Education and Child Study 345L - Elementary Student Teaching Practicum Lab

This lab accompanies the elementary student teaching internship course EDC 345ms. The focus of the lab is the examination of student teaching dilemmas for discussion and reflection. Student teachers are introduced to key topics germane to their internship while examining the student teaching experience. The course brings together content knowledge, professional dispositions and caring, instructional methods, assessment strategies, collaboration, diversity, classroom management and technology. In this lab, student teachers reflect on teaching and their plans for future learning, and work on building the portfolio of teaching required for state licensure. Only open to students in Smith's teacher education program. Corequisite: EDC 345ms. S/U only.