EDU 5850 - Elementary Student Teaching K-6

Goals: To demonstrate teaching competencies that enable the student to plan, implement, and evaluate effective lessons in a classroom setting; use of guidance techniques conducive to learning; diagnosis and evaluation; classroom organization; critical reflection, monitoring and adjustment of professional practice; preparation for a career in elementary education.

Content: The 12-week student teaching experience designed to meet the individual needs of each student, and a two-week portfolio preparation period follows student teaching.
Taught: Fall and spring. All eligible students are placed in a given semester.
Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching. Concurrent registration in EDU 5900, Student Teaching Seminar is required.

Credits: (14 credits)