Secondary Professional Block

Field Experience Coordinator: Dr. Missy Bennett

Courses taken during the block:
Educational Psychology Applied to Adolescence (EDUF 3234)
SCED 4138 - Secondary Curriculum
SCED 3XXX - Methods course (Business Education, Math, English, Family & Consumer Sciences, Science, or Social Science)
SCED 4731 - Practicum

Semester timeline:

Placement process

Initial survey of Clinical Associates in area middle schools and high schools for 7-12 placements in coming semester (May for Fall semester; December for Spring semester) Placements requested and confirmed during first week of semester

Practicum schedule:

Weeks 2-10:  M, W, F - 8 AM -12 PM, on campus
T, Th. -  7:30 AM - 12 PM, in school

Weeks 11-15:  Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 12 PM in school

 

Brief description of experience:

Candidates spend first 9 weeks in school setting "actively" observing and progressively taking on teaching responsibilities. Candidates spend last third of the semester teaching an entire (7-12 day) unit. Candidates also complete an additional 25 hours of field experience time outside the regularly scheduled period of 7:30 AM to 12 PM.