STEM Teaching Certificate
These courses in agricultural education, science, technology, engineering and mathematics will increase the K-14 teachers' understanding and application of STEM instruction. All of the listed certificate course credits can be applied to MSSE Programs of Study. The courses chosen for the STEM certificate are all electives in the MSSE Program. Students will successfully complete 12 credits, with at least one course from each of the STEM content areas AND one methods course in either STEM or Engineering. The methods course will also count as the content course in that STEM area.
Agricultural Education | ||
| AGED 507 | Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| AGED 511 | Philosophy of Teaching and Learning in Agricultural Education | 3 |
Science | ||
| MSSE 501 | Inquiry Sci Eng Prac | 2 |
| MSSE 511 | STEM Methods for Teachers | 2 |
| Any science course listed on the MSSE course catalog: https://www.montana.edu/msse/course-catalog/index.html | ||
Technology | ||
| MSSE 502 | Emerging Technology and the Science Classroom | 2 |
| CSCI 581 | Computational Thinking Tchrs | 2 |
| CSCI 582 | Joy Beauty Data for Teachers | 2 |
Engineering | ||
| EGEN 511 | Engineering Methods for Teachers | 3 |
| EELE 508 | Solar Cell Basics for Teachers | 2 |
Mathematics | ||
| M 517 | Advanced Mathematical Modeling for Teaching | 3 |
| M 518 | Statistics for Teaching | 3 |
| M 520 | Access and Equity in Mathematics Teaching | 3 |
| M 521 | Mathematics Learning Theory for Teaching | 3 |
| MSSE 508 | Statistics Bootcamp for MSSE Capstone Projects | 1 |
See the attached certificate course requirements.