ECED 496 - Supervised Teaching in Public Schools: Inclusive Early Childhood

(6 or 9 or 12 credits)
Prerequisite: ECED 414 and ECED 421 and ECED 430 and ECED 450; Students must be admitted to student teaching, which requires a formal application to the College of Education and Health Sciences, have a minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA, have completed of all prerequisite course work, and have successfully passed all required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL®). Students should be finished with all other undergraduate course work to proceed into student teaching (consideration for an exception to this should be sent to the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department practicum coordinator).
This student teaching practicum is a supervised experience. Candidates are assigned by the College of Education and Health Sciences to two primary classrooms (grades PreK-2) for a half semester each where they will work to develop and refine their teaching skills. Candidates will have the opportunities to observe students and classrooms, design curriculum, practice effective classroom-management techniques, utilize contemporary teaching strategies and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners. Candidates will be coached and supervised by a qualified, on-site cooperating practitioner and a faculty member of the elementary and early childhood department. Candidates are required to attend periodic seminars on educational topics relevant to the student teaching experience. Candidates must demonstrate their competencies for initial teaching licensure and complete all departmental requirements. May be taken for graduate-level credit.