The Science Education Graduate Program at the University of Michigan School of Education
- How can we improve science learning opportunities for all students?
- How do we design learning environments and curriculum materials that support diverse teaching and learning styles in science?
- How can new educational technologies help teachers and students improve learning in science?
- What should teachers and students know about the role of language and other representations in science learning to improve student outcomes?
- How can we design teacher education opportunities to help teachers learn to teach through inquiry-oriented science?
Faculty and students in the Science Education programs at the University of Michigan work side-by-side with practitioners to explore solutions to questions like these. The specialization in science education provides a broad perspective from which students and faculty can examine these issues. Advanced knowledge in the sciences and science education along with interdisciplinary study are required to understand and investigate the complex problems facing science education today. The program encourages interdisciplinary work in close cooperation with the university’s science departments and with research programs in other areas of education and the human sciences. In the science education program at Michigan, you will have the opportunity to work along side world-class faculty and other top-notch graduate students to develop your capabilities as a science educator.
