The
Secondary Science Education Program
Important
Questions to Consider Prior to Teaching
All Secondary
Science Education Majors Should Embrace the Development of Scientific Thinking.
Any Decisions that Are Made with the Use
of Scientific Thinking Require Evidence. Therefore, The Secondary Science
Education Mantra is Simply Stated: “As Evidenced By.”
Component 1: Planning for Instruction
1. What is the Central Focus of the Lesson?
2. How Will Your Knowledge of Your Students Inform
Your Teaching?
3. How Will You Support Students’ Science
Learning?
4. How Will You Support Science Development
through the Use of Language?
5. What Methods Will You Employ to Monitor
Student Learning?
Component 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning
1. How Will You Foster a Positive Learning
Environment?
2. What Methods did You Employ to Engage
Students in Learning?
3. What Methods did You Use to Deepen Student
Learning during Instruction?
4. How and Why Will You Analyze Your Teaching?
Component 3: Assessing Student Learning
1. How Will You Analyze Student Learning?
2. What Feedback Will You Provide to Guide
Further Learning?
3. What Evidence From the Lesson Can You
Supply to Demonstrate the Students’ Understanding and of Use Academic Language?
4. How Will You Use Assessment to Inform
Instruction?