EDU 479 Field Experience III

In Field Experience III, candidates seeking an Alternative Route endorsement co-teach with a cooperating teacher in an approved content area school placement to develop and demonstrate capacities to perform the full-time responsibilities of a teacher and to make a positive impact on student learning. During student teaching, candidates exhibit essential dispositions; demonstrate skill in planning, engagement, assessment, and reflection upon student learning; and collect evidence of performance that connects with standards and criteria for pre-service teachers. Through successful completion of student teaching, candidates demonstrate endorsement competencies required for residency teacher certification with approved content area endorsement. Candidates seeking an approved second endorsement in this course must also demonstrate competencies of the second endorsement.

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate skill in reflection to improve practice and student learning.
2. This course will prepare students to:
3. Exhibit essential dispositions of a professional educator.
4. Involve families and communities in student learning.
5. Demonstrate positive impact on student learning.
6. Demonstrate skill in assessment of student learning.
7. Demonstrate skill in engaging students in meaningful learning activities.
8. Demonstrate skill in planning for instruction Planning.