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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. 

Course Special Requirements

There are four virtual meetings using the current myCMU meeting program (i.e. Big Blue Button). You will need to have a webcam (either built in to the computer or just bought and clipped on top), as well as a microphone and speakers (or a combination head set). These do not have to be expensive pieces of equipment.

Textbooks

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Course Description

This course is taken concurrently with ED462 (Supervised Student Teaching).  In this course students will reflect on and share their observations and teaching experiences.  They will also discuss current educational topics, curriculum development, legal issues, lesson planning, and classroom management.  Students will also be provided with guidance on the completion of the Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment (MoPTA) tasks.  Prerequisites:  ED101/102, ED370 for middle school and secondary majors, PY210, PY223, PY342/343, successful passing of MoGEA exam, passing score on state qualifying exam for certification in student's area of study.  In addition, students must have a 2.75 cumulative GPA, 3.0 content area GPA, and 3.0 professional education GPA or permission on the Chair of Teacher Education.

Course Objectives

Students should be able to:

  1. Communicate experiences related to their student teaching experience.
  2. Practice long range planning skills by developing a unit plan.
  3. Identify different strategies to teach the same objective.

This course meets the following MoSPE Teacher Candidate Standards: 6C1, 6C2, 6C3, 8C1, 8C2, 8C3, (Standards 1C2, 1C5, 2C2, 2C3, 2C4, 2C5, 2C6, 3C1, 3C2, 3C3, 4C1, 4C2, 4C3, 5C1, 5C2, 5C3, 6C1 6C2, 6C4, 7C1, 7C2, 7C4 8C1, 8C3, 9C3 are met through completing the MoPTA).