Education Department
Guide to Undergraduate
Teacher Education

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Guide to Undergraduate Teacher Education

Clinical Practices


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Undergraduate Guide to Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
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Overview

Clinical practices occur within three elements comprising the Professional Internship lasting at least one semester. During each facet of the Internship candidates work collaboratively with master clinical teachers, experienced college consultants and P-12 students to demonstrate successful attainment of professional, pedagogical and content area knowledge, skills, and dispositions. The configuration of courses and practices in invaluable to candidates as they prepare to become professional educators. The clinical elements for each program are noted below.

I Early Childhood Education

EDU 400 Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week

EDU 401 Clinical Practice P-8: Work with clinical teacher to develop classroom management techniques, create lesson plans and instruct in whole class settings. Duration: 1 month

EDU 405 Student Teaching 1-3: Duration: Half Semester

EDU 407 Student Teaching Pre-Primary: Duration: Half Semester

II Elementary Education

EDU 400 Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week

EDU 401 Clinical Practice P-8: Work with clinical teacher to develop classroom management techniques, create lesson plans and instruct in whole class settings. Duration: 1 month

EDU 404 Student Teaching: Duration: One Semester 17

III Secondary Education

EDU 400 Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week

EDU 412 Clinical Practice Secondary: Under the joint supervision of college faculty and laboratory teachers, candidates work in a middle/junior high school or senior high school creating lesson plans, teaching, and assessing student outcomes. Duration: One Semester

EDU 421 Secondary Student Teaching: Duration: One Semester

IV Music Education (K-12)

EDU 400 Early Experience:

Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week

EDU 412 Clinical Practice Secondary: Under the joint supervision of college faculty and laboratory teachers, candidates work in a middle/junior high school or senior high school creating lesson plans, teaching, and assessing student outcomes. Duration: One Semester

EDU 425 Student Teaching (K-12): Duration: One Semester

V Physical Education (K-12)

EDU 400 Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week

EDU 412 Clinical Practice Secondary: Under the joint supervision of college faculty and laboratory teachers, candidates work in a middle/junior high school or senior high school creating lesson plans, teaching, and assessing student outcomes. Duration: One Semester

EDU 421 Secondary Student Teaching: Duration: Half Semester

EDU 424 Elementary Student Teaching: Duration: Half Semester

VI Special Education

EDU 400 Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week

EDU 401 Clinical Practice P-8: Work with clinical teacher to develop classroom management techniques, create lesson plans and instruct in whole class settings. Duration: 1 month

EDU 406 Student Teaching – Elementary: Duration: Half Semester

EDU 408 Student Teaching – Secondary: Duration: Half Semester

Last updated: October 28, 2004