EDO 517: Instruction & Assessment In Science Education 3 credits These courses familiarize adolescence educators to issues in curriculum and methods in the content areas in accordance to New York State learning standards. The objective for these courses is to familiarize pre-service teachers with a constructivist and critical pedagogical perspective towards the teaching and learning of each subject. Preservice teachers will engage in various modalities of learning how to teach and assess students from different backgrounds including students with special needs. An emphasis on technological integration and interdisciplinary approaches across content areas will be explored. Students are required to complete 25 hours of fieldwork in secondary schools (7-9 and 10-12 grade levels); 50 hours for English 511.