Life Science Teaching Licensure
program
(13 credits)
Note: The biology course prerequisite for entry into this program is a year of introductory, majors-level biology.
BIOL: Genetics
for Teachers - 2 credits. (Summer 2008)
Dr. Patrick Guilfoile, Bemidji State
University
An on-line course with content and classroom
application in Genetics for teachers seeking Life Science certification. Included are concepts in Mendelian and
non-Mendelian Genetics, Chromosome theory, Molecular Genetics, Developmental
Biology, Population, and Human Genetics.
Mathematical applications include Chi-square analysis, variance and
standard deviation, and correlation coefficients.
BIOL: Ecology
for Teachers - 2 credits (Fall 2008)
Dr. Rick Koch, Bemidji State
University
An on-line course with content and classroom
application in Ecology for teachers seeking Life Science certification.
Classical and contemporary study of the factors attributing to the distribution
and abundance of organisms, emphasizing theoretical and empirical analysis of
the interrelationships of organisms and their environments at the individual,
population, community and ecosystem levels.
BIOL: Evolution
for Teachers - 2 credits (Fall 2008)
Dr. Elizabeth Rave, Bemidji State
University
An on-line course with content and classroom
activities detailing the mechanisms and results of organic evolution, for
teachers seeking Life Science certification.
Included are the history of evolutionary thought, population genetics,
molecular evolution, the study of adaptations, sexual selection, social behavior, speciation, classification,
origins of life, the fossil record, and human evolution.
BIOL:
Microbiology for Teachers - 2 credits. (Summer 2008)
Dr. Gordon Schrank, St. Cloud State
University
An online course with content and classroom
application in Microbiology for teachers seeking Life Science
certification. Included in the course
are concepts of microbial diversity, complexities of microbial communities, and
human-microbe interactions. Applications
of microbiology for teachers include wastewater treatment, food microbiology,
and industrial microbiology. A 4 day
intensive lab component of this course will focus on developing a high school
unit in basic microbiology with an emphasis on safety, ideas to reduce costs,,
and simulations of microbial communities.
Text: Foundations in Microbiology, 5th ed., by Kathleen Park Talaro
BIOL: Plant
Physiology for Teachers - 2 credits (Spring, 2008)
Dr. Patricia R. Simpson, St. Cloud State
University
An online spring course with content and classroom
application in Plant Physiology for teachers seeking Life Science
certification. Activities will be
included in the on-line course portion of the course. An independent research project is required of students in this course.
