STEM Pedagogy Resulting in New Teachers (SPRINT) Certificate

Location(s): West Lafayette, Indianapolis

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About the Certificate

Following Indiana state law SB255-2025, the certificate provides a pathway for undergraduate and graduate STEM students to receive appropriate pedgagogical and experiential training to satisfy core requirements for teaching Indiana STEM students in grades 5-12. The certificate includes 9 credits of coursework and additional STEM teaching experiences.

Requirements for the Certificate (9 credits)

Required Courses (9 credits)

SCI 30100 - So You Might Want To Be A STEM Teacher: Introduction To STEM Teaching Credit Hours: 1.00
SCI 30200 - STEM Teaching I Credit Hours: 3.00
SCI 41000 - STEM Teaching II Credit Hours: 3.00
SCI 41100 - Implementing STEM Teaching And Assessment Credit Hours: 2.00

Required 10-weeks Full-Time Instructional Experience

Students will also document fulfillment of the experiential component with the certificate program advisors.

This includes at least 10-weeks of full-time instructional experience under the supervision of, or in a mentorship experience with, a secondary STEM teacher in a secondary STEM classroom.

Instructional Experience Options

The instructional experiences can be composed of any combination of the following:

1. Job shadowing as part of a structured experience(s) where student or teacher candidates follow and assist a licensed STEM educator to observe, instruct and participate in a secondary STEM classroom setting.

2. Field experiences include early field experiences a student or teacher candidate may have completed via education coursework or in classroom settings as an instructional assistant, substitute teacher, or other similar experience. Experience via a job shadowing experience will also be considered. Experience must be in a secondary STEM setting.

Program Learning Outcomes

Candidates will be able to develop and implement high impact STEM teaching practices including…

Standards aligned lesson planning
Differentiated instruction
Student centered learning opportunities
Strategies integrating learning modalities
Immersive laboratory experiments for learners

Candidates will be able to incorporate and utilize technology in STEM education including….

Digital media within educational planning and instruction
Learning management software for monitoring student progress
Technology to foster student interest and maximize learning

Candidates will be able to deliver and facilitate best teaching practices including….

Apply both inductive and deductive reasoning opportunities for learners to help construct and test explanations.
Use metacognition strategies to monitor their thinking and model reflective practices that help students become aware of how they learn.
Frame complex real-world problems in ways that promote inquiry, multiple perspectives and relevant connections for students.
Analyze and interpret data to draw evidence-based conclusions and guide students in reasoning from evidence
Inform instructional decisions with data

Candidates will be able to evaluate student learning including…

Using diagnostic assessments to drive instruction
Enact direct and indirect assessment and use results to guide instruction
Employ formative and summative assessment; using results to guide instruction.

Candidates will be able to create ongoing feedback loops designed to further student achievement and enhanced learning
Candidates will be able to engage students in their learning process including…

Fostering student engagement and active participation
Creating an open and creative learning environment
Centers on interactive, inquiry-based instruction

Candidates will be able to create a classroom learning environment that is safe for all learners including….

Prepared to ensure a safe and organized classroom
Provide constructive and affirming feedback to encourage appropriate behavior

Candidates will be able to implement early intervention and prevention strategies including…

Collect benchmarks and measures to monitor learning and identify when interventions are needed.
Use professional standards as a guide for content as well as pedagogy

Candidates will be able to recognize needs of all learners including…

Teaching students with disabilities and exceptional learners.

Pre-Requisite Information

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