STP 306 - Project-Based Instruction

Description:
Candidates plan, instruct, and assess field-based STEM lessons using a project-based approach that engages learners in exploring authentic meaningful questions of concern to K12 students. Candidates apply principles of student-centered equitable teaching to inquiry-based projects. Course will be offered every year. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: STP 305 and current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Use PBI design principles to develop, instruct and assess an interdisciplinary, three-to four-week project-based unit for middle or secondary math and/or science courses
Critique the merits of PBI versus other instructional approaches
Develop alternative assessments appropriate for project-based instruction
Apply research-based literacy strategies such as Reader’s Workshop to help 6-12 students select and comprehend written text to support their project
Plan and teach a PBI instructional unit that promotes equitable and diverse participation
Critique STEM lessons in terms of applicability to students with exceptionalities and English Language Learners
Select appropropriate technology resources for student use based on the relationship of salient features of the technology to learning objectives
Integrate and assess use of relevant technologies into project-based curricular units.
Apply knowledge of the community, school, and classroom, including learner characteristics and social, cultural, political, environmental, tribal, and economic contexts to instructional and culturally responsive classroom management practices.