Other areas include higher order thinking skills, teaching and learning styles, multiple intelligences, cooperative learning and the Delaware Performance Appraisal System. I Students complete a minimum of 35 clock hours of clinical experience of observation and participation. A journal recording details and special features of teachers and students as they interact in the teaching-learning experience is required. In Practicum I, students are required to assess their abilities, interests, and aptitudes for teaching as a career. Teaching individual students and small groups of students is one of the requirements of this course.
Instructional modules are part of the seminar hours.
Applications are due 60 days before the Practicum begins. Practicum II Students complete a minimum of 35 clock hours of clinical experience of observation and participation. A journal recording details and special features of teachers and students as they interact in the teaching-learning experience is required. In Practicum II, students are required to relate effective teaching research to the classroom. Among other expectations, students are required to reflect on teaching experiences in the schools, acquire skills of classroom management, and use multiple assessment strategies.