Students appraise objectives, content, methods, analysis of courses of study, textbooks, tests, and media. Field experiences are required. Students observe and teach in grades K-12 in an approved public school under the guidance of a college supervisor and a cooperating teacher of the school. Those teaching behaviors which prepare students to become a professionally certified educator are learned. Under supervision, the student- teacher moves gradually through the sequence of observance, participation, and full responsibility.
Students continue to gain experience in classroom management procedures based on field observations.
MATH 3303 Students discuss the factors influencing the trends in secondary school mathematics and how they affect the mathematics curriculum and mathematics teaching. Students learn to select curriculum content, organize the curriculum, write lesson plans, write unit plans, and write yearly course unit sequences. The student will demonstrate teaching skills and student evaluation skills, and demonstrate the use of technology in teaching mathematics. Students discuss classroom management procedure based on field observations. SEDM 4303 Students complete student teaching assignments in mathematics, grades 7-12, in a public school in Georgia.