Field Experience in Urban K-12 Classrooms

Catalog description

This is a field experience/service-learning course provides students who are completing the Teacher Education Track to (1) deepen their understanding of how race, language and socioeconomic status impact teaching and learning, (2) observe and participate in classroom management strategies, and (3) become familiar with the organization, culture and curriculum of schools and classrooms in the Milwaukee Public School system. Students complete 40+ hours of observation, which is accepted towards fieldwork requirements at several schools of education. Prerequisite(s): Complete EDF-253 or SOCSCI-253. Also, a TB test and criminal background checks are required for school placement.