SCI EDU 15XPExploration of K-12 Classroom Practices in Science Education
Science Education · 3 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Introduction to field of K-12 science education including equity and access, pedagogy, and career exploration. Examination of broad range of student developmental levels and science learning progressions from kindergarten to high school. Pairs of students are placed in local elementary, middle, or high school classrooms to observe, participate, and assist mentor teachers in instruction. Students engage in fieldwork lesson study including identifying Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), lesson development, lesson implementation, and lesson reflection.
P/NP grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.