EDSS 4870 - Secondary Education Field Practicum I

5 unit(s)

(Formerly EDSC 4870) Interns are responsible for teaching at least three classes in a secondary school. They will be observed by a University Supervisor at least six observation cycles. This is part of the requirements for a Preliminary Credential.

Corequisites: Taken concurrently with EDSS 4100.

Prerequisites: Must be cleared to student teach by Office of Field Services.

Course Learning Outcomes List
The course aligns with the six Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs) upheld by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). The TPEs include:

1. engaging and supporting students in learning;

2. creating and maintaining effective environments for student learning;

3. understanding and organizing subject matter for student learning;

4. planning instruction and designing learning experiences for students;

5. assessing student learning; and,

6. developing as a professional educator.

*Subject Specific Pedagogical Skills

• Credential candidates will be able to utilize specific pedagogical skills to make subject matter comprehensible for students in their content area (TPE #3, #4).

• Credential candidates will be able to use and interpret assessments of student learning in their content area using formative and summative assessments (TPE #4, #5).

• Credential candidates will be able to engage and support students in learning during classroom instruction in their content area (TPE #1, #2).

• Credential candidates will be able to plan instruction and design meaningful learning experiences for students in their content area (TPE #3, #4).

• Credential candidates will be able to create and maintain effective environments for student learning (TPE #2).

• Credential candidates will be able to develop their pedagogy through participation in professional development events at their school site, educational conferences, and university sponsored workshops (TPE #6).

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