EDU 5881 - Senior Seminar

Goals: To prepare students for success with student teaching; for effective 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 (as laid out by the Minnesota Professional Educator License and Standards Board), ensuring that students are prepared to succeed in each area before 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 standing and a declared major or co-major in Education

Credits: 2