EDU 111 Teaching Lab Seminar II
(Contact Hours: 3) This is the second in a series of clinically based courses offered that teacher candidates take during their first or second year as students pursuing a transfer degree designed for teaching candidates. The course is designed to engage teacher candidates in developing a deeper awareness of the four course content areas (English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies) and is specifically designed to assist teacher candidates in six areas: 1) learning to build classroom community, equity, and relationships with children, 2) learning to plan for, teach, and assess English language arts learning in a preK-3 classroom setting, 3) learning to plan for, integrate, and assess English literacy learning, science, and/or social studies into the teaching of those English language arts lessons, 4) learning to plan for, teach, and assess mathematics learning in a preK-3 classroom setting, 5) learning to plan for, integrate, teach, and assess social studies, science, and/or technology into the teaching of mathematics, and 6) learning to engage in thoughtful self-observation at the conclusion of each lesson that they teach, focusing on improving their practice for the lessons yet to be taught. Students enrolling in EDU 111 must be at least 18 years old by the course start date. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of EDU 110 is REQUIRED.