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SME 861 ~ Chemistry for Teachers ~ 3 credits
This laboratory/lecture course is designed to upgrade skills in and knowledge of chemistry. Everyday examples are used with an eye toward chemistry relevant to teachers and students alike. It includes microscale laboratory work and computer simulations and exercises. Sample topics discussed are: chemical reactions and bonding, thermodynamics and kinetics, and phase diagrams.
SME 862 ~ Physics for Teachers ~ 3 credits
This laboratory/lecture course with particular emphasis on gravity, optics, energy and force as unifying principles; electric and magnetic fields, chaos, LASERs etc. Teachers measure standard physical parameters using very simple equipment in addition to computer-interfaced probes.
SME 863 ~ Earth Science for Teachers ~ 3 credits
The focus of this course is to relate standard geological principles to the human environment, with a combination of lecture, laboratory and field work. The topics discussed include uses of geological materials, geological time, Michigan geology and weathering and acid rain. Field trips to cemeteries, landfills, hazardous waste site and the Ledges illustrate these and other topics.
SME 865 ~ Technology for Teachers ~ 2 credits
This laboratory/lecture course engages secondary science teachers in the latest electronic technology. Course includes developing and using web sites, integrating web site material into multi-media presentations, using web based presentations as supplemental materials and other appropriate uses of technology in classrooms.
SME 866 ~ Intergrated Science for Teachers~ 3 credits
Open to teachers who have completed NSC 861, 862, 863 and 864. Participants study the interrelationship of the physical sciences and technology. Participants are expected to generate and present a teaching unit suitable for use in their class on their chosen topic.
SME 902 ~ Physical Science Workshops: Frontier in Physical Science ~ 6 credits (18 workshops)
These five-hour weekend workshops are presented by disciplinary research faculty of MSU. The first two hours provide the basic information regarding their area of expertise. The last three hours are devoted to a discussion of the latest findings and insights in this area. Teachers not currently in a degree-granting program are encouraged to attend.
SME 899 ~ Research ~ Variable Credit
Teachers adapt existing laboratories to his/her classroom situation or craft learned techniques into new laboratory exercises. This research is conducted during a summer in a five week block of time after completion of all other required courses and bears directly on work to be incorporated into the thesis. A research faculty member usually serves as a mentor for this work.
SME 899 ~ Thesis ~ Variable Credit
The thesis describes a new unit, which the candidate develops and teaches. The teacher also develops, as part of their research, laboratory exercises for demonstrating the concepts of the unit. Teaching the new unit makes it possible for the teachers to collect data on student performance, to identify strengths and weaknesses of the unit, and to evaluate its effectiveness. The thesis also includes a description and analysis of the effectiveness of the implemented activities based on this data.
To request an application call (800) 678-9191, Ext. 6 or 7
For more information, please contact:
Merle Heidemann, Director
Michigan State University
Division of Science and Mathematics Education
118 North Kedzie Lab
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-2152, Ext. 107, or (800) 678-9191, Ext. 3
E-mail: heidema2@msu.edu
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