Course+Assessment

=**How are grades determined?**=

Student Grades are determined through **three major assessments**. Below is a brief description of these assessments:


 * 1) __Midterm__**__: The midterm will be divided into two main sections:__
 * a) 50 multiple choice questions and
 * b) essay questions.
 * **Date: March 27th**
 * **Midterm Notes:**
 * 2) __Science Education Portfolio__** __(details, below and turned in at the beginning of our final class)__

Here is the Portfolio Checklist list (in pdf form):




 * Science Education Portfolio**: Throughout the semester students will be creating and producing the products for a science education portfolio. This portfolio may be one of the keys during your interview for a teaching position. The **Science Education Portfolio** and the **Inquiry Picture Lesson** will be turned in at date and location of the final exam class.


 * 3)** **Presentation/Demonstration Days** - Three times throughout the semester students will present (individually or in pairs) a science demonstatration or presentation related to relevant science content from "//A Head Start on Science - Encouraging a Sense of Wonder//". These three presentations (one for physical science, one for earth science, and one for life science) will be cumulattively added together to form a grade.


 * 4) Class Participation -** Students are expected to actively participate in our class, in addition each student is expected to post ten ideas related to elementary science education in Our Google Community. The instructor will orient you with this resource.


 * Class Attendance:** Students are expected to **attend each class. Cell phones are to be turned off during each class.** Students are expected to contribute to the class so that we can all learn from one another**.** If you cannot attend class for any reason, please email the instructor ahead of time.

Grade Percentages:
 * 30% Midterm
 * 30% Science Education Portfolio
 * 30% Presentation/Demonstration Days
 * 10% Participation (Class attendance and 10 posts to our Google Community)