6.00 Credits
A field assignment in a Pre-K - 4 school setting will provide the clinical student teaching experience. Teacher candidates will teach with a mentor in the schools and meet weekly with their university supervisor in a concurrent fieldwork seminar. Content includes focusing on classroom issues, developing planning skills, organizing the classroom for instruction, seeking professional employment, developing classroom management skills, and relating previously learned material to the day-to-day teaching experience. Teacher candidates prepare for making the transition from graduate student to professional teacher. The field experience and seminar provide an opportunity to synthesize their graduate learning experience. In relation to the concurrent fieldwork seminar, teacher candidates will be required to maintain a reflective journal/portfolio using guidelines created by the supervisory team. There will also be a research and writing requirement assigned by the supervisor who serves as the professor of record.