Spend a minimum of 40 supervised hours in an assigned middle school. Any time missed will have to be made up at a time that is approved by the instructor. Teach a minimum of 4 lessons from subject areas in which the student has successfully completed or is currently enrolled in the required methods courses. Lessons must address needs of students of differing backgrounds and exceptionalities . Use a minimum of four different teaching techniques for each lesson taught, including hands on activity techniques.
All lesson plans are to be approved by the instructor and the classroom teacher before being taught.
Students must participate in other assigned classroom activities when not teaching. Assignments will be given by the instructor and the classroom teacher. Students will do a self critique of each lesson taught. As soon as practicable after the lesson is taught, the student will meet with the instructor for a detailed evaluation. Students will compare several of the classroom textbooks and evaluate them on how they address differing economic, social, racial, ethnic, and religious groups.