Practicum I.

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with the opportunity to explore and understand educational foundations as they align with classroom experience. Teacher candidates will complete a 45-hour field experience with the purpose of observing, understanding, and critiquing the foundations of education (InTASC Standards, Code of Ethics, and Indian Education for All) as they relate to various elements of teaching and learning within a classroom setting. Teacher candidates will engage in professional and reflective practices while bridging their coursework with classroom setting. Teacher candidates will engage in professional and reflective practices while bridging their coursework with classroom experiences. This course will support teacher candidates initial draft of their philosophy of education statement as well as provide them with an understanding of action research. This is a Proficiency-Based Education course; teacher candidates are required to show mastery on proficiency scales. Prerequisite: EDU 336B (pass with C or better).