EDU 431 - Tentative Course Assignments

This is a list of class activities and assignments.
Usual disclaimer... The instructor reserves the right to change the course to meet the needs of the students.

1.	Educational philosophy/ theory (10)
2.	View video series A Private Universe (40)
3.	List of questions that teachers have to answer to teach. List of concerns you have about how to teach and facilitate science literacy (10)
4.	Nature of science (NOS or science practices) (10)
5.	Concept map 1 - physical, life, or earth - generalization, concepts, facts (25)
6.	Concept map 2 - science inquiry as a process (25)
7.	Concept map 3 - cross cutting concept (25)
8.	Investigation (100) - discrepant event, interview procedure (30) Interview investigation summary, and development explanation (70)
9.	Heat lesson critique (20)
10.	Critique - tree ring plans (40).
11.	Critique - rock... plans (40).
12.	Critique plan for soil (40)
13.	Critique starter plan for watershed and inquiry (40)
14.	Create integrated outline for relative position and motion plan (40)
15.	Assessment activity grade fish activity assessment (50)
16.	Assessment activity - birds/adaptation - identify four types of assessment in a plan two ways (50)
17.	Assessment activity density - create summative final assessment and thread to concepts or outcome categories (50)
18.	Clinical - share significant learnings (25)
19.	Science teaching reflection (50)
20.	Year Curriculum parts and pieces total (60) Curriculum outline - dimensions and categories for science literacy(10) Curriculum parts and pieces (50) - comprehensive list of all dimensions and categories
21.	Planning sequence (200)
22.	Teaching and learning science paper (100)
23.	Pulling it All Together. Use your Professional science educator's map, outline, or model of a professional science educator to create a matrix for a Professional Science Educator Portfolio (20)
24.	Reviews one and two - Multiple choice and true and false. Quality of answers as related to class documentation. (200)
	Grade calculated on a Total of 1,270 points.