BYU 2026 Secondary Teaching Methods in Science

Secondary Science Instructional Methods: Bringing Students Doing Science Back Into The Science Classroom.
 

Description: Top-notch, exciting, engaging, and just plain fun, this class is designed for teachers in all stages of their career who are interested in bringing the excitement of science into the classroom.  The investigations used in the course are Core specific and designed for teachers to become proficient in implementing Utah SEEd Standards in their own classrooms.

Instructors: Dr. Adam Bennion, Josh Stowers

Course Contact:  Josh Stowers (josh_stowers@byu.edu) Or Dawn Monson dmonson@

The cost for this course is a $50 refundable registration fee,  if you are a UtSTA Member and a contracted teacher. If you are not a contracted Utah Public School educator, the cost for the course is a nonrefundable $800 fee. 

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• Participants will also need to pay for 3 university credits directly to the university. This fee is refundable if you are a contracted teacher. It is nonrefundable if you are not a contracted teacher.  Refer to this document if you have any questions about refunds. BYU credits cost $51.00 per credit for a total of $153.00. To register& Pay for credit click (Link coming soon) You will need to login either with a BYU netid or as a guest. If you login and it does not take you to the registration page, come back to this page and click the link again after you have logged in to the BYU page. Once on the registration page, select the courses you are registering for, then proceed through the next screens. Note that this courses will show up as "PHSCS 513R - Special Topics in Contemporary Physics" but will count toward the selected course.
  
• Upon successful completion of the course with a C or higher 74%, UtSTA will reimburse you the $50 registration fee and the  BYU credits fee. You must be a contracted teacher with a public school/district to qualify for reimbursement.
  
  
• If you do not successfully pass the course with a C (74% ) or better you will be required to pay the remaining $750. by July 3, 2026.

NOTE: You MUST be a current member of UtSTA to take this course. If you are not a current member of UtSTA you can purchase/renew your membership. To join today, CLICK HERE.

By registering and paying, you agree that if you are not able to attend you will cancel at least 2 weeks before the class starts or your registration fees will be forfeited.

Classes dropped after the course starts are not refundable.