EDU 352 - Field Experience K -8

4 Credit(s)

Teacher candidates experience a 14-day supervised field experience in a classroom in an elementary school, after a two- to three-day preparation at UMW, and followed up by a one-day debriefing at UMW. Candidates engage in this extensive field experience in the final semester prior to student teaching. They spend the entire school day in the assigned elementary school. Principal tenets of the field experience include co-teaching (co-planning, co-instruction, and co-assessment) with their mentor teacher. Candidates gain practice in co-teaching all content areas and engaging in related professional activities at the school. Assessment includes the development of a partial Teacher Work Sample, and demonstration of professional skills, knowledge, and behaviors. $10 Course Fee.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to TEP, EDU 344 or EDEC 230 and EDU 382.
(fall/spring)