Learning Beyond the Classroom

It is essential for any individual in the field of education to engage in an extended period of supervised teaching - an experience called the Practicum. The Practicum is offered as the culmination and capstone activity of the program's sequence of educational opportunities in teaching and learning. Indeed, the Practicum is an intense experience in which the candidate applies the theory and knowledge gained in course work, and endeavors to demonstrate competency in five state initiated standards:

(a) Plans Curriculum and Instruction
(b) Delivers Effective Instruction
(c) Manages Classroom Climate and Operation
(d) Promotes Equity
(e) Meets Professional Responsibilities.