Various course activities will continue to explore the following: 1) the relationship between content - specific lesson planning, enactment, and
reflection; 2) what it means to teach three - dimensional science content that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and reflects what the profession currently understands
about the learning of scientific concepts; 3) rethinking procedural laboratory and textbook activities; and 4)
methodologies to foster and maintain a positive scientific classroom climate that incorporates all aspects of science proficiency.