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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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SUMMER SEMESTER 2005 ?
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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: SECONDARY SCIENCE
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Dr. Jan van Aalst
Office: EDB 8672
Phone: 291-4825
email: vanaalst@sfu.ca
Awneet Sivia
Office: EDB
9508
Phone: 291-5992
email: asivia@sth.ca
MONDAY 8:30-12:20
EDB 7500F
PREREQUISITE:
EDUC 401/402. Educ
405
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed for prospective and practicing secondary school teachers who wish to explore the
fundamentals of the learning/teaching process as it applies to science. The course will draw from the latest
research in science learning, and will show how such findings may be used in the classroom. You are
expected to become familiar with and confident in the use of a variety of teaching strategies. You are also
expected to prepare yourself for dealing with a range of classroom issues arising, for example, from feminist,
and anti-racist research traditions. Finally, you will prepare yourself for becoming lifelong innovators in
science education, continuing in your development as reflective practitioners.
OBJECTIVES:
On completion of the course it is hoped that you will feel more at ease with teaching science, be able to deal
confidently with the prescribed curriculum, and be able to plan teaching and learning science instruction within
a consistent framework.
TOPICS:
The nature of science; the science curriculum; misconceptions; constructivism; inquiry; critical thinking;
assessment; imagination; First Nations issues; learning in the lab; computers; and further topics as decided in
collaboration with students.
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We look forward to meeting you in a stimulating course.
Return to Education's Undergraduate 2005-2 Course Outlines Main Page.
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