In Cooperation with the
uly 7- 18, 2008
For Middle School and High School Science Teachers
Mr. Robert Shoemaker, Director
Dr. John Truedson, Associate Director
Program Description
This
program is designed to provide elementary and middle school teachers broad
content graduate courses with concurrent pedagogy that will aid in the
implementation of a standards based curriculum. Courses will be offered in the
earth sciences, biological sciences, and the physical sciences over the next
three summers. These core courses, with the addition of six credits in
professional education and a research paper or thesis, will fulfill the basic
course requirements for a Master of Science in Science, with an emphasis in
science education. These courses have been designed for application to
teaching situations to fulfill state and federal requirements for grades 5 - 8
science licensure. All core classes will be offered at the
The Summer Science Institute program (SSIP) has been offering graduate level courses in Science Education for Teachers since 1994.
Please feel free to contact the program director ( Dr. John Truedson) if you have any questions
We have expanded our program by the offering of courses on the Internet beginning in Fall 2003. For more information for 2008 online courses click on the link BSU Science and Physics Distance Learning.
Sample M.S. research papers:
Sample 1 Sample 2
BSU Graduate Studies Programs and Application information