EDU 4901 - Practicum - Middle Schools

Credits: 12

The culminating experience for the teacher preparation program is a field based practicum. During the practicum, students demonstrate competency in the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) Professional Standards for Teachers (PST) and Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK) standards under the direct supervision of a licensed Supervising Practitioner and Program Supervisor. Students will continue to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to effectively apply the standards and demonstrate through direct teaching.
Prerequisite(s):

EDU 2500
EDU 2510
EDU 2520
3.0 GPA in program
successful completion of all related MTELs
- Communications and Literacy (01) - Reading sub-test
- Communications and Literacy (01) - Writing sub-test
- Subject-specific MTEL
positive PDQs
approval from the TEP committee

Corequisite(s): EDU 4920 or EDU 4921
Fulfills: X in LS Core