Secondary Education, BSE - Biology

University of Central Missouri

High school biology teachers have the opportunity to engage young minds in science as a way of knowing the natural world when they are just beginning to understand the scope of natural systems. Use your Secondary Education BSE in Biology from the University of Central Missouri to inspire a love of discovery and the natural world in generations of students.UCM will show you how to become a biology teacher who makes a difference in students’ lives. Study how to teach biology using effective educational theory and practice your new skills with extensive time in local schools. At the same time, use the latest teaching technology to support the modern classroom. You’ll be able to give your future students the techniques and tools to transform their curiosity into science inquiry. Biology teachers from our accredited four-year degree program rise above the norm. You’ll become a science educator who knows what science is, how children learn science and how to teach science effectively. You’ll understand adolescent development and psychology and can adapt lesson plans to meet diverse student needs. Biology teachers from our program energize their classrooms with a ''minds-on, hands-on'' approach to learning.

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