Initial Approval of Specialty Program

Recommendations from Review Panel Regarding Programs to Prepare

Teachers of Integrated Science: Secondary (DI)

October 6, 2004

Institution: Eastern Michigan University

Program Level		Major (# Credits)	Minor (# Credits)			Comprehensive Group Major (# Credits)	Group Minor (# Credits)				Endorsement Only (# Credits)
Elementary
Secondary						52
K-12
Source of Standards/Guidelines: Michigan State Board of Education										Pub. Date: 8-8-02
Program Assessment Summary/Recommendation
	Meets all standards and requirements			X	Not all standards and requirements are met			X	Insufficient documentation for program review
	Approval			X	Program is not Approvable as Presented
Standards/Requirements Not Met: Standard 1.8.2.5 spectroscopy – This standard is not met in current required courses. Standard 1.8.3.5 atomic and nuclear physics – the reviewers could find no evidence of this standard being covered in the syllabus for PHY 222, although mentioned in the narrative. Standard 1.8.2.8.biomolecules – while there is narrative describing coverage, no course is listed to address this standard. Standard 6.0 understand and promote the maintenance of a safe science classroom as identified by the Council of State Science Supervisors,..and disposal of chemicals – There is no evidence of addressing the recommendations of the Council of State Science Supervisors in either of the course syllabi, such as proper chemical storage in a classroom setting.
Additional information needed/action to be taken: The Reviewers could not find evidence that the use of technology for teaching and learning is modeled by the faculty.
Comments: Under Section V. Program Information, the institution states, “A student receiving a DI endorsement is NOT qualified to teach specific content courses in biology or chemistry or earth science or physics.” The reviewers wish to note that a candidate who is DI secondary endorsed is nonetheless endorsed to teach chemistry, physics, biology, and earth-space science in grades 7-12. In this same section it is stated that “Our comprehensive major has at least 56 science (plus math) content hours…” The reviewers counted 52 hours in this major. The reviewers noted that in the Professional Studies requirements include three hours of science methods (candidates choose from PHY 325, BIOL 403, or ESSC 347) that could be included in this major. Math courses are not counted in the comprehensive Integrated Science major. The Reviewers were impressed with the amount of detail in the narrative explanations for the matrix. The reviewers were pleased with the interdisciplinary character of the physics labs.