Student Teaching in the Primary Years

Catalog description

This course focuses on the applied practice of purposeful planning and intentional teaching of all children in a primary (Kindergarten, first grade, second grade) classroom through an intensive full-time experience and accompanying seminar. Under the mentorship of a master teacher, candidates will evolve in their practices toward independent planning, differentiation, and implementation of classroom activities, and scheduling that provide individualized and developmentally appropriate learning opportunities for all children, with attention to the cultural, linguistic, and ability diversity in the classroom. This course is intended to apply theory, research., and recommended practices into a professional apprenticeship experience. Specific areas of development include collaboration, assessment, planning and implementation of individual, small group, and large group experiences, and scheduling and environmental arrangement. Candidates will develop a capstone project over the year of student teaching in this course as well as the Student Teaching in Preschool and Developmental Kindergarten course.