STEM Majors: Still Need 1 or 2 Credit Hours to Fill Your Spring Schedule? Enroll in a STEM Education Course
Would you like to enhance your STEM degree with valuable communication skills while seeing if teaching is for you?
The STEM Education program has three fun and interactive introductory courses to choose from. If you like what you see, you can continue on to earn a certificate or minor in STEM education, or further earn a teaching license in biology, chemistry, physics, math or computer science.
ARSC 1201 Introduction to Teaching STEM Subjects: An engaging course that allows students to practice and implement techniques and skills associated with learning and teaching science, math or computer science. Fulfills freshman requirement: UNIV 1001 University Perspectives.
ARSC 1212 Field Experience in Teaching STEM Subjects: After learning strategies for engaging students and organizing a lesson, student pairs plan and teach several lessons (choice of math, science or computer science) in a local school classroom.
STEM 2003 The Art of STEM Communication: An interdisciplinary course that explores the importance of effective STEM communication in socio-scientific issues. Interactive and engaging, this course collaborates with the STEM and Fine Arts departments. Fufills a social science elective for state minimum core.
These courses have no prerequisites and can be taken in any order or during the same semester.
The STEM Education program has three pathways for STEM majors to enhance their degrees with coursework that develops communication strategies and understanding of learning in the STEM disciplines. Whether or not you are interested in a teaching career, you will find strategies teachers use to convey complex ideas and engage students in critical thinking that are valuable to any STEM profession. Begin by enrolling in any of these introductory courses, then consider adding a STEM education minor (15 credit hours), certificate (nine credit hours) or a teaching license (24 credit hours) to your STEM degree.
Advisers are happy to discuss options in STEM education. Email them at teach@uark.edu or visit the STEM website.
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Contacts
Kim McComas, teaching associate professor of math education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
479-575-3280,
kmccomas@uark.edu
Shannon Magsam, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
magsam@uark.edu
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