Field Experiences - Secondary & Special Area - Undergraduate

EDU 210 – 24 hours – Meets 3 hours per week for 4 weeks each in an elementary and secondary school. The pre-candidate may be assigned to one or more teachers in each school setting. This field experience is primarily observational in nature, though the school may ask pre-teacher candidates to tutor, grade papers, or do other non-teaching tasks. Evaluation of the experience is conducted through the cooperating teacher.

 

EDU 310 or EDU 311 – 36 hours – Meets 6 hours per week for 6 weeks. This assignment involves both observation and increased involvement in a classroom. The teacher candidate is assigned to a specified teacher in the appropriate area of certification for the entire experience. Teaching assignments are in conjunction with classroom assignments and increase in responsibility through the six week experience. The teacher candidate will be expected to teach at least one full lesson in the assigned classroom, though more may take place at the discretion of the cooperating teacher. The cooperating teacher must be present in the classroom at all times when the teacher candidate is on site. An evaluation of the teaching assignment is completed by the cooperating teacher and University supervisor.

 

EDU 412 and Content Methods Course – 48 hours – Meets 6 hours per week for 8 weeks. This assignment involves increased opportunities and experiences conducting teaching assignments. The teacher candidate is assigned to an appropriate teacher for the semester. Through the 8 week assignment the teacher candidate will have increased teaching responsibility and will be expected to teach at least two complete lessons, though more may be assigned. The evaluation will be completed by the classroom teacher and a University supervisor.

 

EDU 496  or EDU 497 Student Teaching – 16 weeks – The teacher candidate is required to be in attendance at the assigned school every day school is in session, including professional days, meetings, conferences, etc. throughout the experience. A week is defined as a minimum of 3 days that school is in session. If a week is scheduled to have fewer than 3 days, the student is still required to attend each day. Time spent preparing the classroom, attending meetings, etc. before students begin classes are not counted as part of the 16 week experience. The student teacher will experience increased teaching responsibility as outlined in the student teaching handbook. The evaluation is conducted by the cooperating teacher, and assigned University supervisor.