EDU 5880 - Preparing for a Career in Education

Goals: To prepare students for success with student teaching; for effective research and writing within the profession of teaching; and to present themselves professionally on the job market.

Content: This course will revisit the Standards of Effective Practice for Beginning Teachers (as laid out by the Minnesota Professional Educator License and Standards Board), ensuring that students are prepared to succeed in each area prior to student teaching. Students will document their readiness to student-teach by creating a professional teaching portfolio that can be used as they enter the teaching job market.

NOTE: Students should take this course during their senior year and before student teaching.

Prerequisite: Senior status and a declared major in Education, with concentration in Elementary, ESL, or Special Education

Credits: 2