STEM Ed Announcement: Using Insects in the Classroom ONLINE

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is a UMass Amherst online graduate course.
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Ent. 671 - Using Insects in the Classroom ONLINE

This course is designed for individuals planning to become teachers or 
individuals who are already teachers. If you don't fit into this category, 
please don't take this course. Insects' universal presence, their wonderful 
colors and unusual body shapes, plus their ability to fly have always 
captivated the minds of young children and naturally stimulates them to ask 
meaningful questions. Thus, the first part of any scientific investigation 
has begun (i.e., making an observation and asking a question). This course 
will provide you with the essential background information about insects and 
their arthropods relatives to help you and your students find answers to 
questions. You will finish the course feeling confident in raising insects 
in your classroom, studying them in the outdoors, and directing students to 
the appropriate content resources. Insects will become an integral part of 
both your life and your students' lives. Why not learn technology along with 
your academic course content. This course will give you this opportunity and 
will demonstrate how you can most effectively use them in your own 
classroom. You will use email, a class list serve, videos, CD-ROM's and 
various computer-based programs. In order to know if you have the necessary 
computer and programs to access this course, consult with the following web 
site: see continuing education website. Part of the M.Ed. in Science 
Education program http://www.umass.edu/seo , but open to all. Instructor: 
John Stoffolano

3 credits  To obtain the cost per credit hour, consult the following 
website:

http://www.umassulearn.net/