Integrates the social foundations approach to the field of education with a 40-hour pre-student teaching practicum. Course journal topics will include but will not be limited to the history of U.S. education, philosophies of education, multi-culturalism/diversity, educational reform movements, social issues affecting educational achievement, teacher certification process, professional organizations (such as unions) and their purpose, differentiated teaching methods, classroom management, and school financing. Standardized state standards and high-stakes testing will be addressed as well. Students will be introduced to lesson planning, instructional techniques, and classroom instruction during this practicum experience. They will incorporate integrated journal assignments into their e-portfolio, a program requirement.
This course is a required off-campus field placement. EDU-202 is to be taken concurrently with the corresponding section of EDU-201, which involves reading and applying the material being learned in the course to the practicum experience. Students are to choose a classroom setting at the grade level/content area they wish to teach. EDU-201 class sections are linked with specific class sections of EDU-202.
Service learning hours in PSY-152 or PSY-260 do not count for EDU-202. If you are completing hours for those courses, it is under the guidance of that particular professor and those hours go toward that class and not EDU-202.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
To increase student knowledge of the school system and classroom while applying knowledge of educational theories and best practices through an experiential approach to learning.
This course addresses the Michigan Department of Education's core teaching practices and teacher standards.
Core Teaching Practices
Lower Elementary PK-3 Education Preparation Standards
Upper Elementary 3-6 Education Preparation Standards
Professional Standards 5-12
Special Education Preparation Standards
- Teacher roles within the educational system
- Identify the life experiences and societal perspectives that have influenced their decision to become a teacher.
- Interview their classroom teacher regarding inclusion and teaching students with special needs.
- Explain differentiated instruction in detail. Explain how it has been addressed by their practicum teacher.
- Applying different approaches in multicultural education at their practicum.
- Explain school funding from a federal, state, and local perspective.
- Discuss school funding with their practicum teacher.
- Societal perspectives of the field of teaching
- Identify the life experiences and societal perspectives that have influenced their decision to become a teacher.
- Interview their classroom teacher regarding inclusion and teaching students with special needs.
- Applying different approaches in multicultural education at their practicum.
- Analyze and apply the family and community social and economic implications on the educational process.
- Create their own philosophy of education.
- Gardner's multiple intelligence learning styles
- Application of Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning styles and other pedagogical perspectives
- Special education and inclusion
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Interview their classroom teacher regarding inclusion and teaching students with special needs.
- Explain differentiated instruction in detail. Explain how it has been addressed by their practicum teacher.
- Diversity within the classroom
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Application of Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning styles and other pedagogical perspectives
- Research practicum site and apply how family and community social-economic factors impact the educational process.
- Curriculum and instruction
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Application of Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning styles and other pedagogical perspectives.
- Explain differentiated instruction in detail. Explain how it has been addressed by their practicum teacher.
- Applying different approaches in multicultural education at their practicum.
- Explaining how standardized testing and high-stakes testing as well as the social and academic issues surrounding them affect the students at their practicum.
- Identify and understand the implications of the hidden curriculum on the observed students at the practicum.
- Analyze and apply the family and community social and economic implications on the educational process.
- Research practicum site and apply how family and community social-economic factors impact the educational process.
- Analyze different classroom management techniques used within the classroom.
- Analyze their classroom lesson plan and video.
- Compare and contrast mastery learning to problem-based learning and identify instances of it in the classroom.
- Differentiated learning
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Interview their classroom teacher regarding inclusion and teaching students with special needs.
- Explain differentiated instruction in detail. Explain how it has been addressed by their practicum teacher.
- Explaining how standardized testing and high-stakes testing as well as the social and academic issues surrounding them affect the students at their practicum.
- Analyze and apply the family and community social and economic implications on the educational process.
- Analyze different classroom management techniques used within the classroom.
- Analyze their classroom lesson plan and video.
- Compare and contrast mastery learning to problem-based learning and identify instances of it in the classroom.
- Standardized testing
- Explaining how standardized testing and high-stakes testing as well as the social and academic issues surrounding them affect the students at their practicum.
- Philosophy of education
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Application of Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning styles and other pedagogical perspectives.
- Explain differentiated instruction in detail. Explain how it has been addressed by their practicum teacher.
- Applying different approaches in multicultural education at their practicum.
- Identify and understand the implications of the hidden curriculum on the observed students at the practicum.
- Analyze and apply the family and community social and economic implications on the educational process.
- Research practicum site and apply how family and community social-economic factors impact the educational process.
- Analyze different classroom management techniques used within the classroom.
- Analyze their classroom lesson plan and video.
- Compare and contrast mastery learning to problem-based learning and identify instances of it in the classroom.
- Educational funding
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Explaining how standardized testing and high-stakes testing as well as the social and academic issues surrounding them affect the students at their practicum.
- School law
- Explaining how standardized testing and high-stakes testing as well as the social and academic issues surrounding them affect the students at their practicum.
- Explain school funding from a federal, state, and local perspective.
- Discuss school funding with their practicum teacher.
- Classroom management
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Application of Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning styles and other pedagogical perspectives.
- Explain differentiated instruction in detail. Explain how it has been addressed by their practicum teacher.
- Applying different approaches in multicultural education at their practicum. Identify and understand the implications of the hidden curriculum on the observed students at the practicum.
- Analyze and apply the family and community social and economic implications on the educational process.
- Analyze different classroom management techniques used within the classroom.
- Analyze their classroom lesson plan and video.
- Compare and contrast mastery learning to problem-based learning and identify instances of it in the classroom.
- Social implications on educational process
- Analyze the classroom where they are volunteering as well as the teacher's effectiveness.
- Identify the life experiences and societal perspectives that have influenced their decision to become a teacher.
- Applying different approaches in multicultural education at their practicum.
- Explaining how standardized testing and high-stakes testing as well as the social and academic issues surrounding them affect the students at their practicum.
- Identify and understand the implications of the hidden curriculum on the observed students at the practicum.
- Analyze and apply the family and community social and economic implications on the educational process.
- Research practicum site and apply how family and community social-economic factors impact the educational process.
- Explain school funding from a federal, state, and local perspective.
- Discuss school funding with their practicum teacher.
Assessment and Requirements
Course assessment will include but not be limited to:
- Students create a 45-minute lesson plan in coordination with their practicum teacher as well as with their professor.
- Students write, present, and analyze their direct lesson plan and video.
- Students write introspective journals that integrate course content to the practicum experience.
At least 75% of the assessments must be reflective
As determined by the department.