EDSC 501 - Teaching Environmental Science (3)

Environmental science is a hot topic on the national and international stage. Because of the political, economic, and ethical concerns surrounding the subject, teaching environmental science is no longer a simple matter of examining environmental processes. Rather, it is a complex interweaving of current events, the study of ecosystems, and the application of the scientific method.

In this course, you will develop tools and strategies for teaching current environmental thought; physical, chemical, and biological principles related to environmental science; environmental economics and ethics; and current environmental problems. Using Vygotsky’s Theory of Instruction and Development, you will examine how to nurture active learning and help students become critical consumers of information in the field of environmental science. By teaching students to interpret data using the scientific method, you’ll foster their development of evidence-based reasoning skills and prepare them to sort through misconceptions and new concepts in the field.

Using the methods from this course, you’ll be able to produce students who are critical, unbiased scientific thinkers who can engage with environmental issues with a global view in mind.