A topic immersion course on Teaching Middle School Life Science
It's in their genes: middle school students can decode the mysteries of DNA and chromosomes. Learn techniques to make the abstract concepts of genetics and heredity concrete as you explore the mechanisms of cell division and specialization, DNA replication and protein synthesis, and the variability within species.

Keep your students engaged by incorporating current technology into your science curriculum. Visit Web sites that enable students to collect and analyze data using online equipment and learn high-tech strategies that allow them to record and analyze information, investigate the results, and share their findings. Then, design a unit plan for an ecosystem field trip.

A topic immersion course on Teaching Middle School Life Science.
Provide your middle schoolers with a meaningful understanding of the ways that an organism's characteristics enable it to survive and reproduce in its particular environment by learning to incorporate elements of the scientific process into your teaching. Discover impactful ways to use models in middle school life science.

A topic immersion course on Teaching Earth and Space Science
Develop content knowledge about landform processes, data sets, and mapping tools while you learn teaching methodologies, strategies, and tools for use in teaching earth and space science concepts. Uncover the processes that account for the Earth's ever-changing appearance, and investigate how the rock cycle connects to these processes.

Master the principles of constructivist-learning and exploration based science instruction as you gain a comprehensive understanding of earth and space science to drive your students' success. You will develop content knowledge about Earth as a system, landform processes, Earth's history, and weather and climate and discover a range of effective methods and strategies to approach these topics.