STEM 530 - Instructional Strategies and Technology in the STEM Education Credits: 3

This course in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program assists the student with understanding the variety of strategies and philosophies behind those strategies for presenting instruction in a STEM classroom. Furthermore, specific instructional models related to STEM education will be utilized. Students will develop their own instructional philosophy in concert with the national efforts in the appropriate field of science, technology, engineering or mathematics through readings, discussions, classroom observations, as well as simulated and real teaching activities. Students will be prepared to design coherent instruction through curriculum design, unit planning and individual daily lessons. Also included within this course will be understanding how the instruction, assessment, and evaluation process occurs and results in a student grade. Students will also complete a minimum of 25 hours of observations in a classroom setting.