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EDUC 495 - CLINICAL PRACTICE CAPSTONE: CONTENT AREA (SECONDARY) |
State-mandated clinical practice is required of all pre-service teacher candidates.
The Clinical Practice Capstone course accompanies the student teaching semester experience. Student teaching occurs for a minimum of 12 weeks in a middle school, junior high school, or senior high school. Students will be placed in the ceitification area related to their liberal arts major. All students must remain the entire length of the teaching day for that particular school. The Clinical Practice Capstone course is comprised of both in-person (on campus meetings) and online
learning experiences. The course is designed to support the clinical practice by providing participants the important opportunity to individually and collectively examine questions, issues, and challenges regarding the student teaching experience; the current realities of the US public education system; and
research-based best pedagogical practices. As such, students will participate in interactive discussions and hands-on, practical learning activities that are specifically aligned to the following topics:
- edTPA preparation
- classroom management skills;
- the cooperating teacher and RCNJ student teacher supenvisor;
- Federal and State mandates;
- lesson planning/design
- I/RS, lEPs and the special needs learner;
- HIB and related school law;
- professionalism and ethics
- communication and interpersonal skills;
- program/professional portfolios and the reflective practitioner; and
- preparing for employment.
0.000 TO 12.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 12.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course Education Department |