Senior-Years (9-12) Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: Biology I

3 credits · Undergraduate

(4 hrs Lecture) This course introduces students to curriculum, instruction, and assessment for teaching Biology at the Grade 9, 10, and 11 levels. It presents a wide variety of teaching strategies and resources that assist learners in their conceptual development and understanding of biology, placing an emphasis on practical laboratory work and student activities. The course examines the discrete Biology curriculum modules at each of the respective levels: Reproduction, Grade 9; Dynamics of Ecosystems, Grade 10; and Wellness and Homeostasis, Digestion and Nutrition, Transportation and Respiration, Excretion and Waste Management, and Protection and Control, Grade 11.