SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY? SUMMER SEMESTER 2007

EDUC 416-4
1. (E01.00)
  1. AWNEET SI VIA email: asivia@sfu.ca

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY?

SUMMER SEMESTER 2007

EDUC 416-4

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: SECONDARY SCIENCE

(E01.00)

AWNEET SI VIA

email: asivia@sfu.ca

WEDNESDAY 5:30-9:20 EDB 7500B

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC

401/402

DESCRIPTION

Course Description: This course is designed for prospective and practicing secondary teachers who

wish to explore the fundamentals of teaching/learning as they apply to science. The course will draw

from literature about Science education and students will be expected to apply theoretical frames to

classroom practice. Students are expected to be familiar with a variety of teaching strategies, including

group work. Students will engage in conversations and write about curriculum development issues

arising from research traditions such as constructivism, feminism and critical pedagogy. Students will

draw upon their passion for Science as a starting point for developing lessons and activities to inspire

learning in their classrooms.

Topics: nature of science, science curriculum, interdisciplinary science, misconceptions,

teaching/learning strategies in science, assessment approaches, critical thinking, story and metaphors in

science, First Nations and culturally sensitive science, models of teaching and learning, representations

vs. reproduction in science, science literacy and special education.

Objectives: On completion of this course, it is hoped that students will feel more at ease with teaching

students Science at the secondary level, be able to deal confidently with prescribed curriculum, and be

able to plan teaching and learning activities which support a growth in Science understanding. Students

will analyze how to create and nurture a scientific community in their classrooms, with an aim to be

lifelong innovators in science education.

*Assignments:

(15%) Critical Challenge OR Conceptual Representation: You will design a lesson that fosters

critical thinking using a specific framework OR you will design a 3D conceptual representation of a

scientific concept from the science 8-12 curriculum.

(25%)

Curriculum Project: This project is an opportunity to design a series of about five - seven

lessons on a unit of your choice if you have completed 401/2. 405 students will redesign one or more

units taught in 405, design a series of assessments for a given course, or other options to be discussed

on the first day of the course.

3. (25%)

Group lesson and Self-analysis: Working in a group of 2-3 , students prepare a lesson on a

topic on the science curriculum. After teaching group lesson, students individually write a response to

feedback received from peers and the instructors.

(20%) Inquiry or Reflective Paper/Poster: The goal of this task is to explore an area of further

development in teaching and learning science and/or an area that students want to learn more about but

which is previously not addressed by other assignments and activities. Examples might range from

examining practicum experiences to exploring science within multicultural settings.

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(15%) Science Connection: In pairs, students will present a 10 minute, engaging "demo", "hook",

topic "opener", or "closing activity."

*No Final Exam

Required Readings:

Ebenezer, J. V. and Haggerty, S.M. (1999). Becoming a secondary school science teacher. Upper

Saddle River, New Jersey: Merrill.

Science 8-10; Physics 11/12; Chemistry 11/12; Biology 11/12; Integrated Resource Package (IRP).

(1996). Ministry of Education, B.0 (available on-line: www.bced.gov.bc.ca )