MGED 4600C - Middle Grades Practicum

2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program; MGED 3300 , MGED 3350 Content Methods Courses
Co-requisite: MGED 4600A , and MGED 4600B
This is one of 3 linked courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with MGED 4600A . Instructional Adaptation in Middle Grades and MGED 4600B , Educational Assessment in Middle Grades. 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 plan for specific students, in conjunction with cooperating teachers at field experience sites.