Science teachers are asked to teach content AND the practice of science — a double load. These graduate courses help you do both better and count toward salary and license renewal at the same time.
Inquiry-Based Instruction
NGSS asks students to do science, not just learn about it. A graduate course on inquiry-based instruction gives you the scaffolds to run investigations that actually produce student learning rather than chaos.
Technology in the Classroom
Phones, tablets, simulations, and AI tools — science classrooms are becoming tech ecosystems. Graduate coursework on classroom technology gives you the frameworks to integrate tools without losing instructional focus.
Smartphones in the Classroom
Rather than banning phones, high-performing science teachers use them for data collection, research, and simulation access. A dedicated course on smartphone integration converts a distraction into a lab instrument.
Teaching Students Who Struggle
Science vocabulary is dense and content is cumulative. Courses on differentiation and intervention translate directly to higher science achievement, especially for English language learners and students with learning differences.
Engagement and Motivation
Curiosity is supposed to be science’s built-in hook. When it isn’t working, it’s a pedagogy problem, not a student problem. Graduate coursework on motivation and engagement equips you with research-based tools.
Explore these topics in our graduate course catalog.