Starting in the second year of college, the field placement activities gradually increase in complexity and responsibility. Several schools have developed close relationships with faculty responsible for specific field and course work related experiences. Teachers in these schools are committed to the professional growth of Curry School students and incorporate their teacher preparation activities into their classroom curricula and routines. One semester of the fifth year is reserved for the Teaching Associateship. Since these students have already taught several lessons and an instructional unit in the field under supervision, Teaching Associates are expected to be more highly skilled, knowledgeable, motivated, and experienced than the typical student teacher.
All students complete a field project or equivalent experience in the final year of the program.
These projects take a variety of forms. Some are action research projects addressing questions identified during the teaching associateship. Students have also worked on projects such as providing inservice technology training to area schools, producing educational television programs, analyzing proposals for new curriculum standards, and creating or analyzing cases based on their teaching experiences for exploration by other prospective teachers. Clinical Instructors Technology National Recognition Go to Curry Home Page . Maintained by the Curry Webmaster .