MON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer Session 2001

EDUC 416 4 ?

ValerieSilver

Designs for Learning: Secondary Science

Office: EDB 9508

Phone: 291-5991 / 886-9769

D02.00

Email: vsilver@sfu.ca

Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-15:20 in EDB 7600

PREREQUISITES

Educ 401/402

COURSE DESCRIPTION

How can we teach science so students incorporate new concepts into their thinking to make informed

choices, solve problems, and think critically. We will examine recent research on how we learn and

seek ways to bring theory into practice in the classroom. Emphasis will be on moving from the big

ideas of science to designing engaging and meaningful classroom activities which effectively achieve

intended learning outcomes as well as providing the means to accurately assess what has been

learned. A variety of teaching methods will be presented and applied.

Designing lessons and units in groups will give students the opportunity to share areas of expertise,

generate creative methods of engaging students in learning, and come away with several completed

unit plans.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• Assignments associated with course readings - 20%

• Group presentations of lessons and units - 40%

• Individually developed unit plan - 40%

READINGS

Daniels, H. & Bizar, M. (1998). Methods that Matter. Markam, ON: Pembroke Publishers.

Course Readings Booklet