STM 506 - STEM-Centric Practicum & Portfolio

Credits: 3
Prerequisites STM 501, STM 502, STM 503, STM 504, STM 505
In this practicum candidates explore the challenges and issues STEM leaders encounter across grade levels in the school setting. Best practices develop and integrate collaborative leadership, data-driven professional development, standards-based lesson planning, and reflective practice. During the 75-hour field experience, candidates develop 7E* lessons, professional learning experiences, and a professional digital portfolio.

*7E refers to an instructional model created to facilitate constructivist learning. It is a modification of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) 5E constructivist model. The critical elements used for planning include: engage, elicit, explore, explain, elaborate, extend and evaluate.

Eisenkraft, A. (2003). Expanding the 5e model. The Science Teacher, 70(6), 56-59.