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Ontario Tech University
   
    Jan 21, 2025  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Calendar 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

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CURS 4100U – Curriculum Studies I: I/S Biology


This course will explore the fundamentals of learning and teaching science and biology in grades 7-10.  The course will draw on research in science and biology teaching, learning, and assessment, and will show how such findings may be used in the classroom. Students will explore, analyse and develop educational tools with special attention toward using educational technologies to promote scientific inquiry and conceptual understanding.  Students will develop knowledge of relevant Ontario Ministry of Education guidelines, policies and documents for creating safe and positive learning environments, with an emphasis on equity, diversity, collaboration, and community. Topics will include pedagogies for the development of conceptual understanding and scientific investigation in biology, inquiry and communication in biology, and critical approaches relating biology to society and the environment.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 4
Note(s): Restricted to I/S Consecutive BEd students or I/S Concurrent BSc (Hons)/BEd students in Year 5.
Experiential learning: Yes



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