Inspiring Investigations through Citizen Science (EDMA 158)

Spring 2023 Course Dates: March 20 - April 24, 2023
*Anticipated Summer 2023 Course Dates: May 29 - August 13, 2023
Cost: $250 - 1 Semester Hour of Graduate Credit

Course Description
Discover how citizen science and student-driven investigations meet Next Generation Science Standards and support student learning. The readability of this course is geared toward 4-8 grades.

Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the benefits of teaching with citizen science and inquiry;
• Identify the science practices developed through citizen science and inquiry;
• Describe the complexity of the scientific process;
• Support students in developing their own investigations;
• Create an implementation plan for using citizen science and science investigations with students.

SYLLABUS

Text: Investigating Evidence - You will be provided with information to download this text for free.

Instructor: Jennifer Fee, K-12 Program Manager, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

This course may not run as scheduled if we do not reach our minimum number of registrations. Should this occur, all registered students will have the option of receiving a full refund OR rolling the registration over into the following semester.