Students will learn about methodologies and curriculum tools applicable to the field of undergraduate science education; the practicum component of the course will allow students to directly apply such innovative approaches through an undergraduate teaching assistantship (UTA) in conjunction with BSCI105. Prerequisite: A or B in BSCI105 and permission of instructor. Student must be available for one of the BSCI105 lecture periods (MWF 1-1:50pm). Students interested in this teaching/leadership opportunity should contact either Dr. Patricia Shields (pshields@umd.edu) or Jeffrey Olimpo (jeolimpo@umd.edu) for further information. This course is applicable for the Enrichment credits required of all Biological students in majors with 0404 codes. For others this is an elective credit.