Chemistry

General Competencies

A graduate of the Secondary Education/Science program will be able to:

Teach competently all the course offerings and special programs within his/her field of certification at the Middle, Junior or Senior High School level.

Develop an understanding of, and an ability to make application of, the scientific method in all related science course offerings.

Assume a leadership role in curriculum planning, evaluation, and innovative science programming.

Demonstrate and incorporate in his/her teaching a breadth of laboratory and field experience.

Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of students from varying ability groups and backgrounds in developing, implementing and evaluating science education programs.

Incorporate meaningful programs and experiences in his/her teaching that provide students with an understanding of the relationship of science and technology to community and world problems.

Chemistry

A graduate of the Chemistry certification field will be able to:

Demonstrate competence in Organic, Inorganic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, and at an introductory level--Biochemistry, Nuclear and Radiochemistry.

Demonstrate competence in safety procedures when using the chemistry laboratory.

Demonstrate competence at an introductory level in Physics, Biology, and Calculus, and be able to use microcomputers with application to the collection and processing of laboratory and disk data.

Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical, health and human implications of both recent and past scientific discoveries and technologies (e.g. food additives, acid rain, toxic wastes, etc.).

Demonstrate competence in designing, developing and evaluating demonstration and laboratory instructional activities and an understanding of curricular and instructional processes for both scientific process and content.