ED 197 Practice Teaching
Course Description
Practice Teaching is a 6-unit course offered to those who have completed all Field Study courses. It is part of the Experiential Learning courses of the new teacher education curriculum which gives the prospective teachers the chance to experience the life in actual learning environment. The opportunities and experiences embedded in the course will enable them to meet the challenges of the real learning environment. The varied requirements will help them cope with the demands of the profession.
Goals:
Make Every New Teacher Observe and Learn Right (MENTOR)
- Demonstrates deep and principled understanding of the learning processes and the role of the teacher in facilitating theses processes in their students.
- Manifests a meaningful and comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter they will teach.
- Applies a wide range of teaching process skills (including curriculum development, lesson planning, use of appropriate technology, materials development, educational assessment and teaching approaches.
- Acquires direct experience in the field/ classroom (e.g. classroom observations, teaching assistance and practice teaching)
- Practices the professional and ethical requirements of the teaching profession
- Facilitates learning of diverse type of learners, in diverse types of learning environments, using a wide range of teaching knowledge and skills.
- Reflects on the relationships among the teaching process skills, the learning processing in the students, the nature of the content/subject matter and the broader social forces encumbering in the schools and educational processes in order to constantly improve theor teaching knowledge skills and practices
- Creates and innovates alternative teaching approaches, takes informed risks in trying out these innovative approaches, and evaluates the effectiveness of such approaches in improving students learning;
- Continues to learn in order to teach to learn to better fulfill their mission as teachers
