Student Teaching in Childhood Education

Catalog description

Student teaching is full-time five days a week for fifteen weeks. Students will have one main placement in grades 1-3 or 4-6. In addition they will student teach for a minimum of 20 full days at the other level. The student teaching experience is designed to provide prospective childhood teachers with opportunities to teach and critically analyze teaching practices in urban classrooms. Students will: develop and improve teaching practices and organizational skills; plan instruction to meet the academic, cognitive and emotional needs of all students, including the special needs child and the English language learner; practice formal and informal assessment techniques; examine special features of classroom management in the inclusive classroom; develop awareness of the many ways in which the classroom, home and community environment are supportive of the learner. 300 hours