EDU370B — Field Experience Traditional Semester 1
The field experience course is designed to build a strong link between theory and practice by providing exposure to practical knowledge, skills, and dispositions of an effective educator under the direction and supervision of a credentialed teacher within a public school. Authentic classroom experiences serve as a foundation for candidates to build and discuss the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of an effective teacher. Course participants will progressively develop new teaching capacities and key understandings as they gradually phase into additional responsibilities throughout the semester. Traditional program participants will document experiences matching the certificate the program leads to as closely as possible. Participants will be required to document experiences that expose them to the full breadth of academic content within the targeted certificate area, across varying elementary grade levels. The CAC practicum program requires a minimum of 45 clock hours of classroom field experience per semester in conjunction with enrollment in the corresponding practicum course. The practicum internship experience requires a total of 90 clock hours over the duration of two full 16-week semesters. At the conclusion of the first 8-week internship (completing 1/2 of the required 45 hours), the traditional practicum student will switch placements. Observation with a second teacher allows for the practicum student to experience different teaching styles, methods, strategies, and grade levels.