This course emphasizes lesson plan writing, various methods of presentation, behavior management skills, and organizational skills for students who are preparing to teach at the secondary or middle school level. Emphasis is placed on developing resources and teaching strategies for particular content areas as well as current trends such as cooperative learning and writing and thinking across the curriculum. This course is part of the student teaching block. It is designed to provide an opportunity for student teachers to interact as a group and support one another, to share their successes and failures, and to develop a deeper understanding of their field of experience. These courses are the culminating field experiences for all levels of pre-service teachers.
Students have the opportunity to observe and to teach in a school setting.
All professional education courses and courses in the major must be completed prior to enrollment in student teaching. The objectives of this course are to explore the nature of the profession of teaching on the elementary and secondary levels and to assess student backgrounds and skills in relation to the teaching profession. Requirements and processes for becoming certified to teach are presented. This course is offered for future or present teachers in the various disciplines, who will be teaching at any level from grades P-12. The course focuses on methods integrating reading and study skill evaluation with content instruction.