PRACTICUM III

Catalog description

This practicum will provide the teacher candidate approximately one full day or two half -days a week in a cooperating local public school or private school. Teacher candidates will work with a highly qualified classroom teacher and local administration to perform duties as required by the teacher and university course instructors. Teacher candidates will use this authentic setting to complete critical assignments from education courses taught during the semester. They will teach academic lessons associated with senior level courses and receive formative feedback from the clinical supervisor, cooperating teacher, and course instructor. Teacher candidates will complete a reflection journal during the semester and attend required seminar sessions with their clinical supervisor.