EDUC 4600C - Grades 6-12 Practicum

(2) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program; EDUC 3300, EDUC 3350, Content Methods Course
Co-requisite: EDUC 4600A , EDUC 4600B
This is one of 3 linked courses for students pursuing a degree in educator preparation. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4600A , Instructional Adaptation in Grades 6-12 and EDUC 4600B, Educational Assessment in Grades 6-12. This course is a semester-long student teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students. Candidates will examine student permanent records and live data systems as well as develop, implement and assess the effectiveness of teaching plans for specific students, in conjunction with cooperating teachers at field experience sites.