EDU 311 Urban Teaching Practicum and Seminar

This practicum is designed to give urban teacher candidates the opportunity to document and reflect upon at least 40 hours practical clinical experience working with diverse youth in an urban middle school or high school. Most of the field experience hours will be determined by field-based assignments required in other Education courses. Included with these experiences, urban teacher candidates practice using diagnostic assessment to guide their instructional planning of at least three lessons for a small group of 1-5 students needing help to improve their reading or mathematics literacy. Successful completion of this practicum is a prerequisite for student teaching. Requirements include attendance and participation in periodic seminars to help prospective urban teacher candidates reflect upon their field experiences, and prepare for future clinical field experiences including student teaching. Co-requisites: EDU 306, OR EDU 606, OR EDU 323, OR EDU 481.

Prerequisites

• EDU 200: Introduction to Urban Education and Reflective Teaching and EDU 203: Multicultural Education
• or EDU 600: Principles of Urban Education

Special information

Note: This section is intended only for Urban Early Childhood and Elementary Education teacher candidates. Admission to Urban Teacher Program or Department approval required to register. Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements. Placements are made or approved by the Urban Teacher Program Director of Field Experiences. Participation in three reflective seminars with other students is also required for this course.