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Science Education ProgramScience Education Program

TEACH SCIENCE - IMPACT THE FUTURE


Why Consider Teaching as a Career?

Science Education Program

WHY TEACHERS TEACHWhat Teachers Say . . . and the % Who Say It

• Teaching is work they love to do– 96%

• They would choose teaching again if starting over– 80%

• Teaching is a lifelong choice– 75%

• They get a lot of satisfaction out of teaching– 68%

• They fell into teaching by chance– 16%


INTRINSIC REASONS FOR TEACHING(internal psychic satisfactions, as personal accomplishment or joy of work)

• Joy of seeing students learn• Performing a significant social service• Fellow teachers/colleagues relationships• Work you love to do• Work gives sense you are respected and appreciated• Time to spend with family • Potential to affect the lives of others• Love of subject taught• Lifelong learning opportunities


EXTRINSIC REASONS FOR TEACHING(public, external attractions of an occupation, such as money, prestige, and power)

• Salaries – $45,000 - $95,000 range + benefits and improving• Status – positive but sometimes difficult to discern• Power – unique power over students• Work Schedule – “June, July, and August”

– two semesters of 18 weeks plus 10 teacher work days– 185 days total compared to 260 M-F in one year

• Benefits – retirement, health/dental/vision, low interest loans

• Job Security – tenure after two years• Opportunities for Increased Pay – pay scale (% each year

and additional step on pay scale)• Opportunities for Advancement – curriculum specialist,

department chair, counselor, assistant principal, principal, superintendent


SAMPLE SALARY SCHEDULES• Anaheim Union High School District

– has a student population of approximately 37,000, including Adult Education. The District covers 46 square miles and stretches across the cities of Anaheim, Cypress, Buena Park, La Palma and Stanton. Our students, who speak 49 different languages in their homes, attend 23 campuses and come to us from five feeder elementary districts

– $49,436 for BA + 30 (Certificated Salary Schedule 07-08)• Capistrano Unified School District

– $ 48,499 for BA + 30 (Certificated Salary Schedule 07-08)• Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District

– 20 miles north of San Jose and 45 miles south of San Francisco; student population of 3,683 students of which 55% are Caucasian and 45% are students of color

– $57,094 for BA+30 (Certificated Salary Schedule 07-08)

Be a Science Teacher Presentation 6

http://www.auhsd.k12.ca.us/ourpages/salary/teachers/Teacher%20Salary%20Schedule%2007-08.pdf?

http://www.cusdjobs.org/salary_sch/CUEA%20Effective%207-1-07.pdf

http://www.mvla.k12.ca.us/apps/pub.asp?Q=18


FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE WHILE EARNING A CREDENTIAL

• Got loans? If not, get some! The Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) assumes up to $19,000 in outstanding educational loan balances in return for four consecutive years of teaching science.– http://aple.csusuccess.org/scholarship

• Science teachers may earn their credential while fully employed in the public schools.– http://ed.fullerton.edu/SecEd/Professional_Track_Program/Index.htm


http://aple.csusuccess.org/scholarship

http://ed.fullerton.edu/SecEd/Professional_Track_Program/Index.htm


Why Teach Science?


SCIENCE TEACHERS SHAPE STUDENTS LIVES AND IMPACT SOCIETY

Click on the image to see a short presentation by Dave, a middle school science teacher. He teaches several grades and covers many science topics, covering things like earth science, living things, astronomy, and more. In this presentation, he is working with sixth graders to investigate electricity.


SCIENCE TEACHERS ARE PART OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

Click on pictures to find out what these teachers are doing!


SCIENCE TEACHERS INFLUENCE THE FUTURE

• Teachers influence the science literacy of the general population, who become voting citizens, leaders, and decision-makers of our society.

• Elementary teachers prepare and influence the students who enter (or don’t enter) high school science classes.

• High school science teachers prepare and influence the students who enter (or don’t enter) university science programs.

• University faculty help prepare and influence future teachers and scientists.

• Future teachers go back to influence students and the cycle continues.

• Thus the future of both science and our society depends on our science teachers.

Be a Science Teacher Presentation 11Adapted from APS Forum on Education

http://units.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/spring2005/welcome.cfm


TOP 25 QUESTIONS FACING SCIENCE OVER THE NEXT 25 YEARS


BE A SCIENCE TEACHERPREPARE THE MINDS THAT DISCOVER THE ANSWERS

See the Top 125 Questions of the 21st Century in Science http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/125th/

http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/125th/

http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/125th/


What are the Steps to Earning a Teaching

Credential?


TEACHING SCIENCE IN CALIFORNIA

• To earn a secondary science teaching credential, candidates must – demonstrate subject matter competency and – complete a program of professional preparation.

• The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing authorizes eight different science credentials for teaching in grades 7-12.– Each credential requires demonstration of subject matter competence through completion of

specific undergraduate or graduate degrees OR successful passage of several subtests of the California Science Examination for Teachers (CSET) in Science.

– Candidates with a regular credential in a science area are authorized to teach in their specific discipline as well as general and integrated science, including middle school science.

– Candidates with a Specialized credential in a science area are authorized to teach only in their specific discipline.

• The most common route to subject matter competency is a major in a specific discipline and passage of the appropriate CSETs.



CREDENTIAL PROGRAM COURSEWORK: PREREQUISITES


• PREREQUISITES:– EDSC 310: The Teaching Experience: Participation (3)– EDSC 320: Adolescence and Education (3) (GE)– EDSC 330: Developing Literacy in Secondary Schools (3)– EDSC 340: Student Diversity in Secondary Schools (3)

• PRESERVICE COURSES REQUIRED OF ALL INTERN CANDIDATES:– EDSC 400: Methods for Internship Credential Candidates (3) – EDSC 410: Teaching English Learners in Secondary Schools (3)

ALL PREREQ AND PRESERVICE COURSES ARE OFFERED WEB DURING FALL, INTERSESSION, SPRING, AND SUMMER


CREDENTIAL PROGRAM COURSEWORK

• EXTERN SEMESTER (FIRST SEMESTER):– EDSC 304: Personal Proficiency Educational Technology (3)– EDSC 440F: Supervised Fieldwork in Secondary Schools (2)– EDSC 440S: General Pedagogy of Secondary School Teaching (4)– SCED 442: Teaching Science in Secondary Schools (3)– SCED 449E: Externship in Secondary Teaching– Science (3)

• STUDENT TEACHER SEMESTER (SECOND SEMESTER):– SCED 449I: Internship in Secondary Teaching-Science (10)– SCED 449S: Seminar in Secondary Teaching—Science(3)– EDSC 460: Teaching Assessment Seminar (3)



WHY CHOOSE CSUF FOR YOUR SINGLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL PROGRAM?

PROGRAM QUALITY• We are the first choice of Orange County district administrators and principals.• Programs are nationally accredited by the National Council on Teacher Education (NCATE).• Candidates complete the California Teaching Performance Assessment and prepare an

Individualized Induction Plan for their employing district.RELEVANT CURRICULUM AND FIELDWORK• Field-based program allows students to apply theory to practice in classroom settings. • Methods courses and supervision are content specific.• Intern program allows qualified candidates to earn their credential while employed as teachers.INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING• Students complete the Intel® Teach to the Future program during EDSC 304/307. • Faculty and students use innovative technologies, including Web 2.0 tools, Blackboard, podcasting,

video streaming, online thinking tools, and audience response systems.FACULTY AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS• Program faculty are involved in our neighboring schools, collaborating with teachers to improve

policy and practice. They have published numerous articles; obtained millions of dollars in annually funded grants; and are recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally.



What Science Would You Teach?

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WHAT GUIDES SCIENCE INSTRUCTION IN CALIFORNIA?

California Science Framework This is the blueprint for how to teach science, containing information about:

– Education Reform– Science Instruction and Instructional Materials– Professional Preparation of Science Teachers

Science Content Standards – California has identified and adopted academic content

standards for kindergarten through grade twelve.– These standards are designed to ensure that all students have

a rich experience in science at every grade level and that curriculum, builds on previous learning.

– See these standards by grade level at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scmain.asp


CA MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE

• 6th Grade: Focus on Earth Science– Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure, Shaping Earth’s Surface, Heat,

Energy in the Earth System, Ecology, Resources, Investigation and Experimentation

• 7th Grade: Focus on Life Science– Cell Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Earth and Life History, Structure and

Function in Living Systems, Physical Principles in Living Systems, Investigation and Experimentation

• 8th Grade: Focus on Physical Science– Forces, Motion, Structure of Matter, Earth in the Solar System,

Reactions, Chemistry of Living Systems, Periodic Table, Density and Buoyancy, Investigation and Experimentation



CA HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE• Physics

– Motion and Forces, Conservation of Energy and Momentum, Heat and Thermodynamics, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Phenomena, Investigation and Experimentation

• Chemistry– Atomic and Molecular Structure, Chemical Bonds, Conservation of Matter and

Stoichiometry, Gases and Their Properties, Acids and Bases, Solutions, Chemical Thermodynamics, Reaction Rates, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Nuclear Processes , Investigation and Experimentation

• Biology/Life Sciences– Cell Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Physiology , Investigation and

Experimentation• Earth Sciences

– Earth’s Place in the Universe, Dynamic Earth Processes, Energy in the Earth System, Biogeochemical Processes, Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere, California Geology , Investigation and Experimentation



WHAT SCIENCE DO WE TEACH AND WHY?

Many organizations have an opinion about what science we should teach. For example:

– Science for All Americans: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) founded Project 2061 in 1985 to help all Americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology.

– ACS Education: The American Chemical Society is just one example of subject-specific organizations that offer curriculum and instructional resources for teaching society.

– NSTA Teacher Resources: The goal of the National Science Teachers Association is to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.


AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

• Website for Educators and Students• Curriculum Materials• Student Activities• ACS High School Student Clubs

– Your Virtual Chemistry Club• Public Service Announcement



AMERICAN PHYSICS SOCIETY

• Website for Students and Educators

• Color Me Physics Coloring Book• Physics to Go



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

• Education and Teacher Resources Website

• Why Earth Science brochure• Nature of Science and Scientific Method• Understanding Climate Change

presentations and videos



AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

• Resources for Teaching and Learning

• The Butterfly Project• Actionbioscience.org



What are Your Next Steps?

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YOUR “TO DO” LIST• Complete an undergraduate degree in the sciences or related field.

• See “Majoring in the Sciences” Presentation.• Attend a Single Subject Credential Program overview.

– See http://ed.fullerton.edu/adtep/EDSCoverviews.htm. • Apply to the university.

– See www.csumentor.edu• Apply to the Single Subject Credential Program.

– See http://ed.fullerton.edu/adtep/ – Deadlines: February 28 for Fall semester entrance and September 30 for Spring

semester entrance• Demonstrate basic skills by passing the CBEST.

– See www.cbest.nesinc.com • Demonstrate subject matter competency by passing the appropriate

California Subject Examination (CSET) subtests.– See www.cset.nesinc.com

• Complete required prerequisite coursework.• Get ready for a life-changing experience!Be a Science Teacher Presentation 29


NSTA CAREER CENTER

• There are many things you can do to prepare for a career as a science teacher before you enter the classroom. Whether you are still a student or you are an adult seeking to enter the field, now is the time for you to begin building skills related to teaching, management, and organization.

• See suggestions and resources at: http://careers.nsta.org/advice_planning.asp


ADVISEMENT RESOURCES

• Center for Careers in Teaching – www.fullerton.edu/cct/

• Science Education Program– ed.fullerton.edu/SecEd/Credential_Prog

• Science Education Office (714-278-2703)

• Science Education Program Director– Dr. Vikki Costa ([email protected] )



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION• Why Teach?

– http://www.recruitingteachers.org/channels/clearinghouse/whyteach/default1.htm • I love Teaching

– http://www.iloveteaching.com - designed to encourage new teachers• New Teacher.com

– http://www.new-teacher.com -designed to inspire those considering teaching).• Occupational Outlook Handbook – Information on Teaching

– http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm - the site offers extensive information on the nature of teaching, the employment picture, working conditions, and the job outlook

• Career Planning for Teachers– http://careerplanning.about.com/library/weekly/aa030901d.htm - describes the nature

of teaching• Status of the American Public School Teacher

– http://www.nea.org/edstats/images/status.pdf - snapshot of the profession today in a historical perspective


YEAR OF SCIENCE 2009


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