About this course
Critical Thinking Issues in Science Education (NSCT 698) - All of us are taught that critical thinking is the most important thing to teach our students, no matter our discipline. What is critical thinking, are we critical thinkers ourselves, how can we integrate critical thinking into our classrooms?
In this course, we will focus on two areas of critical thinking in science education: the thinking that our students do with regards to science content, and the critical thinking that we as teachers do when teaching science.
The culminating project for this course is a case study of your own teaching. This will involve collecting classroom video, analyzing students’ thinking and reflecting on your own choices and thoughts about the lesson.
