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Want to enhance your STEM degree with valuable communication skills while finding out if teaching is for you?
Our STEM education program includes three fun and interactive introductory courses to choose from. If you like the introductory course, continue taking courses to earn the STEM Education Certificate (9 credit hours) or the STEM Education Minor (15 credit hours). This may lead to a teaching certificate (24 credit hours) in Biology, Chemistry, or Chemistry. Learn physics, math, or computer science while earning a STEM degree.
STEM education minors and certificates look great on transcripts, resumes, and medical school applications, and earning a teaching license expands a student's career options. Introductory courses are explained below.
STEM 12001 Overview of Teaching STEM Subjects
Wednesday 3:05-3:55pm, second section not yet announced
This course provides a preview of what it's like to teach STEM subjects. Engaging activities that model effective teaching practices, discussions about STEM education issues, and optional school observations help STEM majors or other students develop additional skills as a career or as a STEM professional. This will help clarify your interest in education as a.
Meets UNIV 10051 requirements.
STEM 12102 Inquiry Approach to Teaching STEM Subjects
T/TH 11 a.m. to noon or 2 to 3 p.m.
Pairs of students plan three inquiry-based lessons (choose math, science, or computer science) in classrooms at local schools, along with learning classroom strategies for engaging students and organizing lessons. I will teach you. It is aimed at STEM majors, but is open to anyone interested in considering education as an additional career option.
Classes will be held twice a week for the first four weeks and the last week. During that time, classes will only be held once a week (Tuesday) to make up for the time spent at school. Students without transportation are paired with students who can drive to school.
STEM 20003 STEM Art of Communication
T/TH 2pm-3:15pm, Tuesday 11am-1:30pm, Wednesday 11am-1:30pm, Thursday 11am-1:30pm
An interdisciplinary course that explores the importance of effective STEM communication in social science issues. This interactive and engaging course collaborates with the STEM and Fine Arts departments. Take state minimum core social science electives.
These courses have no prerequisites and can be taken in any order or during the same semester. These all lead to three pathways for a STEM major student to advance their degree through coursework that develops communication strategies and understanding of learning in her STEM field. Whether you are interested in teaching or not, the strategies teachers use to convey complex ideas and encourage critical thinking in their students will prove valuable to STEM professions. Our advisors would be happy to discuss your options in STEM education.
Email kmccomas@uark.edu or visit the STEM website.
