Junior Practicum

This course provides pre-service teachers with practical experience in instructional and classroom management strategies in the secondary school setting. The practicum and the workshop/seminars held on campus are designed to extend individual knowledge and skills beyond the earlier role as observer and aid in preparation for student teaching. Junior Practicum students are assigned placements in local secondary schools by the Coordinator of Clinical and Field Experiences. Hours of classroom participation are required for Junior Practicum I. Participation hours in required diversity field trips can count toward hours required for this practicum. Offered every fall. (Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program and successful completion of EDF 223 and EDF 224. Corequisite: EDF 320.) (Minimum grade “C”)