UK College of Education Science Education

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Welcome to the Science Education Program at the University of Kentucky! We are particularly proud that you are interested learning more about this most challenging teaching experience. Students with whom you will be working mature, learn, and explore at different rates, seemingly in different directions during their Science Experience. As a classroom teacher engaged in working with young people during this time in their life, you will make similar discoveries about better ways to teach, to manage a classroom, to help a child learn. The program offers training science educators who want to be involved in elementary, middle and high school, higher education, and program management.

Professor Truman Stevens is the Chair of the Secondary Science Education Program faculty.

Professor Rebecca McNall Krall provides leadership in Elementary Science Education. Interested students need to apply to the Elementary Education program and will work with Professor McNall Krall.

Our Secondary Science Education Program Faculty brings together educators from within the College of Education, faculty from the University community, the Professional Educators from the Bluegrass area, and advanced Secondary Science education students.

Interested prospective undergraduate students are encouraged to apply to UK and indicate their strong interest in the Science Education program. This undergraduate program does not lead to certification. Upon completion of the undergraduate program may apply to the MIC Science Education degree progrm..

Applications to the MIC Science Education program are considered once a year (shortly after the 1 February deadline) for the Summer and two-semester program in Secondary Science Education. You will note that you apply to UK Graduate School, to the Master's with Initial Certification Program, and to the Teacher Education Program.

Applications for masters, Rank II, Rank I and doctorate programs must be sent to the Graduate School, to the Director of Graduate Study, and to the Teacher Education Program.
Program Process Information The Secondary Science Education Program offers a breadth of classes and a wealth of field experiences. The combination of these classroom and experiential activities result in graduates who are prepared for many of the Secondary Science challenges! Student community activities include the Secondary Science Association.

Program students and faculty communicate by frequent classroom contact, advising sessions and the LISTSERV for Science Education Majors and by their course LISTSERVs.

The Secondary Science Education Program faculty continuously montior how our program is relevant to the professional challenges so we can adjust our teaching and learning experiences to provide a dynamic preparation for our pre-professional students.
Graduation Information Graduation for our students is extremely important for our program faculty. We take pride in our prepartion for PRAXIS II testing, a standardized test that is recognized by the ESPB for teacher certification. Typically our students do very well on this measure of readiness to teach in the Secondary Sciences.

The Academic Services and Teacher Certification Office announces test dates and information on graduation deadlines.

The web page that shows the certification requirements across the country is frequently visited by people who are graduating.
Secondary Science Alumni Our alumni teach in schools across the commonwealth and many of the 50 states.

Secondary Science Educators are in great demand across the country; employment opportunities abound!
Secondary Science Resources The Secondary Science Program at UK also maintains a professional educators' resource center. In addition several LISTSERVs are directed toward the Secondary Science Educator.
   
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