Spring 2027

Practicum in Plant Sciences Teaching

A practicum in Plant Sciences Teaching providing instructional orientation, supervised direct teaching experience, student evaluation practice, and teaching performance analysis in agricultural and life sciences.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Irwin Goldman4.3/5Sarah Kezar

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Articulate learning goals for the practicum in cooperation with supervising instructor

  • Prepare and/or implement lesson plans for a class period, week, or module of the class

  • Deliver course content and/or facilitate discussion

  • Identify pedagogical strengths and opportunities for growth based on classroom assessment and/or feedback

Source: UW Guide

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PLANTSCI 799

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Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 002Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

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Instructional orientation to teaching at the higher education level in the agricultural and life sciences, direct teaching experience under faculty supervision, experience in testing and evaluation of students, and the analysis of teaching performance.

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Topics

  • Higher education teaching in agricultural and life sciences.
  • Supervised direct teaching experience.
  • Student testing, evaluation, and teaching performance analysis.

Skills

  • Articulating learning goals for a teaching practicum.
  • Preparing and implementing lesson plans.
  • Delivering course content and facilitating discussion.
  • Analyzing teaching performance based on assessment and feedback.

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PLANTSCI 799 · Spring 2027

Practicum in Plant Sciences Teaching

Recorded 2026-10-14
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