PK12 Student Teaching

Catalog description

This experience is designed as the capstone professional course for the PK-12 education programs; it is to be the final course taken. The student teaching experience approximates a full-time teaching experience for the semester (14 weeks). In addition, the teacher candidate attends a seminar once each week in which issues related to student teaching are studied. This field-based seminar is designed to provide teacher candidates with an understanding of the diverse needs of their students and their learning environments in early childhood education (as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education) for grades PK-12. At the conclusion of the student teaching experience, the candidate shall have demonstrated proficiencies in instructional management; student motivation; curriculum planning; learning theory, problem solving in the educational setting; the use of technology; use of appropriate pedagogies across content areas, including reading, language, and literacy skills in all classrooms; the identification of appropriate instructional resources; and the assessment of student achievement. Throughout student teaching and the student teaching seminar, candidates will be expected to apply the knowledge, skills, and competencies developed through the Saint Joseph's University Teacher Preparation Program as aligned with the program's mission to "to cultivate knowledgeable, caring, reflective, and socially conscientious educators who can think critically, inspire a passion for learning, communicate effectively, and advocate intentionally for all PK-12 candidates, including those from culturally nondominant communities and those who have distinct learning needs." A maximum of one additional course may be taken during the student teaching semester. Students should complete the "Application for Student Teaching"…