Senior Years: Teaching Biology

3 cr · Undergraduate

An exploration of the Manitoba Science Curriculum Framework for Biology in grades 11 and 12, focusing particularly on the foundational principles underlying the learning and teaching of science in these documents, as well as the key scientific concepts in each unit of the curriculum. Following contemporary approaches to teaching and learning, particularly conceptual change and socio-scientific issues (SSI), readings and discussions will focus on content-specific issues related to teaching and learning biology at the senior level.