Student teaching occurs at the elementary and middle levels. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed in the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work full-time in a K-12 classroom for an entire semester. Prerequisites: admission to the teacher education program; admission to student teaching. Graded CR/NC.

Student teaching occurs at middle and secondary levels. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed in the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work in a K-12 classroom full-time for an entire semester. Prerequisites: admission to the teacher education program; admission to student teaching. Graded CR/NC.

Student teaching occurs at the K-12 grade level. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed in the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work in a K-12 classroom full-time for an entire semester. Graded CR/NC.

Designed to assist student teachers in integrating theory with practice through discussion and individual conferences. Special emphasis on specific aspects of the teaching profession such as contracts, career, and life planning, mandatory reporting, the evaluation process, professional organizations, resume preparation, interviews, legal rights and licensure. Prerequisite: admission to student teaching.

Courses on topics of interest to education students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by instructor. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.

Advanced non-classroom experiences in the field of elementary or early childhood education. (This is distinct from the professional laboratory experiences required for admission to student teaching and from the student teaching experience. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for more details.

Independent reading and-or research under the guidance of an education department faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. May be repeated for credit. Independent study contract is required.

This course develops content and methods for interdisciplinary instruction and art integration in the elementary and middle school classroom. Critical thinking, problem solving, and experiential approaches are developed through reading, discussion, active participation, planning, and teaching. Students create interdisciplinary lessons that integrate the arts (theater, music, dance, visual arts) and address content area standards. This course fulfills a pre-student teaching experience requirement for licensure and is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program.

Intensive field experience in the pre-K environment. Integrates prior early childhood coursework through the preparation of integrated units designed and delivered in a pre-K environment. Field work is required. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequsites: 317, 376.

A study of developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessment practices from birth to age 6 including children with special abilities, disabilities, or developmental differences.