ELED 401 - Dir Tchg Seminar Eled

12 Credits

Prerequisite(s): ELED 301, all Methods courses Praxis II completed to apply. This is a semester-long course in which the student participates in all of the activities of the teacher in the classroom, in the school, and in the community. Beginning with a period of observation and orientation, the student receives assignments of increasing difficulty from the cooperating teacher until he/she is capable of assuming full responsibility for teaching. The semester is divided into an eight-week assignment in the intermediate and an eight-week assignment in the primary grades. The practical experience is accompanied by a regularly scheduled seminar. The student teacher follows the entire schedule of the school at which the student is placed.