EDC+250

__ EDC 250 Pre-professional Field Experience (20 hours minimum) __ For this field experience you will be placed in an urban high school or middle school. The emphasis in this practicum is to learn about the various aspects of diversity in schools. Most students take this course in the same semester as EDC 312 (undergraduate) or EDC 512 (graduate).

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Course Objectives:


 * 1) Engage in teaching/learning interactions in urban/multicultural settings.
 * 2) Examine personal perspectives and expectations regarding teaching and learning.
 * 3) Become familiar with the RI Professional Teacher Standards and the Diversity of Learners categories, and connect these to your classroom experiences.
 * 4) Develop the reflective and descriptive writing skills for recording significant classroom events, following journal requirements.
 * 5) Develop appropriate communication skills with professionals and students in classrooms and schools.

Schedule:

 The primary activity of this course will be your work in schools, and/or other educational programs. You are expected to spend a minimum of 21 hours in schools, in tutorial sessions with students, or in other academic activities with school age children. Each setting will involve you working with a diverse range of students in an urban environment. In addition, you must attend campus classes (shown on the attached schedule). In general, you will meet on campus during the first two weeks and at other designated times during the semester.

 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOL VISITS

 It is important to note that you are required to maintain the highest level of professional behavior during your site visits. It is your responsibility to behave in a professionally acceptable fashion and to treat all aspects of this pre-professional field experience responsibly. In accordance with university policy, students whose fieldwork performance is determined to be unsatisfactory by the university supervisor may be removed from the field experience prior to the end of the term. In such instances, students will receive a grade of “unsatisfactory.”  As a professional courtesy, you are to contact your assigned school/teacher well in advance of your visit. In addition, many districts will require you to have a criminal background check completed prior to your working with students. Please note that you may have to modify the time or day of your field experience based upon the cooperating teacher’s schedule. If you have transportation issues, discuss these with other students in your class at the time you receive your placement. Only the Office of Teacher Education makes field assignments. Placements will not be changed once they are made.