Spec Methods/English/Field Exp IIIA/Stage IIIA Portfolio (EDSC 317)

Term: 2013-2014 Spring Term

Faculty

Description

For secondary Education co-majors only. Teacher candidates will spend 75 hours actively engaged in a secondary English classroom with support from a mentor teacher and a college supervisor. Stage IIIA field experiences comprise a combination of individual tutorials, small group, and whole-class instruction and are aligned to PDE field competencies. Portfolios reflecting evidence of PDE field competencies are developed. Students apply the standards and goals of the National Council of Teachers of English as well as the PA Core English Language Arts Standards for grades 7 – 12 to lesson design and implementation. Weekly seminars address the four domains of effective teaching: Planning and Preparation, The Classroom Environment, Instruction, and Professional Responsibilities. An emphasis is placed on synthesizing theories learned with what is occurring in actual practice. Students are required to have current PA clearances on the first day of class. Prerequisite: Formal Admissio