ASTR 6300 - Teaching Astronomy

2 Hours
Course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for science teaching. Topics include univocal and dialogic discourse, questioning strategies, Bloom’s taxonomy, mental models, formative assessment and bridging, the resource framework, motivation and cooperative learning, argumentation, metacognition, nature of science, and qualities of effective teachers. Two lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.