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Teacher Preparation Program Shorter College EDU 3830 Science Education: Middle Grades Spring 2006 2:00  3:15 TR Sheffield  Thompson 203

Date and Topic [Please note that class topics are subject to change as class and instructor deem fit.]

Class Schedule

 

*Tentative* Class Schedule

                                                                                                                                   

Jan 10th           Orientation and Introduction to Assessment

Jan 12^th            Chapters 1 and 2

January 13^th      Last day for Dropping and Adding classes and Registration

January 16^th      MLK Holiday

Jan 17th           Chapter 6 – Models of Science

Jan 19^th                Chapter 6 – Models of Science

Jan 23^rd            Final date to exercise Pass/Fail Option              

Jan 24^th            Chapter 6 – Models of Science

Jan 26^th            Chapter 7 – Designing Science Units and Courses of Study

Jan 30^th            Final Date to withdraw from classes with an Automatic W        

Jan 31^st            Chapter 7 – Designing Science Units and Courses of Study

 

Feb 2^nd             Chapter 7 – Designing Science Units and Courses of Study     

February 7^th     Winter Holiday

February 9^th     Chapter 7 – Designing Science Units and Courses of Study

Feb 14^th           Chapter 8 – Assessing Active Science Learning

Feb 16^th           Chapter 8 – Assessing Active Science Learning

Feb 20^th           Chapter 8 – Assessing Active Science Learning            

Feb 20^th           Practicum Begins         

Feb 21^st           Practicum Assignment

Feb 23^rd           Practicum Assignment

Midsemester     (Grades Due)

Feb 28^th           Practicum Assignment

March 2^nd         Practicum Assignment  

 

March 7^st         Practicum Assignment

March 9^th         Practicum Assignment

March 10^th       Practicum Ends

March 13th - March 17th         Spring Holidays

March 20 – 31 Registration for Summer and Fall 2006 – Enrolled Students Only

March 21^st       Chapter 9 – Strategies Fostering Thinking in the Science Classroom                 

March 23^rd         Chapter 9 – Strategies Fostering Thinking in the Science Classroom     

March 28^th       Chapter 10 - Facilitating Learning in the Science Classroom

March 28^th       Final Date to remove incompletes from Fall 2005

March 30^st       Chapter 10 - Facilitating Learning in the Science Classroom

                       

                              

April 4^th            Chapter 12 – The Internet: Moving Toward Web-based Learning

April 6^th            Chapter 12 – The Internet: Moving Toward Web-based Learning

April 10^th          Final Date to withdraw from classes

April 11^th

April 13^th            

April 14^th          Good Friday Holiday

April 17^th – April 21^st   Pre-exam week

April 25^th          Reading Day

April 26^th – May 3^rd Final Examinations

May 6^th            Commencement (11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; Winthrop-King Centre)                                     

 

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

Name of Class                                                            Date of Final Exam Activity 

EDU 3830 Science Education: Middle Grades              Thursday, April 27^th, 2006