ED PS 5564 - Teaching 3D Science through Environmental & Social Issues: Preparing students for a changing world

The purpose of this course is to support students in deepening their vision of and capacity for high-quality science teaching by developing research-based, responsive teaching practices. To achieve this purpose, students will learn to design phenomenon-based science learning experiences built around authentic, local issues related to environmental and social justice. Students will practice developing and implementing "three-dimensional" science learning activities that align with current national and state standards. This course will culminate with a final project that consists of a set of several fully developed, sequential lesson plans, a “rehearsal” of a learning activity associated with one of those lessons, and reflective writing on these tasks. This course is open to all students. Students who are pre-service teachers tend to take it after EDU 5170.