SEPAL Courses |
College of Science and Engineering |
BIO 652
Science Education Partners in Biology |
This upper division biology course is intended for undergraduate and graduate biology students interested in revisiting and applying their biology knowledge, understanding common misconceptions in biology, gaining experience in teaching biology in the K-12 setting, exploring the field of biology teaching as a potential career, and learning biology through teaching biology. SFSU students will engage in service-learning fieldwork through partnerships with San Francisco elementary school teachers and their students. Download the Fall 08 Syllabus (Word Doc) |
SCI 750
Introduction to Science Education, Pedagogy, and Partnership |
This course is designed to support SFSU graduate student scientists teaching in K-16 classrooms and provide an introduction to issues in teaching and learning and the larger context of K-16 science education. Weekly seminars include both instructor-driven and graduate student scientist-driven discussions of science teaching and learning. Download the Fall 08 Syllabus (Word Doc) |
SCI 850
Explorations in Science Education, Pedagogy, and Partnership |
This course is designed to build on topics introduced in SCI 750, allow graduate student scientists to explore more in depth classroom research projects, and engage graduate student scientists in the scholarship of teaching. Download the Spring 08 Syllabus (Word Doc) |
College of Extended Learning |
BIO 9400
Explorations in Science Education, Pedagogy, and Partnership |
This non-graded, continuing education credit course is designed for K-12 teachers participating in partnerships with SFSU science students. Teachers enrolled in this course are part of a K-16 science education community that meets periodically each semester (frequency depends on partnership program the teacher is involved in) to delve into various topics around science teaching and learning. |
