EDUC 5030 - Energy in STEM Education

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Education

Description:

This course provides teachers with a deep and useful understanding of energy and the nature of how students use concepts of energy to make sense of phenomena across life, earth, and physical science. This understanding enhances teacher insights into: 1) how matter and energy interact, 2) the relationships of energy to forces and interactions within fields, and 3) pedagogical content knowledge around teaching and learning about energy. The course provides teachers with knowledge of how energy concepts may be used by students with the Crosscutting Concepts, and Engineering and Science practices found in the Next Generation Science Standards. STEM content professors will be involved in the instruction of this course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the role of energy in systems in the natural and material world and relate it to STEM instruction in elementary classrooms including: the water cycle requires energy, relationships in ecosystems are dependent on energy, energy is used in everyday life, and moving objects contain energy, waves can transmit energy. 2. Understand and apply the cross-cutting concept of Energy and Matter in the classroom including: the transfer of energy drives the flows and cycles of matter, matter is conserved as it flows and cycles, and tracking fluxes of energy and matter into, out of, and within systems helps one understand the systems' possibilities and limitations. 3. Explore and implement innovative, research-based, engaging curriculum, especially around the Utah Core academic standards and college and career readiness, geared towards increasing student achievement for ALL students by applying the disciplinary core ideas when planning lessons and teaching, using crosscutting concepts when planning lessons and teaching, implementing scientific and engineering practices into lesson planning and teaching, using lesson plan formats that integrate all four STEM disciplines into lesson planning and teaching, and applying a variety of effective assessment strategies into lesson planning and teaching. 4. Develop the confidence, skills and dispositions to be a teacher leader in STEM Education by preparing and teaching model lessons, planning with colleagues, completing presentations for local and statewide efforts, etc, practicing continuous written reflection for the purpose of improving your practice. 5. Demonstrate proficiency with STEM content, skills, and practices and teach those to students by communicating using multiple forms of discourse, developing reasoning and problem solving practices, and facilitating effective collaboration and communication among the students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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