Description
Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to become successful classroom teachers. Content will include the implementation of lesson and unit design, selection of general and content-specific instructional strategies, assessment, differentiation, and developing and managing a positive classroom environment. This course requires a 45-hour placement in a content-specific K-12 classroom of a TEXT mentor. K-12 certification students will complete two 25-hour placements (one at the elementary level and one at the secondary level) in lieu of one 45-hour placement. K-12 certification students will take this course for 4-credit hours. The course requires daytime flexibility to accomplish the field-based placement. Course fee. This course is a 16-week course that may be broken out into 2 8-week sessions indicated by Part A and B. If a student fails any one part of the course, both parts must be retaken. Prerequisite: ED 515. FA, SP.