A study of methods and materials for teaching science for grades 2-6. Emphasis is on course integration, promotion of positive attitudes toward teaching science, concept development, questioning techniques, inquiry-based learning, and multimedia teaching strategies for meeting individual and group needs.
Prerequisites
Admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.
Notes
10 hours of field experience required. $140 Teacher Education Program fee is charged.
May take ECE 435 (for early childhood majors) in place of ELE 445 (for elementary education majors). These courses are taught simultaneously (stacked courses). ECE and ELEM prefixes cannot be mixed.