Course Name |
Long Title |
Min Credits |
Description |
Requisites |
EDU-415 |
Prek-4 Pre-Student Teaching |
3 |
The student is required to participate in classroom activities of local schools one day each week during the semester . Two different placements are offered to the student in preparation for the student ' s anticipated certification categories . The experience is to promote the development of professionalism in the school and community setting while affording the opportunity to apply teaching methodology and educational concepts mastered in coursework . A weekly seminar provides an opportunity to analyze the experience . Application to the Education Committee of Gwynedd Mercy ' s School of Education is required early in the spring semester prior to the experience . |
|
EDU-437 |
Special Topics |
3 |
EDU-439 |
Independent Study |
1 |
EDU-495 |
Field Experience II |
6 |
EDU-498 |
Student Teaching and Seminar |
12 |
Investigation of a selected topic or topics designed to integrate and enhance the student ' s comprehension and application of educational theory and practice . Investigation of selected topics . Registration with permission of the advisor , Dean and the Vice President for Academic Affairs .
During the second Field Experience , the Education Studies major will spend one ( 1 ) days per week in a school setting exploring and assisting the classroom teacher . Here the student will tutor , help with assignments , teach small group lessons and continue to refine their knowledge of effective teaching using the four domains of effective teaching . A University Supervisor will evaluate the student in the classroom . A weekly seminar accompanies this Field Experience .
Student Teaching and Seminar is a requirement fulfilled after all other coursework requirements have been completed and the student has at least a cumulative GPA of 3.0 . The student is required to make formal application February 1st of the spring semester prior to the academic year in which the student anticipates engaging in student teaching . The experience is designed to allow for the development of professionalism in the school and the community setting , while affording the opportunity to apply teaching methodology and education concepts mastered in coursework on a daily basis . This student teaching experience is for 16 weeks in an inclusion classroom under the supervision of a certified teacher and is accompanied by a bi-weekly seminar class to provide an opportunity to analyze the experience . Prerequisite : All course work completed .