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STEM and Information Media Field Experience

General

Prefix

STEM

Course Number

420

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

Stem Education

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Merging theory and practice for developing inclusive and responsive curriculum, instruction and assessment in STEM in the pre K-12 setting during an in-depth field experience. Active involvement in classrooms includes working with ESL, special education or other historically under-served students as well as incorporating information media into the classroom. Required: admission to major program and teacher education.

Credits

Min

1

Max

1

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Analyze and observe the culture of the school and classroom.

Outcome

Create safe, respectful, democratic cultures and learning communities in the classroom.

Outcome

Apply communication and relationship-building strategies with students, peers, school employees, and parents/community members.

Outcome

Implement inclusive and equitable curricula, assessment, and instruction based on diverse learner needs.

Outcome

Apply technology standards to instructional activities in STEM and content area.

Outcome

Develop and team teach interdisciplinary curriculum.

Outcome

Apply STEM content to instructional activities in a content area.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Observe content area classroom. 20% Observe STEM classroom. 10% Participate in co-teaching in content area classroom. 20% Participate in informal and/or formal assessment in content area classroom. 10% Develop lesson plans and teach those lesson plans in content area. 20% Develop STEM lesson plans and co-teach those lesson plans for content area classroom. 10% Apply technology standards to field experience teaching. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

STEM420 is a completion requirement for: