EDU 309 Practicum (with Seminar) I (ESOL-infused course)

This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with the opportunity to conduct careful and systematic field-based observations tied to coursework and to engage in seminar discussions regarding those experiences. During Practicum I, candidates will complete eight essential research-based tasks required of those doing observations and fieldwork in school and classroom settings. Candidates will: 1) observe, 2) notice, 3) notate, 4) predict, 5) generate, 6) analyze, 7) critique and 8) reflect. Employing the use of these eight tasks to guide classroom observation efforts promotes the critical analysis of classroom life and facilitates the development of a realistic perspective of the realities of teaching. This is a pass/fail course.

Prerequisite

EDU 200 and 206, admission to teacher education program.

Corequisite

EDU 302, 303, 305 and 307.