  Create explanatory and analytical reports that effectively communicate scientific processes and claims. Method of Instruction: Lectures, Discussions, Readings, Demonstrations, and Modeling. Method of Evaluation: Two formative assessments of teaching; Two chemistry learning segments (three to five lesson plans each), Participation in collaborative peer review sessions of learning segments; Collaborative Peer Review Report; Explanatory and Analytical report that demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate scientific processes and claims;  and Presentation of three designed labs.

Prerequisite(s): Is a Masters in Education program.



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