GRED 673 - Sec Sci Field Work

Institution:

SUNY College at Potsdam

Subject:

EDUCATION - GRADUATE

Description:

GRED 673 -- Secondary Science Field Work (3) Field experience provides opportunity to apply what has been learned in a classroom setting, and to develop the skills and understandings necessary for student teaching. The guidelines (principles, teaching, assessment, content, program evaluation, school system evaluation) for this field experience are provided in the National Science Education Standards (http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html). You will be assigned to a mentor teacher during the first week of the course. You will develop a secondary science unit plan with advisement of the course instructor and your mentor teacher. Beginning in week two, you will observe and assist in the classroom of your mentor teacher for a minimum of seven hours each week in the public school. Beginning in week four and for the duration of the semester you will continue to observe and assist for six hours per week and will teach a minimum of one hour per week. Your teaching will begin with small groups, and progress to whole class groups. You will have opportunity to reflect on your teaching experiences in discussions with mentor teachers, peers, and the course instructor. Discussions will focus on specified topics drawn from the National Science Education Standards and the New York State Math, Science, Technology Standards. Discussions will occur in class sessions on Wednesday's and in the on-line discussion forum provided in the Blackboard class space. The distance learning class space will include mentor teachers. Field experience provides the major setting for Performance Based Assessments required in your teacher education program portfolio. Rubrics for Performance Assessments of Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions contained in the NSES will be provided at the beginning of the course and will be the focus of course activities. Offered Fall.

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0.00 - 3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.potsdam.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 267-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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