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EFT4 - Specific Teaching Practices: Math and Science
Course of Study
Your competence will be assessed as you complete the EFT4 performance assessment and the ELO4/5 objective assessment (to be taken after completing the Specific Teaching Practices domain of study) for this course of study. This course of study may take up to 10 weeks to complete.
Introduction
Overview Welcome to the Specific Teaching Practices: Math and Science course of study. This course of study provides you with an opportunity to learn how to teach two of the most important subjects in elementary school. Many elementary teachers suggest that they do not like mathematics or science. It is also known that teachers do not spend as much time teaching subjects they do not enjoy or find personally interesting. If you enjoy mathematics and science, this course of study will give you a chance to have fun extending what you know about the subjects and practicing with interesting and creative ways to teach children science and math concepts and procedures. If you do not already enjoy these subjects, the experience of working through the reading assignments and learning activities in this course of study may help you find a new appreciation for two fascinating subjects. Have you ever seen an elementary student struggle in math or science? Were you one of those students? If so, perhaps you can remember feeling confused, overwhelmed, and frustrated at times. Teachers want to help their students avoid those feelings, and that is why it is so important for them to develop not only a strong knowledge base, but also a sense of confidence in and enthusiasm for mathematics and science. Throughout this course of study, you will strengthen your understanding in key mathematics and science competencies. Those competencies emphasize an approach that represents the kind of balanced instruction that is necessary in the nation's schools today-that of both content and computation, or process and product. You have
Course of Study
Your competence will be assessed as you complete the EFT4 performance assessment and the ELO4/5 objective assessment (to be taken after completing the Specific Teaching Practices domain of study) for this course of study. This course of study may take up to 10 weeks to complete.
Introduction
Overview Welcome to the Specific Teaching Practices: Math and Science course of study. This course of study provides you with an opportunity to learn how to teach two of the most important subjects in elementary school. Many elementary teachers suggest that they do not like mathematics or science. It is also known that teachers do not spend as much time teaching subjects they do not enjoy or find personally interesting. If you enjoy mathematics and science, this course of study will give you a chance to have fun extending what you know about the subjects and practicing with interesting and creative ways to teach children science and math concepts and procedures. If you do not already enjoy these subjects, the experience of working through the reading assignments and learning activities in this course of study may help you find a new appreciation for two fascinating subjects. Have you ever seen an elementary student struggle in math or science? Were you one of those students? If so, perhaps you can remember feeling confused, overwhelmed, and frustrated at times. Teachers want to help their students avoid those feelings, and that is why it is so important for them to develop not only a strong knowledge base, but also a sense of confidence in and enthusiasm for mathematics and science. Throughout this course of study, you will strengthen your understanding in key mathematics and science competencies. Those competencies emphasize an approach that represents the kind of balanced instruction that is necessary in the nation's schools today-that of both content and computation, or process and product. You have