Field Experiences 

General Expectations for Secondary Clinical

Secondary education majors require a pre-student teaching field experience to observe and practice pedagogical skills.

Students are expected to:

• Spend a minimum of 56 hours working and observing in a secondary classroom (one morning class each day for 12 weeks or a commensurate schedule).
• Begin mid-February/September. Take responsibility for any schedule changes or adaptations to fulfill the 56 hour requirement.
• Teach for small groups of students, perform mini lessons and whole class instruction whenever possible.
• Develop a relevant content unit
• Teach part or all of the content unit when feasible.

Clinical Community B

In elementary clinical, students are expected to:

• begin their clinical experience the third week of the semester and complete it the 13th week of the semester
• observe and assist in an elementary (K-5) classroom for 9-10 weeks, for one and one-half to two full days each week
• lead classroom routines, work with individuals and small groups of learners, and, if possible,   lead curricular activities during observations/assistance days
• complete math, science, and social studies methods courses concurrently
• prepare and teach science, social studies, and math lesson plans and units during two full, non-consecutive weeks in their clinical placement (usually weeks seven and 13)
• engage in conferences with their university supervisor and cooperating teacher to reflect on their teaching and the children’s learning
• complete classroom management seminars concurrently
• observe their cooperating teachers’ classroom management strategies and apply strategies from the seminars in their clinical placement, as appropriate
• complete their admission to student teaching stage of their Professional Education Portfolio
  

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• Foreign Languages
• History and The Social Studies
• Music
• Science Education