Here NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage.
"Most Aligned" Set of Courses
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Science Requirement 01
BIO 1103 - Global Climate Change and Earth’s Life
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Science Requirement 01
GES 1103 - Environmental Change, Hazards, and Resources
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Science Requirement 02
CI 4401 - Methods of Elementary Science Teaching
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Science Requirement 03
CI 3557 - Build It! Design Technology and Elementary STEAM Education
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 55.56% coverage of science topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- Forces, Waves, and Energy
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- Space Systems
To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits: ANT 1430
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits: BIO 1201
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits: BIO 1202
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits: BIO 1203
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: CHE 1102/1120
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1101
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1102
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1103
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1104
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1150
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1151
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1812
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: PHY 1814
- Structure and Properties of Matter: CHE 1101/1110
- Structure and Properties of Matter: CHE 1102/1120
- Space Systems: AST 1001
- Space Systems: AST 1002
Analysis of Content Covered by "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
Download Recommendations| Themes: | Pedagogy | Life Science | Physical Science | Earth & Space Sciences | Engineering | ||||||||
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| Topics (hover to see name): |
ACross-cutting Concepts |
BScientific and Engineering Practices |
CInterdependent Relationships in Ecosystems |
DInheritance and Variation of Traits |
EForces, Waves, and Energy |
FStructure and Properties of Matter |
GSpace Systems |
HEarth's Systems and Processes |
IEngineering Design |
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BIO 1103Global Climate Change and Earth’s Life |
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GES 1103Environmental Change, Hazards, and Resources |
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CI 4401Methods of Elementary Science Teaching |
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CI 3557Build It! Design Technology and Elementary STEAM Education |
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| Total Content Covered: 55.56% | |||||||||||||
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall: |
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