EDU 605A: Student Teaching: Classroom Practicum I

Overview

At Jones International University, Level-2 field experience is student teaching. It is a required component of the M.Ed. Teacher Licensure degree that prepares students to become licensed teachers. Students apply their knowledge and expertise of curriculum design, instructional strategies, classroom management, and assessment approaches to a K–12 educational setting in a public institution. Mixing field observation experiences and full-time teaching, candidates have the opportunity to utilize standards-based educational theories and practices daily in real-life teaching and learning environments. EDU605A and EDU605B are project-based courses in which students practice teaching in a public school in their "endorsement area" and produce a job-ready portfolio.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain and demonstrate how student teachers engaging in supervised, professional field experiences can use reflective practices to improve their teaching.
• Use strategies to develop student literacy in reading, writing, speaking, viewing, and listening.
• Use strategies to develop student literacy in mathematics.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the content areas of civics, economics, foreign language, geography, history, science, music, visual arts, and physical education if you teach elementary students.
• Demonstrate expertise in their content endorsement area(s), and integrate literacy and mathematics across the curriculum if you teach secondary students.
• Use technology to support instruction and enhance student learning.
• Describe and apply the use of Colorado Model Content Standards in elementary and secondary curricula, especially in literacy, mathematics, and assessment.
• Demonstrate professional accomplishments gained from student teaching and mastery of all course learning objectives through a portfolio project.

Required Texts
EDU 605A texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore