Dr. John Ellis - Department of Education


EDU 330 -
Science Methods in Early Childhood, Elementary, & Middle School

Syllabus - Western Campus
Syllabus - Western Campus - Summer

Syllabus - Northland Campus

Lesson Planning & Development
     Science Lesson Plan Format

     ABCD's of Objectives
     Designing Effective Lessons
     Planning for Instruction - M. Hunter
     M. Hunter - An Overview
     
Assessment
     Assessment Curriculum
     Design & Use of Rubrics

Constructivism
     Constructivism
     The Ways of Constructivism

     The Many Faces of Constructivism
     Knowledge Saying
     Science Knowledge

Science Process Skills
     Sciences Process

Inquiry
    Teacher - Learner Continuum

Science & Related Standards
     National Science Standards
     INTASC

Elementary Classroom
     The Elementary Science Classroom Pt. I
     The Elementary Science Classroom Pt. II

Science Learning for All Students
     Science Learning for All Students

     Strategies for Adapting Science Instruction
     8 Intelligences

Interdisciplinary Curriculum & Instruction
     Benefits & Advantages of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum

     Interdisciplinary Lesson
     Interdisciplinary Curriculum
    

Technology in the Elementary Science Classroom

Other Important "Stuff"
     The Scientific Method

Science Unit Lesson Plan Rubric

APA Style

Science Related Photos of Interest
     Flintrock Formation - MN
     Folded Beds - MN
     Glacial Till - MN
     Stromatolite - Canada
     Loess Bed - MO
     Flint Hills - KS
     Rocky Mountains - CO