PEP I Professional Enhancement I

Catalog description

PEP is a 6-credit practicum that extends over the course of the full academic year. PEP includes a seminar course that meets approximately 15 times over the course of entire academic year to reflect on teaching and learning and discuss practical teaching challenges and applications, in a collaborative environment. In addition to the seminar, students in PEP are observed and mentored by an Azrieli supervisor in their actual classrooms a few times over the course of the academic year. The PEP experience is closely tied to the students- actual teaching experience and is highly personalized to the growth needs of the individual teacher. The course requires that students serve as head teacher, assistant teacher, or intern (nonpaid placement by Azrieli) in a formal Jewish educational setting. EDU 5125 may be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite.