Information for Students: Courses
Fall 2010
Education 195C
Classroom Interactions in Math and Science: A Focus on Equity and Urban Schools. This course is designed to provide an initial foundation for teaching mathematics or science in urban schools. It focuses on defining the challenges for teachers of realizing equitable educational outcomes in a system that has a history of under-serving and under-preparing poor students and students of color. It strives to provide students with multiple disciplinary perspectives on why equitable outcomes are so essential to the students and their families and, ultimately, to the state and nation. The course also examines some of the unique qualities, needs, and assets of students who currently dominate the demographic composition of urban schools. Finally, the course engages students in an examination and analysis of promising instructional practices -- those that have demonstrated potential to turn the tide of mathematics and science achievement among urban youth. The course includes a 30 hour field placement working with a teacher in a local school. M 1-4 5634 TOLMAN
Mathematics 152
Mathematics of the Secondary School Curriculum II. The purpose of this course is to study the following math topics that are taught in schools -- Functions and quadratic functions, polynomial functions and basic properties, complex numbers and Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, roots and factorizations of polynomials, Euclidean geometry and axiomatic systems. This course is open to students who have completed Math 151 and have taken Math 54 and 113. The course includes an optional field placement (15 hours for the semester) in a local school. Students who choose to participate in the field placement need to attend the Cal Teach section (Math 197) for one hour a week. TuTh 11:12:30, W 11-12 72 EVANS
Mathematics 197
Lab and Field Placement for Math 152. W 12-1 462 Evans
History 138T
History of Science in the U.S. History of science in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present, with a focus on the contentious debates over the place of science within cultural, religious, and social-intellectual life. Development of institutions for the pursuit of scientific knowledge, with special attention to the relationships between science and technology and between science and the state. MWF 2-3. W 4-6 88 DWINELLE
UGIS 80A, Section 1
It's Elementary! Exploring Science with Young Students. This course introduces the fundamentals of K-5 science education through demonstrations, skill modeling, and discussion. Topics include inquiry-based and cooperative learning strategies; team building and management tools; and assessment techniques. Students are placed in an elementary school and are provided the support needed to successfully participate in the classroom. This seminar offers an opportunity to explore teaching, foster children's natural curiosity, and inspire local students. Wed 12-2 122 LATIMER
UGIS 80A, Section 2
It's Elementary! Exploring Science with Young Students. This course introduces the fundamentals of K-5 science education through demonstrations, skill modeling, and discussion. Topics include inquiry-based and cooperative learning strategies; team building and management tools; and assessment techniques. Students are placed in an elementary school and are provided the support needed to successfully participate in the classroom. This seminar offers an opportunity to explore teaching, foster children's natural curiosity, and inspire local students. Fri 10-12 122 LATIMER
UGIS 80A, Section 3
It's Elementary! Exploring Science with Young Students. This course introduces the fundamentals of K-5 science education through demonstrations, skill modeling, and discussion. Topics include inquiry-based and cooperative learning strategies; team building and management tools; and assessment techniques. Students are placed in an elementary school and are provided the support needed to successfully participate in the classroom. This seminar offers an opportunity to explore teaching, foster children's natural curiosity, and inspire local students W 5-7 132 MULFORD
UGIS 80B
It's Elementary! Exploring Math with Young Students. This course introduces the fundamentals of K-5 math education through demonstrations, skill modeling, and discussion. Topics include inquiry-based and cooperative learning strategies; team building and management tools; and assessment techniques. Students are placed in an elementary school and are provided the support needed to successfully participate in the classroom. This seminar offers an opportunity to explore teaching, foster children's natural curiosity, and inspire local students. Th 3:30-5:30 340 EVANS
UGIS 81A
Teaching Science with Middle School Students. This course introduces the fundamentals of sixth to eighth grade science education through demonstrations, skill modeling, and discussion. Topics include inquiry-based pedagogy, assessment techniques, empirically-based lesson revision, and adolescent development. Students are placed in a middle school and are provided the support needed to successfully participate in the classroom. This seminar offers an opportunity to explore teaching, foster children's natural curiosity, and inspire local students. Tu 3-5P 340 EVANS
UGIS 81B
Teaching Math with Middle School Students. This course introduces the fundamentals of sixth to eighth grade math education through demonstrations, skill modeling, and discussion. Topics include inquiry-based pedagogy, assessment techniques, empirically-based lesson revision, and adolescent development. Students are placed in a middle school and are provided the support needed to successfully participate in the classroom. This seminar offers an opportunity to explore teaching, foster children's natural curiosity, and inspire local students. M 2-4 125 DWINELLE
UGIS 187
Project-Based Instruction. Framed around the topic of sustainability, the course engages students from different math, science, and engineering majors in the process of applying the content knowledge from their discipline to build project-based curricula for presentation as part of a 45-hour field placement in a local high school classroom. Students develop pedagogical content knowledge and relate teaching theory to practice through readings, classroom activities, discussion, lesson planning, and field observations. W 530-730 385 LECONTE
Chemistry 303
Apprentice Teaching in Science. The course is designed to support new science and mathematics teachers in earning a credential for teaching in California secondary schools. Students demonstrate that they have developed the skills to meet the state credentialing requirements by undertaking an inquiry project on their own teaching practice. Effective teaching methods for the science and mathematics classrooms are emphasized, including strategies for lesson planning, assessment, and English language learner support. Please note that In order to take this course, you must complete an application to the Cal Teach credential program and be accepted for student teaching or an intern teaching placement. M 2-4 2327 TOLMAN
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