Learning to teach is an intricate, painstaking, time consuming task. There are no easy shortcuts. Like all acts of performance, one learns to teach by teaching. To facilitate this process you will be assigned to an educational situation where you will have adequate opportunity to teach under the guidance of a master teacher. This person was selected because of his or her professional competence and a desire to work with prospective teachers.


Field experiences should be thought of as a time to study teaching as well as practice teaching. It is a time to put untried ideas to the test in a variety of real situations and to evaluate the results. The factors of: what to teach, how to teach it, and why teach it, are equally important and inseparable in the teaching process. You should reflect on these continually as you carry out your teaching assignments. The teacher education program of study is designed to offer a continuously expanding experience with these factors under the guidance of an experienced teacher. Taking full opportunity of these experiences will guide you as you journey to becoming a “competent, caring teacher” who will make a difference in the lives of children.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Week One - "Every Kid Needs a Champion"

Today in class we're going to go over the course expectations and discuss the issue of confidentiality, appropriate dress code, and diversity in the schools.

We are going to watch a brief video about teacher motivation titled, "Every Kid Needs a Champion" with Rita Pierson. The link for the video is as follows:

TED Talk: Every Kid Needs a Champion"

Assignment for Tuesday, Sept. 9th:

You will not have an assignment for next week since most of you (all but one) will not be in your placements yet. Enjoy this time!
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