Teaching
A brief description of some of the courses I am currently teaching or have taught is provided below. If you would like more information about any of these courses, please feel free to contact me directly.
I taught Education, Society, and the K-12 Learner for undergraduates. This course is designed to introduce students to the history of education and educational theories. Throughout the course students also consider appropriate pedagogy and the purpose of history and theory in the classroom.
Education, Society, and K-12 Learner Syllabus
I taught Special Methods 1: Science for undergraduates. We explore effective pedagogical strategies and teaching techniques to meet the needs of students in middle and high school science classrooms. Learning theories, instructional applications, and teaching for conceptual understanding are the focus of the course.
Special Methods 1: Science Syllabus
I taught Survey of the Literature in Science Education for graduate in-service teachers. This course is run as a synchronous course with some students being present in the classroom and some students skyping into class. We learn about various research methods and explore different topics in science education through the literature. Students learn how to critique research articles and write literature reviews. The course culminates with students writing and presenting a literature review to be used for their Master's Thesis or Non-Thesis project.
Survey of the Literature in Science Education Syllabus
I taught Advanced Science Teaching and Learning for graduate in-service teachers. This course is run as a synchronous course with some students being present in the classroom and some students skyping into class. We explore effective pedagogical strategies and teaching techniques to meet the needs of students in middle and high school science classrooms. Learning theories, instructional applications, and teaching for conceptual understanding are the focus of the course.
Advanced Science Teaching and Learning Syllabus
I taught Using Science Assessments to Facilitate Instructional Change for graduate pre-service and in-service teachers. This course aids teachers in examining student work and assessment issues in science as they relate to improving student learning in alignment with standards-based curriculum and instruction. Students also consider how to analyze and look at student work.
Using Science Assessments to Facilitate Instructional Change Syllabus
I taught Knowing and Learning for undergraduate pre-service mathematics and science teachers. This course provides students an overview of learning theories and the application of those theories to the classroom. Students examine their own assumptions about learning as well as the needs of a diverse student population in the classroom in order to consider the best methods to teach science for conceptual understanding.
Knowing and Learning Syllabus
I taught the History and Nature of Science for graduate pre-service and in-service teachers This course reviews the history of scientific thought from the philosophical perspective. Students examine the nature of science, the history and philosophy of science for issues in science education.
History and Nature of Science Syllabus
I taught Education, Society, and the K-12 Learner for undergraduates. This course is designed to introduce students to the history of education and educational theories. Throughout the course students also consider appropriate pedagogy and the purpose of history and theory in the classroom.
Education, Society, and K-12 Learner Syllabus
I taught Special Methods 1: Science for undergraduates. We explore effective pedagogical strategies and teaching techniques to meet the needs of students in middle and high school science classrooms. Learning theories, instructional applications, and teaching for conceptual understanding are the focus of the course.
Special Methods 1: Science Syllabus
I taught Survey of the Literature in Science Education for graduate in-service teachers. This course is run as a synchronous course with some students being present in the classroom and some students skyping into class. We learn about various research methods and explore different topics in science education through the literature. Students learn how to critique research articles and write literature reviews. The course culminates with students writing and presenting a literature review to be used for their Master's Thesis or Non-Thesis project.
Survey of the Literature in Science Education Syllabus
I taught Advanced Science Teaching and Learning for graduate in-service teachers. This course is run as a synchronous course with some students being present in the classroom and some students skyping into class. We explore effective pedagogical strategies and teaching techniques to meet the needs of students in middle and high school science classrooms. Learning theories, instructional applications, and teaching for conceptual understanding are the focus of the course.
Advanced Science Teaching and Learning Syllabus
I taught Using Science Assessments to Facilitate Instructional Change for graduate pre-service and in-service teachers. This course aids teachers in examining student work and assessment issues in science as they relate to improving student learning in alignment with standards-based curriculum and instruction. Students also consider how to analyze and look at student work.
Using Science Assessments to Facilitate Instructional Change Syllabus
I taught Knowing and Learning for undergraduate pre-service mathematics and science teachers. This course provides students an overview of learning theories and the application of those theories to the classroom. Students examine their own assumptions about learning as well as the needs of a diverse student population in the classroom in order to consider the best methods to teach science for conceptual understanding.
Knowing and Learning Syllabus
I taught the History and Nature of Science for graduate pre-service and in-service teachers This course reviews the history of scientific thought from the philosophical perspective. Students examine the nature of science, the history and philosophy of science for issues in science education.
History and Nature of Science Syllabus
