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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours F,S This course provides an understanding of cultural backgrounds and the influences of dehumanizing biases such as racism, sexism and classism on the lives of students. General Education: Cultural Awareness
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours F The course will help prepare the educator to teach at the middle level. The course will develop an understanding of the middle school concept and the instructional strategies that support that concept. Fieldwork at the middle level is required.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    1-3 hours F,S Students can select projects for intensive study. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or chair of the education department.
  • 14.00 Credits

    Teaching candidates are assigned to a school district and supervised by a certified teacher at the elementary level and/or middle school/junior high level for 70 days. During this period they will fulfill obligations and responsibilities similar to those of the cooperating teacher. This course is part of the professional semester and is taken along with a two-credit seminar, which is part of the 16 hours for degree students. Students also meet during the professional semester for seminar requirements. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only. The DWU Student Teacher Handbook and seminar syllabus serve as the course syllabus. Prerequisites: Completion of all coursework required for graduation, 2.6 GPA, acceptance from the education department faculty, exceeding the minimum scores on the appropriate PRAXIS II examinations and approval for student teaching placement.
  • 14.00 Credits

    Teaching candidates are assigned to a school district and supervised by a certified teacher at two of three levels (elementary and/or middle school/junior high and/or secondary) for 70 days. During this period they will fulfill obligations and responsibilities similar to those of the cooperating teacher. This course is part of the professional semester and is taken along with a two-credit seminar, which is part of the 16 hours for degree students. Students also meet during the professional semester for seminar requirements. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only. The DWU Student Teacher Handbook and seminar syllabus serve as the course syllabus. Prerequisites: Completion of all coursework required for graduation, 2.6 GPA, acceptance from the K-12 discipline faculty, exceeding the minimum scores on the appropriate PRAXIS II examinations and approval for student teaching placement.
  • 14.00 Credits

    Teaching candidates are assigned to a school district and supervised by a certified teacher at the middle school/junior high level and/or at the secondary level for 70 days. During this period they will fulfill obligations and responsibilities similar to those of the cooperating teacher. This course is part of the professional semester and is taken along with a two-credit seminar, which is part of the 16 hours for degree students. Students also meet during the professional semester for seminar requirements. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only. The DWU Student Teacher Handbook and seminar syllabus serve as the course syllabus. Prerequisites: Completion of all coursework required for graduation, 2.6 GPA, acceptance from the education department faculty and secondary discipline faculty, exceeding the minimum scores on the appropriate PRAXIS II examinations and approval for student teaching placement.
  • 2.00 Credits

    The teacher candidate is required to take this seminar during their student teaching experience. Candidates will research the following topics during this seminar: classroom climate, instructional pedagogy, assessment, resume writing, and interviewing skills. Students are required to complete their electronic portfolio and an action research project during the seminar. Attendance is required in order to successfully complete the student teaching experience. Class dates will require the teacher candidate to be on campus before the beginning of each semester.
  • 21.00 Credits

    This course assists any teaching candidate who is pursuing a Special Education certification (SPED) and either an elementary or a secondary certification simultaneously and will require 21 weeks of student teaching: seven hours specifically elementary or secondary, seven hours specifically special education, and seven hours of a combination of secondary/elementary and SPED. The 23 hours include the above 21 weeks of student teaching and the two-hour seminar (if needed). This meets South Dakota requirements for teaching candidate internships and meets DWU's prescribed program for completion of a teaching major. Typically, the internships cross two academic semesters. During this internship, the teaching candidate will fulfill all obligations and responsibilities of the cooperating teacher. This course is offered Credit/No credit only. The DWU Student Teacher Handbook and seminar syllabus serve as the course syllabus.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course assists students in learning and applying the essential reading and study skills necessary for academic success at the postsecondary level.
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