Secondary Education emphasis
Part of the influential聽苍别迟飞辞谤办,听IDoTeach is an innovative secondary STEM teacher preparation program at 青青草app State University. The program attracts talented science, engineering, and mathematics majors, blending cutting-edge disciplinary coursework with early inquiry-based teaching experiences led by master teachers to meet the need for highly qualified and motivated STEM teachers.
The Secondary Education Emphasis combines content knowledge, theories of learning and human development, study of curriculum, and methodology to help students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions essential for success in secondary school teaching. The program involves participation in the IDoTeach STEM-ED curriculum, which includes early and sustained field experiences for students. Candidates who complete the Secondary Education Emphasis program have demonstrated evidence of meeting the Idaho Beginning Teacher Standards and are eligible for recommendation for state certification.
For more information about the program,聽stop by the IDoTeach offices (, Room 217) or聽contact the Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundation Studies (CIFS) department.
Emphasis are taken as replacements for or in addition to the courses for the Mechanical Engineering major.
Course Number and Title | Credits |
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ED-CIFS 201聽 Foundations of Education (replaces FS Social Sciences course in a second field) | 3 |
STEM-ED 101聽 Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching | 1 |
STEM-ED 102聽 Step 2: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design | 1 |
STEM-ED 210聽 STEM-ED 210 Knowing and Learning in Mathematics & Science (replaces ENGL 202 Technical Communication) | 3 |
STEM-ED 220聽 Perspectives on Science and Mathematics (replaces FH Literature and Humanities) | 3 |
STEM-ED 310聽 Classroom Interactions | 3 |
STEM-ED 350聽 Research Methods (replaces technical elective) | 3 |
STEM-ED 410聽 Project-Based Instruction | 3 |
STEM-ED 480聽 Apprentice Teaching | 6 |
Total | 26 |