EDUC 301 Practicum Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Taken concurrently with courses in classroom management, curriculum and instruction, and children's literature. Candidates try out their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching under the guidance of an experienced teacher. They observe and work with diverse Pre-K through 3rd grade (for early childhood education majors) and 1st through 6th grade (for elementary education majors) students while collaborating with their cooperating teacher and other teacher education candidates. To provide a diversity of experiences, candidates are placed in a variety of grade levels in urban or suburban public, private, Catholic or charter schools or in diverse early childhood settings. Using CUA's Conceptual Framework, candidates analyze the school ethos, the curriculum, instruction, and organizational procedures.