EDU 300 Teacher Education Practicum I

This is an introductory course designed to provide an overview of teaching and learning. The course integrates field-based experiences and activities focusing on culturally relevant pedagogy. Teacher candidates will be introduced to the Adaptive Cycles of Teaching (ACT), an experiential based curriculum designed to help teacher candidates plan, implement, reflect and analyze core teaching practices. Candidates are expected to spend the equivalent of a day a week in a field setting. Early childhood candidates practice in a three-five year old classroom. Elementary candidates practice in grades 1-6. Special education candidates practice in settings with both low and high incidence populations. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Credits

5