Project-based instruction to explore science education topic of high interest that enhances the student's educational outcome.

Are you interested in writing a grant? Would you like to test some specific piece of equipment with your students? Do you have to re-write your curriculum guide? Are you going to a super summer workshop and want to turn your experiences into laboratory activities? Special Topics in Science Education allows you a variety of options for producing educational products. You, along with a faculty member, will propose a small project and determine what outcome you want to produce. This output could be in the form of a grant for submission to a funding agency, a research paper that you co-present at a conference, a set of classroom activities, or any other product upon which you and your advisor agree.

SCE 5v06 is an elective science education course for the Master of Arts in Teaching – Science Education (MAT-SE) Online degree program offered by the Science/Mathematics Education Department (SciMathEd) at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). Students earn variable semester credit hours upon successful completion. This course may be repeated.

Offered completely online, this course has the same learning objectives as the on-campus section. Meeting or exceeding the UT TeleCampus ‘Principles of Good Practice’, a student-centered approach promotes high expectations for coursework and academic performance. Established on a solid foundation of scientific research and academic excellence, this course specifically supports the MAT-SE Online program goal to produce students who are able to use and contribute to current educational research and methodology.