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MISSION: HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP INTO TEACHERS THAT VALUE SCIENCE EDUCATION AND THAT IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLS, AND LARGER PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES.Patricia Bricker, Ed.D.
Elementary and Middle Grades Science Education, Western Carolina University
Many of My Students Enter Courses:
Concerned about teaching science
Having had negative science-related experiences in school
Lacking science content knowledge
Lacking confidence in their own scientific abilities
Passionate about teaching!
Eager to spend time in public school classrooms
Dedicated to making a difference in the lives of elementary and middle grades students
In an Overall Sense: In Regards to Science:
Challenges often compounded by
observations in public schools.
Key Elements of Engaged Learning in My Courses
Positive scientific experiences that increase self-efficacy, scientific knowledge, and teaching abilities
Conscious blend of auditory, visual, and tactile/kinesthetic learning
Collaboration, including a blend of independent, small group, and whole class work
Invitations Into Science, Day 1
Key Elements of Engaged Learning in My Courses
Integration of related content
Modeling Ongoing feedback
throughout project development
Real world examples and projects
Connections to my ongoing scholarly work and service in public schoolsTemperature Sensors Designed
for Elementary & Middle Grades Education
Example 1: Inquiry Project
Class Activities and Reading Assignments
Professional Learning Communities
Science Inquiry Project and Class Inquiry Conference
Inquiry of an “Unknown” Organism
Example 2: Teaching Project
1. Class Activities and Readings
Model Lessons Hands-on
Investigations Field Experience
with Great Smoky Mountains National Park Educational Specialists
2. Public School Teaching Project
Salamander Mark & Recapture Study, GSMNP
Example 3: Public School Partnerships Blogging
Partnerships with Elementary Students
Clinical Faculty
Example 4: Developing Science Education Leaders/Enrichment Opportunities Write an Article Suitable for Publication Present at Science Education
Conferences
Lovedahl & Bricker,
2006Possick, 2007