EDU 282 - Field Experience: Exploring Teaching

Prerequisites:
Grade of C or better in EDU 160 or PSY 121 and/or PSY 111; or a Paraeducator Certificate Major (E/MVPRC); or instructor approval;
Corequisites:
EDU 240

STANDARD CREDIT TYPE
1 credit(s)

Observe and familiarize oneself with roles and responsibilities of classroom educators in the school environment. This 34-hour field experience course will take place in an area K-12 school under the guidance of a mentor classroom teacher. Students must complete, and successfully pass, a criminal background check prior to beginning their field experience.

Course Learning Outcomes

Examine the varying roles of a K-12 classroom teacher.
Demonstrate an understanding of how K-12 students learn and develop.
Understand the importance of implementing strategies supporting the K-12 student, building, and district goals.
Illustrate examples of principles learned in Human Growth and Development (EDU 160), Developmental Psychology (PSY 111), and/or Introduction to Psychology (PSY 111), and Educational Psychology (EDU 240 ).