Course Level

• Introductory
• Upper Level

Bloom's Cognitive Level

• Foundational: factual knowledge & comprehension
• Application & Analysis

Vision and Change Core Competencies

• Ability to apply the process of science
• Ability to use quantitative reasoning
• Ability to tap into the interdisciplinary nature of science
• Ability to understand the relationship between science and society

Vision and Change Core Concepts

• Pathways and transformations of energy and matter

Class Type

• Lecture
• Lab

Class Size

• 1-50

Audience

• Life Sciences Major
• Non-Life Sciences Major
• 2-year College
• 4-year College
• University

Lesson Length

• Multiple class periods

Key Scientific Process Skills

• Reviewing prior research
• Formulating hypotheses
• Designing/conducting experiments
• Gathering data/making observations
• Analyzing data
• Interpreting results/data
• Displaying/modeling results/data

Pedagogical Approaches

• Think-Pair-Share
• Brainstorming
• Case Study
• Interactive Lecture

Principles of How People Learn

• Motivates student to learn material
• Focuses student on the material to be learned
• Reveals prior knowledge

Assessment Type

• Assessment of individual student performance
• Exam/quiz, in class

Four Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) Framework

• Core Ecological Concepts
  • Ecosystems
    • Nutrient cycling – nutrients
  • Landscapes
• Ecology Practices
  • Fieldwork
  • Quantitative reasoning and computational thinking
  • Designing and critiquing investigations
  • Communicating and applying ecology
• Human-Environment Interactions
  • How humans shape and manage resources/ecosystems/the environment
    • Conservation biology

Courses

• Ecology

Resource Type

• Implementation Plan and Teaching Notes