Educational Studies 351PR - Teaching STEM in Puerto Rico
Spring
2019
01
4.00
Jennifer Matos
W 07:15PM-10:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
106844
Reese 316
jmatos@mtholyoke.edu
This course will prepare students to deliver STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curriculum to female youth in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Students will learn about the history of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican culture, diaspora and migration, post-hurricane Maria life, curriculum development, and group dynamics and norms. Weekly Rosetta Stone quizzes, lesson and unit plan development, and journaling, are course requirements.
This course is limited to sophomores and juniors.
It's expected that students in this class will travel to Puerto Rico to teach for the month of July. They will also attend training sessions at Mount Holyoke for the last two weeks of June before traveling to Puerto Rico. Students should apply for Ly