This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

To complete this course, you must be registered with the Family Care Safety Registry. Failure to register by Wednesday of the first week of class will result in your removal from the course.

If you have questions regarding this requirement, please contact Jane Bethel, jbethel@centralmethodist.edu. ONLY contact Jane Bethel with questions about the Family Care Safety Registry.  You must contact the instructor of this course if you have any other questions, including questions about your practicum placement.  Contact information for your instructor is located on the Faculty Information portion of this course.

There is not a text required for the practicum experience

Applied experiences (18 clock hours) working with students and observing teachers in a classroom setting.

Concurrent enrollment in ED101. In order to remain eligible in programs that require ED102, students must earn at least a “C” in no more than two attempts.

1. Students will identify Missouri Teacher Standards throughout the practicum experience.
2. Students will apply knowledge and skills learned in ED101 when reflecting on the observations they encountered during the practicum experience.
3. Students will be introduced to and comprehend the roles, expectations, and ethics of professional educators.
4. Students will identify and reason the behaviors of effective educators.
5. Students will distinguish students’ behaviors and teachers’ actions, which enhance or inhibit the learning process.