EDUC 442 - Clinical Practice in the Elementary and Secondary Schools

(12 hours) Prerequisite: Admission to Clinical Practice. Corequisite: EDUC 095. An intensive field-based experience for music and physical education majors that includes observation, participation, and supervised teaching in elementary and secondary environments for sixty (60) full days (two placements of six weeks each). The clinical practice intern works with master teachers and a college supervisor to develop and implement an integrated curriculum that is designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of students in the classroom. The intern becomes a member of teaching teams that include classroom teachers, special area teachers, staff, administrators, parents/guardians, community agencies, professional consultants, school volunteers, and students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Demonstrated competency in the ten performance dimensions identified by the ADEPT performance evaluation instrument is required. Professional seminars are required. This course cannot be challenged. Note: An incomplete cannot be received