Each semester, they send us messages, unsolicited, to help us push on. I can't tell you what an awesome experience today was. It was the best feeling that I have ever felt. Students then prepare to teach 5 lessons in school classrooms in each course. The aim of these two seminars is to expand the prospective teacher's understanding of current theories of learning and conceptual development.
Students begin by examining their own assumptions about learning.
They critically examine the needs of a diverse student population in the classroom. The student's goal in this interdisciplinary, advanced research course is to solve a complex problem by designing and performing independent research in his or her particular field of interest. Special Topics Seminar Students reflect on their student teaching experiences and examine contemporary critical issues in education. In this course, students aim to master new technologies for problem-based investigations in math and science classrooms. Students also discuss the use of assessment to improve student learning.