Hello from the Bahamas! I would like to learn more about how science is taught at K-5 in the US. Are you able to help or connect me with a teacher who can? Thank you in advance. P.S. Love your videos BTW!
Hello! I’d love to help! I’ll be putting out “how to teach” videos shortly of how I teach different branches of Earth Science. I’m high school though, so the curriculum I follow might be too advanced for the K-5 level. Each state has a set of science standards they follow which must be taught in the classroom during the year. They’re relatively the same throughout, however they can very slightly state to state. I would look up the specific state or states you’re interested in and go to their department of education website. They’ll list the standards for your content area and grade level for you to follow. Hope this is a good starting point!
Thanks you too! I majored in Adolescent education: Earth Science. The benefit was learning teaching strategies. To be fair, I didn’t really learn any form my general education courses (education philosophy type classes). The best classes were the education classes specially for science students. Each student had to create a lesson on something they would actually teach and present it to the class as a demo lesson. It gave you experience in class and your professor and peers gave you feedback on what worked and what could be improved. The downside to getting an education degree is that you lose out on some geology content. I didn’t take higher level geology classes (hydrology is the only one I remember) because they weren’t required, but it would have been interesting to take them. Since you’re a junior, what I would recommend if you’re interested in teaching earth science or environmental science is doing a career switcher path or something equivalent. Essentially you apply for the job and let them know you’ll be enrolled in certification classes to get certified to teach. I’ve known several teachers that took this route. Now that I think of it, the majority of my science colleagues are career switchers. The certification process I don’t believe is difficult; you have to pass a few tests - earth science content knowledge, usually a student with disabilities teach/teaching students with diverse needs. Things along those lines. I hope that helps and good luck with your degree!
Happy New year and thank you a lot for those wonderful videos.
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Hello from the Bahamas! I would like to learn more about how science is taught at K-5 in the US. Are you able to help or connect me with a teacher who can? Thank you in advance. P.S. Love your videos BTW!
Hello! I’d love to help! I’ll be putting out “how to teach” videos shortly of how I teach different branches of Earth Science. I’m high school though, so the curriculum I follow might be too advanced for the K-5 level. Each state has a set of science standards they follow which must be taught in the classroom during the year. They’re relatively the same throughout, however they can very slightly state to state. I would look up the specific state or states you’re interested in and go to their department of education website. They’ll list the standards for your content area and grade level for you to follow. Hope this is a good starting point!
@@teachingthemgreen4379 look forward to seeing them
@@teachingthemgreen4379 That is helpful- Thank you!
Hi !! Happy New Year, out of curiosity what was your major? I am currently a junior studying Geology, and I have always liked the teaching route. 😁🌎
Thanks you too! I majored in Adolescent education: Earth Science. The benefit was learning teaching strategies. To be fair, I didn’t really learn any form my general education courses (education philosophy type classes). The best classes were the education classes specially for science students. Each student had to create a lesson on something they would actually teach and present it to the class as a demo lesson. It gave you experience in class and your professor and peers gave you feedback on what worked and what could be improved. The downside to getting an education degree is that you lose out on some geology content. I didn’t take higher level geology classes (hydrology is the only one I remember) because they weren’t required, but it would have been interesting to take them. Since you’re a junior, what I would recommend if you’re interested in teaching earth science or environmental science is doing a career switcher path or something equivalent. Essentially you apply for the job and let them know you’ll be enrolled in certification classes to get certified to teach. I’ve known several teachers that took this route. Now that I think of it, the majority of my science colleagues are career switchers. The certification process I don’t believe is difficult; you have to pass a few tests - earth science content knowledge, usually a student with disabilities teach/teaching students with diverse needs. Things along those lines. I hope that helps and good luck with your degree!
Happy new year