Curriculum & Instruction: STEM Education
This program is targeted at elementary or secondary teachers who wish to increase their content and pegagogical knowledge related to STEM education.
Students who are elementary teachers and have an interest in STEM can increase their content knowledge and instructional abilities in these areas. This could also lead to becoming STEM teachers/coordinators to all grade levels in their schools.
Students who are secondary teachers in one STEM subject can take the courses in another STEM subject, and then take the Praxis for that new subject area to get an additional endorsement. This option includes 3 Praxis preparation courses for Chemistry, Physics, and Biology that could be taken as electives for this degree. Students will not only learn more STEM content, but also the pedagogy/andragogy of teaching STEM.
Note: This program does not lead to teaching licensure.
Required Courses
| Course Number & Name | Credit Hours |
| AEP 800 Innovative Technology Integration | 3 |
| AEP 803 Educational Research | 3 |
| AEP 858 Data Analysis & Assessment | 3 |
| AEP 859 Curriculum & Evaluation of PK-12 Schools | 3 |
| AEP 865 How People Learn & Teach STEM | 3 |
| AEP 867 Instructional Design & Assessment | 3 |
| AEP 880 Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| STEM Content | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 |
Approved Electives will be graduate-level courses from a STEM discipline, such as biology or mathematics. Students may take those electives all from one discipline or mix. See the pre-approved list of current electives, as of spring 2024.
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Contact Information
For more information about this program, please contact Jackie Baxter at (785) 628-5279 or jabaxter2@fhsu.edu.