EDUC 430: Field Applications of Professional Studies in the Elementary Classroom (WI)
Credit Hours: 6 credits
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Note(s): A fee of $110 will be charged to students taking EDUC 430.
Course Description
This semester long clinical experience integrates coursework, field work, and professional development seminars. Candidates work in a pk-2 or 3-6 elementary classroom with a qualified clinical faculty member and a cohort leader/field supervisor. Candidates will be immersed in making important theory to practice connections as they are prepared for the experiences of their student teaching internship.
Detailed Description of Content of the Course
During this clinical experience, Candidates will be placed in either a k-2 or 3-6 classroom with a certified cooperating teacher. The semester will begin with the Candidate completing observations of both the teacher and the students, learning about the school culture, and assisting the teacher as needed with day-to-day classroom tasks. As the semester progresses the Candidate is given additional instructional responsibilities with students – individually and in small and large groups. The Candidate is also taking pedagogy classes and completing assignments in their classroom setting throughout the semester which culminates in a two-week full-time classroom immersion experience. During this time Candidates teach and assess an instructional unit of study that they have planned. Weekly seminars are scheduled to enhance the professional development of Candidates enrolled in this early field experience and include the following topics:
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course:
Early field experience placements are made in appropriate grade/subject areas. Opportunities are provided for teaching diverse learners under the supervision of approved clinical faculty teachers and university supervisors. The experience begins with observation and culminates in two-week classroom immersion experience and teaching of a student-designed instructional unit which is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning. Weekly seminar meetings focus on classroom management, preparation for teaching diverse learners, and the professional development of teacher candidates.
Student Learning Outcomes
Goals, objectives, and assignments address the Virginia Department of Education regulations for preparing early/primary and elementary educators and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards.
Candidates successfully completing this course will demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and dispositions to:
REAL goal and objectives:
Learning Goal: Through instruction and feedback, students become more adept at producing appropriate and effective written work.
Learning Outcomes:
VIII. Assessment Measures:
Assessment of teaching in the early field experience is both formative and summative and is collaboratively completed by the by the classroom teacher and University faculty. Evaluation is based upon the INTASC Standards for Beginning Teachers which are embedded in the Teacher Candidate Evaluation forms.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
March 01, 2021