ELE597 Resident Student Teaching Elementary Education

A key purpose of full-time, university supervised student teaching is to enable pre-service teachers to make the transition into the profession of teaching. Beyond time spent in a classroom with students, teacher candidates build relationships with colleagues, administrators, and parents as well as focus on their own individual development. A monthly student teaching seminar is an integral part of the student teaching experience. The purpose of the seminar is to provide teacher candidates with a framework of support, reflection and instruction as they meet the responsibilities of student teaching and fulfill the NCE Elementary Education Program requirements for this course. Prerequisites: Admission to the MAT program in Elementary Education. Successful completion of ELE Resident Teacher Practicum (ELE587) in Elementary Education. Pass the Illinois Elementary Education State Content Test #110. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 semester hours. 3 semester hours