Teaching and Learning
CENTER for ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION
Teaching and Learning majors are interested in both how people learn and in  science. They believe in the effectiveness of a range of teaching methods and are open to combining traditional and non-traditional approaches to reach and engage a variety of audiences. They are change agents.
Teaching and learning majors see the world as a classroom. They work indoors and outdoors to teach the facts and principles of the natural world. They welcome the security of a school-year job and the flexibility and reward that summer work in the physical sciences can offer. They are interested in youth and in motivating them to learn the science of nature.
Is this you?
Do you wonder how the world works? Are you a leader? Are you the one who explains things to your classmates? Do you like working with others? Do you think science should be used to help solve problems? Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want to change the world, one person at a time? Or faster?
If yes, a Teaching and Learning major is for you.
What you will study
Upon completion of the Teaching and Learning major, you will receive a Grades 7-12 Science Teacher Certification.
In addition to a core of either biology or physical science courses, your studies will also include:
- Foundation of Education
- Educational Psychology
- Methods of Teaching Secondary Science
- A full semester of Student Teaching
Complete Program Requirements
What you will do
- Over 100 hours of classroom observations and working with middle school and high school students, in and out of doors
- Help design and teach a two-day "camp" experience for Mount View Junior High students
- Personally design science experiments
- Integrate current software and technology in lessons that engage today's students
- A full semester of student learning
Who will teach you
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Angela Hardy
Co-Director of Teacher Education Director of the Center for Experiential and Environmental Education
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.
-Mark Van Doren |
Jim Horan
Director of the Learning Resource Center
Professor of Developmental Studies
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Gerry Saunders
Professor of Education
Nature is my school room. - Family Circus cartoon, Jeffy |
Where your major can take you
Teaching and Learning majors often combine school-year teaching professions in junior high and high schools with summer work as:
Interpretative Park Rangers
Field Biologists
Nature Guides (fly fishing, etc.)
Science Teachers
Scientific Researchers
Explore a Career in Teaching and Learning
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