Science Education Studies

Professors C. Bruxvoort, J. Jadrich

Courses listed under the Science Education Studies (SCES) Department are open to all Calvin students meeting the course prerequisites, although their primary intent is to serve students in the teacher education program. Students wanting both certification and the flexibility to teach any science course at the middle- or high-school level must major (secondary education students) or at least minor (elementary education students) in integrated science studies. 

Programs

• Integrated Science Studies Major: Elementary Education
• Integrated Science Studies Major: Secondary Education

• Integrated Science Studies Minor: Elementary Education

Courses

• SCES 120 - Scientific Models and Reasoning
• SCES 121 - The Content and Nature of Science for Elementary Teachers
• SCES 122 - Science Content and Skills for Elementary Teachers
• SCES 214 - Communication and Learning in the Natural Sciences
• SCES 312 - Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School
• SCES 313 - Science Teaching in Elementary and Middle School
• SCES 314 - Integration Methods and Pedagogies for Secondary Science Teachers
• SCES 359 - Seminar in Secondary Teaching of Integrated Science
• SCES 390 - Independent Study
• SCES 525 - Alternative Frameworks and Conceptual Change in the Science Classroom
• SCES 526 - Teaching the Nature of Science
• SCES 527 - Scientific Reasoning and Teaching Inquiry
• SCES 590 - Independent Study