STAR

Catalog description

Seminar in Teaching, Assessment, and Reflection – A pre-clinical seminar designed to encourage in-depth planning, reflection, and assessment. This experience seeks to embed evidence-based instructional strategies, supports for academic language, differentiation, and provision of feedback into instructional and assessment activities. This course is taken the semester prior to Student Teaching and Internship II to prepare students for the required edTPA Exam. Offered every term. One semester hour. EDUC 551A/551B. Internship I - A full-day, full-semester, school-based professional growth experience. In addition to a specific teaching assignment, the student may have observations of various school situations, emphasizing diversity, exceptionality, and rural and urban settings. Some experiences to develop psychological readiness for the profession are included. Job-embedded students register for EDUC 551B. Concurrent enrollment in EDUC 560 Advanced Capstone Seminar required. Offered fall term each year. Five semester hours. EDUC 552A/552B. Internship II - A full-day, full-semester, school-based professional growth experience. A continuation of the internship involving greater responsibility in the teaching assignment. Job-embedded students register for 552B. Concurrent enrollment in EDUC 560 Advanced Capstone Seminar required. Offered spring term each year. Six semester hours.