Teacher Quality Program Welcome! Program Information:    2007-2008    2007-2008 - Summer 2007     Teaching Contemporary Biology  Biology  I: Cell/Molecular  Biology II: Human Physiology, Ecology and Evolution
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Texas Wesleyan University

Teacher Quality - Graduate Course Opportunity

Teaching Ecological Concepts I and II

Texas Wesleyan University has been awarded grant support from

the Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer two Graduate level

ecology courses.  Texas Wesleyan University is currently accepting

applications to enroll in these Graduate Courses to expand the

knowledge and skills of classroom teachers.  A total of twenty

teachers may participate.  If interested, please complete the attached

application form and return it at your earliest convenience.  Space is

limited so enroll early.

Content: The Graduate Courses will last one year and focus on

Ecology and Conservation Biology.

Emphasis: The Graduate Courses will focus on building content

knowledge and effective teaching strategies.  Each teacher will

receive classroom teaching materials based on the knowledge and

skills developed.  This is an infused approach for teaching and

integrated curriculum.

Level:  These Graduate Courses assume no previous university

level preparation in science.  The content focuses on concepts that

underlie timely societal concerns which make their way into the local

and national media.  It provides curricular material that is appropriate

for Middle and High School classrooms and is interesting to

Elementary School Teachers as well.

Credit:  The Graduate Courses offer a total of 6 credits of graduate

level credit in natural science which can be applied toward a Master’s Degree in Education.  Continuing Education Credit is also available.

Cost:  Tuition is free.  All expenses are covered by the grant support.  Teaching materials for labs are provided.

Stipend: The grant provides a $300 summer stipend and provides travel

and per diem support. 

Participation in and successful completion

of this program by Fort Worth ISD personnel qualifies them for a $2000 stipend offered by the FWISD.

Dates:  The Graduate Courses are offered Monday-Thursday June 16

– July 3, 2008 from 12:30-4:30. The course will meet on alternative Saturdays, seven times during the Fall of 2008.  It will begin

September 5, 2008. The course will resume January 24, 2009 and will

meet every other Saturday until May 2, 2009.  Three teachers will have

the opportunity to travel to the Mexico between Christmas and New

Years to visit the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.

Deadline: June 16th but enrollment is limited to twenty. 

 Application available electronically: Click Here

Start Dates &

Syllabi

Biology Syllabi II

Summer Interview 2008

Summer 2007

June 16th to July 3rd

Time:

12:30pm to 4:30pm