SEMINAR FOR STUDENT TEACHERS OF SCIENCE

(1) Introductory material

• Syllabus, Semester plan
• Lesson Planning
• Classroom management
• 1st day of school Questionnaire
• Discipline contract
• Professional Conferences
• Professional Organizations
• Organization of materials

(2) Laboratory Safety

• Safety "Scavenger Hunt"
• Chemical Storage
• Chemical warnings
• California Safety Handbook
• Safety Contract

(3) Equipping your Laboratory

• Common sources of chemicals
• Chemical supply companies
• Grant writing
• Comparison shopping
• Teacher discounts
• Free resources

(4) Curricular Standards

• Standards
• NSES
• Reform Movements
• Advanced Placement
• Textbook evaluation
• California Standards for the Teaching Profession
• National Board Certification

(5) Language of Science

• Root words
• Standard Units
• Science Writing Style Guidelines
• Units; Conversions

(6) Measurement, Scale, Estimation, Calculations

• Measurement
• Powers of Ten
• Teaching estimation skills

(7) Dispatches

• Science humor
• Lateral thinking exercises
• Warm-up ideas

(8) Technological resources

• Calculator-Based Labs (CBL)
• Internet Resources
• Shareware/Public Domain Software
• On-line Experiments
• Probeware
• Videomicroscopy
• Science Software

(9) Video Resources for Science Classroom

• Middle School Resources
• Physics: Physical Universe, etc.
• Integrated Science: Connections
• Developing study/review guides for videos
• Library Resources: Districts, CSUN,Los Angeles Public Library, KCLS

(10) Science Fair

• Science fair rules and guidelines
• Project ideas
• Pitfalls

(11) Problem Solving

• Teaching Thinking Skills
• Dimensional analysis
• Teaching problem solving
• Ionic reactions
• Equations and conceptualization
• Astronomy
• Geology
• Genetics
• Interpreting: graphs | charts | maps etc.

(12) Science Teaching Resources

• Bulletin boards materials
• Current events
• Science museums
• Field trips & guest speakers
• CSUN Teacher Curriculum Center
• Construct your own slide show
• Electronic field trips (biomes)
• Videomicroscope videos
• Laserdisc resources

(13) Activities/Games

• Science Bowl
• Science Skits
• Identifying unknown photos, electron micrographs
• Games

(14) Reading/Writing in Science

• Essay writing
• Exam strategies
• Note-taking
• Outlining
• Graphic organizers

(15) Demonstrations in Specific Areas

• Biology | Chemistry | Geoscience | Physics | Heatlh

(16) Preparing for a job

• Interview process
• Professional File
• Career planing and placement; Job fairs
• Preparing a Resume