KSA 4: Subject Discipline
The subject disciplines they teach. They have completed a structured program of studies through which they acquired the knowledge, concepts, methodologies and assumptions in one or more areas of specialization or subject disciplines taught in Alberta schools.
When I finish my degree (Spring 2014), I will have a combined degree of BSc./BEd. This combination of degrees gives me a strong aptitude and passion for science. Since my degree is from the University of Lethbridge, I received a General Liberal Education where I was able to take a variety of courses in a collection of different subject areas including; math, humanities, social science, psychology, and others.
I have continued to build on my scientific knowledge by completing my Co-op program through the University of Lethbridge. For 3 semesters, I worked at a federal research station, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lacombe, AB. At this position, I worked on multiple science research projects involving data collection from a field as well as a laboratory setting. I continued to learn knowledge and skills pertinent to science.
These skills and the knowledge obtained from the research station has proven to be incredibly useful in the classroom. I can provide students with a multitude of examples of how agriculture ties into the Alberta Curriculum. I have also noticed that my excitement for science spreads to the students when discussing my experiences at the research station. My position at Agriculture Canada also provided me the opportunity to take my students on a field trip to the research station so that students could get a hands-on experience with science! |
University Courses that have supplemented my knowledge, skills, and attributes for Subject Discipline:
- EDUC 3501: Curriculum and Instruction
- EDUC 3601: Principles of Curriculum and Instruction for Majors
- EDUC 3500: Professional Semester I Practicum
- EDUC 3600: Professional Semester II Practicum
- EDUC 4572: Secondary Education Internship (PS III)
Science Courses:
- BIOL 1020: Diversity of Life
- BIOL 1010: Cellular Basis of Life
- BIOL 2000: Principles of Genetics
- BIOL 2003: Epidemiology: The Ecology of Health and Disease
- BIOL 2200: Principles of Ecology
- BIOL 3000: Gene Expression and Regulation
- BIOL 3105: Signal Transduction
- BIOL 3300: Evolution
- BIOL 3605: Conservation Biology
- BIOL 3420: Animal Physiology
- BIOL 4440: Toxicology
- CHEM 1000: General Chemistry I
- CHEM 2000: General Chemistry II
- CHEM 2500: Organic Chemistry I
- BCHM 2000: Introductory Biochemistry
- PHYS 1050: Introduction to Biophysics
- PHIL 2236: Environmental Philosophy
- ENVS 2000: Fundamentals of Environmental Science
- EDUC 3501: Curriculum and Instruction
- EDUC 3601: Principles of Curriculum and Instruction for Majors
- EDUC 3500: Professional Semester I Practicum
- EDUC 3600: Professional Semester II Practicum
- EDUC 4572: Secondary Education Internship (PS III)
Science Courses:
- BIOL 1020: Diversity of Life
- BIOL 1010: Cellular Basis of Life
- BIOL 2000: Principles of Genetics
- BIOL 2003: Epidemiology: The Ecology of Health and Disease
- BIOL 2200: Principles of Ecology
- BIOL 3000: Gene Expression and Regulation
- BIOL 3105: Signal Transduction
- BIOL 3300: Evolution
- BIOL 3605: Conservation Biology
- BIOL 3420: Animal Physiology
- BIOL 4440: Toxicology
- CHEM 1000: General Chemistry I
- CHEM 2000: General Chemistry II
- CHEM 2500: Organic Chemistry I
- BCHM 2000: Introductory Biochemistry
- PHYS 1050: Introduction to Biophysics
- PHIL 2236: Environmental Philosophy
- ENVS 2000: Fundamentals of Environmental Science
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