Upper Level Coursework in STEM

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Graduate Level Coursework in STEM

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This course addressed science content and pedagogy for effective elementary school teaching. Students will explore and investigate natural phenomena and fundamental science ideas as well as explore related elementary student thinking and effective science instructional practices to support elementary student learning of science. Specifically, this course will explore concepts, teaching strategies, and learning related to forces, sound, light, ecosystems, heredity, and astronomy.

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This course addressed science content and pedagogy for effective elementary school teaching. Students will explore and investigate natural phenomena and fundamental science ideas as well as explore related elementary student thinking and effective science instructional practices to support elementary student learning of science. Specifically, this course will explore concepts, teaching strategies, and learning related to matter, diversity/distribution of life, erosion, weather, climate, natural selection, gravity, and magnetism.

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This course addressed science content and pedagogy for effective elementary school teaching. Students will explore and investigate natural phenomena and fundamental science ideas as well as explore related elementary student thinking and effective science instructional practices to support elementary student learning of science. Specifically, this course will explore concepts, teaching strategies, and learning related to energy transfer, structure and function relationships, earth processes, cycling of matter, and the universe.

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This course will help teachers gain greater understanding of physical, earth, and life science concepts necessary for implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. Specifically, the course will explore: motion and forces, energy, matter, Earth systems, Earth and human activity, Earth's place in the universe, organisms, structure and function, heredity, ecosystems, and diversity of life. NOTE: GRAD STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE THIS COURSE FOR GRADUATE CREDIT SHOULD CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR.

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This course will help teachers gain greater understanding of physical, earth, and life science concepts necessary for implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. Specifically, this course will explore: laws of physics, theories about matter, waves, our solar system, Earth cycles, Earth and human activity, biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems, natural selection, genetics, and cell theory.

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Through direct observation and investigation of the natural world, this course will use place-based pedagogies to help students gain greater understanding of physical, earth, and life science concepts. Additionally, the course will explore the history of scientific ideas and interactions of science, technology, and society.

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In this course, teachers will develop their ability to design and implement mathematics instruction specific to algebra and geometry that is both reflective and mathematically significant. In particular, teachers will expand their own content knowledge, learn to elicit and build on children's multiple mathematical knowledge bases, and develop a practice of using high-demand tasks in order to enact Standards-based instruction in algegra and geometry.

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This course engages students in STEM content with special emphasis on the nature of engineering, the nature of technology, and methods/strategies for communicating and teaching about STEM. Students apply these interrelated knowledge bases to interrogate sociotechnological issues and develop instructional/communication materials to instruct and inform learners and/or the public.

The mathematics content of this course is focused on the following three domains: a) measurement: money, time, standard and nonstandard units of linear measurement, unit conversion, planar, and cubic measurement, b) probability: expected outcomes for simple and compound events, randomization, variability, theoretical probability distributions, and experimental probability distributions, and c) statistics: organization and interpretation of categorical and quantitative data through use of charts and graphs, characteristics data distributions, experimental design, and informal inference. An overarching theme of the course is identification and creation of classroom tasks that embody the Common Core mathematical practices with special attention to: reasoning abstractly and quantitatively, modeling with mathematics, and the appropriate use of tools. Students will engage in activities and projects that incorporate K-8 student thinking, simulations of real- world phenomena, and data analysis using technology. In order to ensure that instruction builds upon prior student knowledge, exposes common learning challenges, and results in expected learning outcomes, the sequencing of K-8 mathematics topics coupled with formative assessment will be second theme.

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In this course, pre-service teachers will go beyond introductory mathematics lesson planning and learn how to engage students in the mathematical practices inherent in the Common Core State Standards. In particular, we will focus on how to design and enact instruction that elicits and builds on children's thinking in all content domains as well as how to use curriculum materials, family and community resources, and other supports to help facilitate mathematical practice development in children.

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In this hybrid (face-to-face and online) course, students will examine the ways in which all children regardless of their race, gender, income, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic can learn and enjoy mathematics. Specifically, students will explore and evaluate dominant views of mathematics, recognize non-dominant ways to engage in mathematics, identify and study equitable strategies for teaching mathematics.

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This course engages students in science content, the nature of science, and methods/strategies for communicating and teaching about science. Students apply these interrelated knowledge bases to interrogate socioscientific issues and develop instructional/communication materials to instruct and inform learners and/or the public.

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This course addressed science content and pedagogy for effective elementary school teaching. Students will explore and investigate natural phenomena and fundamental science ideas as well as explore related elementary student thinking and effective science instructional practices to support elementary student learning of science. Specifically, this course will explore concepts, teaching strategies, and learning related to forces, sound, light, ecosystems, heredity, and astronomy.

This course addressed science content and pedagogy for effective elementary school teaching. Students will explore and investigate natural phenomena and fundamental science ideas as well as explore related elementary student thinking and effective science instructional practices to support elementary student learning of science. Specifically, this course will explore concepts, teaching strategies, and learning related to matter, diversity/distribution of life, erosion, weather, climate, natural selection, gravity, and magnetism.

This course will help teachers gain greater understanding of physical, earth, and life science concepts necessary for implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. Specifically, the course will explore: motion and forces, energy, matter, Earth systems, Earth and human activity, Earth's place in the universe, organisms, structure and function, heredity, ecosystems, and diversity of life.

Restrictions: None

This course will help teachers gain greater understanding of physical, earth, and life science concepts necessary for implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. Specifically, this course will explore: laws of physics, theories about matter, waves, our solar system, Earth cycles, Earth and human activity, biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems, natural selection, genetics, and cell theory.

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In this course, teachers will develop their ability to design and implement mathematics instruction specific to algebra and geometry that is both reflective and mathematically significant. In particular, teachers will expand their own content knowledge, learn to elicit and build on children's multiple mathematical knowledge bases, and develop a practice of using high-demand tasks in order to enact Standards-based instruction in algegra and geometry.

Restrictions: None

This course engages students in STEM content with special emphasis on the nature of engineering, the nature of technology, and methods/strategies for communicating and teaching about STEM. Students apply these interrelated knowledge bases to interrogate sociotechnological issues and develop instructional/communication materials to instruct and inform learners and/or the public.

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The mathematics content of this course is focused on the following three domains: a) measurement: money, time, standard and nonstandard units of linear measurement, unit conversion, planar and cubic measurement, b) probability: expected outcomes for simple and compound events, randomization, variability, theoretical probability distributions, and experimental probability distributions, and c) statistics: organization and interpretation of categorical and quantitative data through use of charts and graphs, characteristics data distributions, experimental design, and informal inference. An overarching theme of the course is identification and creation of classroom tasks that embody the Common Core mathematical practices with special attention to: reasoning abstractly and quantitatively, modeling with mathematics, and the appropriate use of tools. Students will engage in activities and projects that incorporate K-8 student thinking, simulations of real- world phenomena, and data analysis using technology. In order to ensure that instruction builds upon prior student knowledge, exposes common learning challenges, and results in expected learning outcomes, the sequencing of K-8 mathematics topics couples with formative assessment will be second theme.

Restrictions: None

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In this course, pre-serice teachers will go beyond introductory mathematics lesson planning and learn how to engage students in the mathematical practices inherent in the Common Core State Standards. In particular, we will focus on how to design and enact instruction that elicits and builds on children's thinking in all content domains as well as how to use curriculum materials, family and community resources, and other supports to help facilitate mathematical practice development in children.

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Using scientific literacy as a starting point, this course investigates the integration of science/engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas as outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). After exploring the NGSS, the course will turn toward enacting inclusive strategies to effectively plan, teach, and assess students within the NGSS framework.

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In this hybrid (face-to-face and online) course, students will examine the ways in which all children regardless of their race, gender, income, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic can learn and enjoy mathematics. Specifically, students will explore and evaluate dominant views of mathematics, recognize non-dominant ways to engage in mathematics, identify and study equitable strategies for teaching mathematics.

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In this hybrid (face-to-face and online) course, students will examine the ways in which all children of their race, gender, income, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic can learn and enjoy mathematics. Specifically, students will explore and evaluate dominant views of mathematics, recognize non-dominant ways to engage in mathematics, identify and study equitable strategies for teaching mathematics.

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This course gives special attention to the history and natures of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The course engages each discipline separately as well as through comparison and contrast across disciplines. We will explore values, assumptions, major paradigms, and purposes of the STEM disciplines. Rationales for inclusion of the natures of STEM, connections to standards documents, and strategies for engaging and assessing K-12 students in the natures of STEM will be further explored.

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This course focuses on models to help organize effective STEM instruction as well as strategies necessary to enact effective STEM instruction. These models and strategies will prepare teachers to engage their students in more inquiry-based, investigative problem-solving and standards-aligned lessons that require students to engage in critical thinking, productive struggle, and refining their ideas through collaborative knowledge construction.

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This course engages students in science content, the nature of science, and methods/strategies for communicating and teaching about science. Students apply these interrelated knowledge bases to interrogate socioscientific issues and develop instructional/communication materials to instruct and inform learners and/or the public.

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Algorithms, programming, program structures and computing systems. Debugging and verification of programs, data presentation. Computer solution of problems using a high- level language.

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Continuance of CS 65 using a block-structured language and emphasizing data abstraction. More general data structures and alternative implementations of them are used in programs, Sorting, searching and tree traversal algorithms are used and analyzed. Provides preparation for further study in computer science. Prerequisite: STEM 280 or equivalent.

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This course introduces students to object-oriented programming (OOP). Students will learn OOP concepts such as classes, objects, encapsulation, messaging, data hiding, inheritance, and polymorphism. Generic programming and OOP design patterns will also be taught. Students will encounter advanced programming projects where unit testing and exception handling will be stressed. Other topics include serialization and GUI construction.

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Computer organization and architecture; internal representation of programs and data; assembly language programming; addressing techniques, macros, assemblers, linking; input/output concepts.

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Introduction to the design, development and implementation of operating systems. Problems of resource allocation, concurrency file systems design, networking and the interface between hardware and software. Prerequisite: STEM 283.

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Building upon prior computer science coursework and teaching experiences, the aim of this course is to prepare teachers to teach middle and high school computer science courses. Course content will emphasize standards-based instruction in alignment with the Computer Science Teachers Association K-12 Standards both in terms of content taught and the development of practices. The structure of the course is based on class activities and discussions with significant preparation required outside of class. Teachers will be assigned reading, writing, and project-based tasks focused on eliciting student thinking, implementation of research-based instructional practices, selection and adaptation of curricular materials, and assessment for learning strategies.

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Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Enrollment limited to students in the Arts & Sciences or Education colleges.

This course provides a foundation in computer systems, including topics in machine-level data representation, computer organization, operating systems, and networks. Issues presented by mobile devices will also be addressed.

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