STEM: Clinical Practice I

Catalog description

This course serves as the first semester of the yearlong teacher residency required for candidates in the MA in STEM Education. Each resident is placed in a middle or high school and attends that placement 3 full days per week during the Fall semester. Using both Rowan and placement school district measures of teaching effectiveness, supervisors will evaluate residents on demonstrated mastery of subject area content, lesson planning, and multiple instructional strategies to meet varied student needs and demonstrated ability to assess learner progress and modify instruction accordingly, manage all aspects of classroom activity, and work collaboratively with all instructional, administrative, parental, and community members of the classroom and school community. Candidates will attend their field placement 4 full days per week during the Fall semester. This course is graded as Pass/No Credit, with a “Pass” indicating a grade of B- or better.