Gwynedd Mercy University AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
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 . Prerequisites :
EDU-437 Special Topics ( 3 ) Investigation of a selected topic or topics designed to integrate and enhance the student ' s comprehension and application of educational theory and practice . Prerequisites :
EDU-439 Independent Study ( 1-3 ) Investigation of selected topics . Registration with permission of the advisor , Dean and the Vice President for Academic Affairs . Prerequisites :
EDU-460 Prek-4 Student Teaching ( 12 ) This course is designed for the student who is simultaneously seeking certification in early education ( PreK-4 ) and special education ( PreK-8 ). This student teaching requirement is fulfilled after all other coursework requirements have been completed and has at least a cumulative GPA of 3.0 . The student is required to make formal application to the Education Committee of the School of Education by 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 elementary education teacher and a certified special education teacher and is accompanied by a weekly seminar class to provide an opportunity to analyze the experience . Prerequisites :
EDU-490 Secondary Student Teaching ( 6 ) The student teaching requirement ( 13 weeks ) is fulfilled during the last semester of senior year . Each candidate for certification spends five days a week for seven weeks in a primary grade and even weeks in an intermediate grade . Seminar and individual conferences are required by supervisors . Prerequisites :
EDU-495 Field Experience II ( 6 ) During the second Field Experience , the Education Studies major will spend two ( 2 ) 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 . Prerequisites :
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