EDU+4306+SCIENCE+EC-8

**EC – 8 Science EDU 4306 ** **2010 Summer I ** **M-Th 9:45- 12:15 ** **CE 102 ** **Office Hours: 12:30-2:30 & by appt **   **MISSION **** STATEMENT **  The mission of Arlington Baptist College is to prepare men and women for Christian life and ministries, both lay and professional, through studies in Bible, general education, church vocations, and practical service, integrating faith and learning in a context of a Christian world view.   This course emphasizes the preparation and understanding of instructional strategies for teaching science content according to TEKS in physical science, life science, earth and space science, and universal processes that are common to all sciences. EC – 8 Science also includes the supervision of labs and activities in a safe and professional way, appropriate assessment, assessment practices to monitor science learning, and guided individual and group inquiry and its role in science instruction.   <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">As your instructor in this course, I will <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">More specifically, upon completion of this course, you will be able to: <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> //<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Science K-8: An Integrated Approach //<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">(10th Edition) by Edward Victor & Richard D. Kellough (New Jersey: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2004). <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Extra Bold','sans-serif';">Grading Scale <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Extra Bold','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif';">Science Research Papers (2): 100 points (50 each) <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif';">Scriptural Topical Index: 100 points <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif';">Lesson Plans & Demos 600 points (50 each) <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif';">Science Teaching Portfolio __200 points__ <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif';"> 1000 total <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Each one of you is expected to attend and participate in class activities and discussion. We will be discussing very important information that will serve to benefit you in your teacher education. Since each summer class meeting is the equivalent of one week, you are allowed to miss only one (1)) class session before point deduction is applied. For every absence beyond one (1)), there will be a total of three (3) points deducted from your final grade. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">***Late work Policy: Work is due in class on the date designated unless otherwise stated by the professor. Late work is subject to the following: 1 day late, 10% deducted from point total; 2 days late, 25% deducted from points total; 3 days late, grade of ZERO. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">1. Science Research Paper: You will choose a topic which concerns “sciencing” in the elementary or middle school. This is to be a two (2) page research paper. This paper must be typed, double spaced, 12cpi, and have a cover sheet and a Bibliography/Works cited. 50pts. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">2. Scriptural Topic Index: You will be given God’s Truth in Science. You are to choose one verse for each topic and type that verse out and include the reference. You are to include the science topic and subtopics. 100 pts <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">3. Teaching Strategies Research Paper: You will choose a topic which concerns teaching strategies in elementary or middle schools science classes. This is to be a two (2) page research paper. This paper must be typed, double spaced, 12cpi, and have a cover sheet and a Bibliography/Works cited page(s). 50 pts <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> 4. Lab Teaching Experiences: You will write a lesson plan for 12 science topics that are appropriate science topics for the grade level of the student(s) you are teaching. These are to be typed and in correct form. You will teach these lessons which should entail a total of 90 minutes. Emphasis must be on student-centered learning and activity based. 600 pts <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> 5. Science Teaching Portfolio: You will include in this portfolio 10 journal entries from the LAB teaching experiences, the critique of your video-taped teaching session, the Parent conference forms, photographs of your teaching sessions, and a two-page self-evaluation of yourself as a Science teacher. You will discuss your learning experiences during the final class. 200 pts <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">                <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">ARLINGTON ****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> BAPTIST COLLEGE **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Alicia Massingill, Professor Office: Chapel #10 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Cell: 817 524-5901 Office: 817 461-8741, Ext. 132 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">COURSE DESCRIPTION **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">COURSE GOALS **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Encourage students to develop a curiosity that lends itself to scientific inquiry
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Familiarize students with the meaning of scientific terms and concepts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Stress scientific literacy and the knowing of terms and concepts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Familiarize students with scientists and their contributions to the body of scientific knowledge
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Provide practice in planning appropriate instruction based on the developmental characteristics of students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Encourage the integration of disciplines to help students in the classroom make bridges or connections between their lives and all they are learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Present specific strategies for teaching science in EC – 8 classrooms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Emphasize scriptural truths that are the foundation for scientific knowledge
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Provide numerous opportunities for the student to use a variety of assessment tools and techniques used in student and curriculum evaluation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Provide a setting in which the student has “hands-on” teaching experiences with EC-8 children in the science teaching lab
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Survey the history of science education and how it has developed for elementary and middle school science teaching
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Gain an understanding of the goals and objectives for science instruction in Texas elementary and middle schools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Use the skills and understanding of science concepts necessary to be an effective EC-middle school science teacher
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Use appropriate teaching strategies to meet the developmental learning needs of EC-middle school learners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Become familiar with the names and contributions of scientists and their relevance to students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Practice planning appropriate instruction and assessment based on the developmental characteristics of learners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Incorporate a rich reading and writing experience in the study of the sciences through the incorporation of children’s literature
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Meet the many challenges of a diverse learner population in American schools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Become familiar with safety issues and practices in the science classroom
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Develop a list of scriptures that support various scientific concepts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Complete a list of bible verses by science categories
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Research a variety of science concepts and write summaries of what was learned
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Design and execute twelve (12), one and one-half hours long, lessons with EC-8 grade children in the college science teaching lab
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Write an ongoing journal detailing your work in the teaching lab with the children you are teaching
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Write a critique, after viewing a video-taped teaching session, of your teaching strengths and areas of needed improvement
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Conduct and document two parent conferences with the parents of your LAB students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Create a portfolio which assesses your growth as a science teacher
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">COURSE TEXTBOOK **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING SCALE **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Attendance and Participation **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Projects **