EDU 371 - Elementary Science Methods and Materials
Schedule -Spring Semester 2008
updated: March 3, 2008

Class schedule url: http: www.gac.edu/~mkoomen/edu371/springschedule08371/html

February 2008
Date & Time
Topic
Readings, assignments
and
resources
SCI/MATH
Class 1


Monday February 11
10:30 am
Intro to Sci/Math
An Invitation to Teaching Science
Barton: Chapter 1
Tobin & Roth: Selected readings
Science Class 2

Wednesday, February
13
1:30 pm
Vision of science methods

Science Class 3

Wednesday, February
20
10:30 am

AIMS: Hands and Fingers

Arm & Hammer
Science Class 5

Friday, February
29
10:30 am

Processing Muscle lessons:
Developing Science and literacy using Information Texts
March
Science Class 6

Monday, March 3

8:00 am

Read in your Inclusion Section of the Course Packet: Science and Social Studies Matter to Struggling Readers.

Read in Llewellyn: Chapter 10: Using Questioning Skills in Inquiry

Review chapter 1 & 2 of Llewellyn.
Science Class 6

Monday, March 3

1:30 pm
How does your garden grow? (Bridges Community School Primary)
Setting the path for the
science methods course
Science Class 7

Monday, March 10

1:30 pm
How does your garden grow? Seeds & Plants
Finalizing course goals & assignments

 

Read in Llewellyn Chapter 4: How do children learn science?
Science Class 8

Wednesday, March 12

10:30 am

Science Class 9

Monday, March 17

1:30 pm
Course Packet: Read :What we know about teaching phonics" (pages 105-110 are most important)
Science Class 10

Wednesday, March 19

1:30 pm

Peer Teaching of Science Lessons


Peer review and feedback of science lesson plan 1:
Due Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 7:30pm by e-mail to Michele and your peer reviewer

Science Lesson Plans 1, 2 & 3 (Directions)
April
Science Class 11
Friday, April 11

10:30 am

Planning for research
Science Class 12

Friday, April 18

8:00 am
Van de Walle: Chapter 7: Teaching Mathematics
Equitably to all Children

Course packet: (Research
articles and additional reading):
Montis, K. K. (2000). Language development
and concept flexibility in dyscalculia:
a case study. Journal for
Research in Mathematics 31, 541-556.

Read in your inclusive classrooms
book about teaching students with
special needs in
a subject specific classroom. Bring
this book to class.

Science Class 13

Friday, April 25

8:00 am

Course packet: (Research
articles and additional reading):
Montis, K. K. (2000). Language development
and concept flexibility in dyscalculia:
a case study. Journal for
Research in Mathematics 31, 541-556.


Read in your inclusive classrooms
book about teaching students with
special needs in
a subject specific classroom. Bring
May
SCI/MATH Class 3

Wednesday, May 7
1:30 pm
Research
SCI/MATH Class 4

Wednesday, May 14
1:30 pm
Research
SCI/MATH Class 5

Tuesday, May 20
10:30 am
Research
SCI/MATH Class 6

Wednesday, May 21
10:30 am
Research
Friday, May 23
Small group final exam

1-2:30 pm or 2:45-4:15 pm