Other concepts covered include an analysis of methods and materials, practical study of singing, accompanying, directing, and the designing and delivering of effective lesson plans. This course gives practical discussion of topics related to teaching in the Christian elementary school as final preparation for student teaching. Topics covered include discipline techniques, classroom management, parent-teacher concerns, the cooperating teacher, the college supervisor, and responsibilities of the student teacher. This course includes observation, participation, conference, and actual teaching under the supervision of a qualified teacher in a Christian school. Experience in classroom management, planning instruction, evaluation, uses of standard tests, and individual instruction are part of this course.
Students teach on the level for which they are suited.
Requirements will vary depending on the student s specific program emphasis. This is a 12-week integrated course, open only to seniors who have been approved by the Department of Christian School Education. This course is forty hours of practical teacher-aid experience for the prospective Christian school teacher. Opportunities are given for participation in the everyday classroom routine as each student works with a Christian teacher in a local Christian school classroom. This course precedes Christian School Teaching.