EDU 282 - Field Experience: Exploring Teaching

Prerequisites:
Grade of C or better in EDU 160 and PSY 111 or instructor approval;
Corequisites:
EDU 240

STANDARD CREDIT TYPE
1 credit(s)

This course offers students the opportunity to observe and familiarize themselves with roles and responsibilities of classroom teachers 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

The learner should be able to examine and identify the varying roles of a K-12 classroom teacher.
The learner should be able to demonstrate an understanding of how K-12 students learn and develop.
The learner should be able to understand the importance of implementing strategies supporting K-12 student, building, and district goals.
The learner should be able to illustrate examples of principles learned in Human Growth and Development (EDU 160 ), Introduction to Psychology (PSY 111 ), and/or Educational Psychology (EDU 240 ).