UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Revised
Academic Program Approval
This form is a routing document for the approval of new
and revised academic programs. Proposing department should
complete this form. For more
information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.
Submitted by: _Danielle Ford________________phone
number___831-6254_____________
Department: ____Education_____________________email
address_djford@udel.edu___
Date: __________10/1/2010__________________________________
Action: _____Revise the middle school science concentration in the
Elementary Teacher Education major____
(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete
major/minor/concentration,
revise major/minor/concentration,
academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change,
etc.)
Effective term____________11F________________________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree____________BS_________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: ___________________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed name:_______________________________________________________________
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:_Elementary Teacher Education – Middle
School Science
Concentration
Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________
(Example: African
Studies, Business
Administration, English, Leadership,
etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________
(Must
attach your Graduate Program
Policy Statement)
Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(Be aware that approval
of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through
the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)
None
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
The change we are proposing to the
Elementary Teacher Education – Middle School Science Concentration is primarily
logistical in nature (see rationale below). However, it does involve a course,
SCEN 650, that was designed as a content-rigorous,
advanced Problem-Based Learning course. As such, it addresses the goals of
undergraduate education in the following manner: students work in collaborative
groups (Goal 3) in a PBL format (Goal 2) to investigate critical science and
societal issues (Goals 4, 5), develop arguments for problem solutions (Goal 2),
and present the implications of their solutions (Goals 4, 7) in a variety of
written, oral, and technology-based formats (Goal 1).
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
None (the course affected by this revision, SCEN 650, is
offered within Arts & Sciences, but the proposed revision to the program
will not change enrollment or frequency of offerings of the course)
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
We propose to change the way SCEN 650 is included in the
Elementary Teacher Education – Middle School Science Concentration. We propose
to include the course as a requirement in the program in addition to, rather than a substitution
for, part of the 18 credits of science content courses required in the
concentration. This is not a change to the course or how it is offered, and
will not affect enrollments.
SCEN 650 is an advanced problem-based learning content course
that was designed through an NSF-funded collaboration of science and education
faculty. The course models inquiry-based teaching methods through investigations
of rigorous science content. The course was originally designed as the capstone
to a continuum of reform-based science content courses in a sequence of content
areas. However, it has proven logistically difficult to manage students’
science course scheduling across their entire undergraduate career in a way to
ensure they do not repeat content that will be covered in their senior year in
SCEN 650. By requiring the course as an independent content course, rather than
as a substitution for 3 of the 18 credits of science mandated by NCATE
requirements, students and instructors alike will not be constrained by the
need for specific content.
This proposed revision does eliminate 3 elective credits
within the ETE – Middle School Science concentration. (We cannot reduce or
change the other science requirements, as they are required for NCATE
accreditation.) However, the change is
not different from other specializations in the major; the revised program
would have the same number of elective credits (0) as currently found in the
Middle School English, Middle School Mathematics, and Special Education
concentrations.
Program Requirements:
(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the
Course Catalog. If this is a revision,
be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of
the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)
Before:
Middle School Science
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Biology courses |
6 |
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Physical science courses |
6 |
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Earth science course |
3 |
|
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(will substitute for one of the above) |
(3) |
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Environmental science course |
3 |
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Teaching Science in the Middle School |
3 |
|
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Student Teaching: Middle School Science |
5 |
|
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Free elective from any department |
3 |
|
SCEN 650* is required, and will substitute for 3 credits in one of the following
areas, depending on the course content for a particular semester: Earth
Science, Biology, or Physical Science. A list of approved courses can be
obtained from an advisor in 120 Willard Hall.
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TOTAL CREDITS IN THE MAJOR WITH MIDDLE
SCHOOL SCIENCE |
121 |
After:
Middle School Science
A list of approved biology, physical
science, earth science and environmental science courses is online at http://www.udel.edu/education/ete/second/science.html.
|
Biology courses |
6 |
|
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Physical science courses |
6 |
|
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Earth science course |
3 |
|
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Environmental science course |
3 |
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Scientific Inquiry for Current and
Future Teachers |
3 |
|
|
Teaching Science in the Middle School |
3 |
|
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Student Teaching: Middle School Science |
5 |
|
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TOTAL CREDITS IN THE MAJOR WITH MIDDLE
SCHOOL SCIENCE |
121 |
ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting
documentation.)
Department Chairperson Date
Dean of College Date
Chairperson, College Curriculum
Committee___________________________________Date_____________________
Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR
Studies Date
Chairperson,
Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
& International Programs Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
Revised
From: Vukelich, Carol
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:06 AM
To: Danielle Ford;
Cc: Vukelich, Carol
Subject: UCTE Approval of ETE Middle School Science Concentration
Revision
Via this message, I report that UCTE approved the requested
changes to the Middle School Science Concentration in the ETE
Program. Specifically, UCTE approves SCEN 650 as a requirement in the
ETE-Middle School Science Concentration, rather than as a substitute for
another course. Please attach this message with the University Faculty
Senate Form. Thank you!
Carol Vukelich
Director,
302.831.1657
302.831.2708 (fax)