EFC 330 - Field Experience

Description:
A laboratory experience for prospective teachers. The opening of school, professional relationships, school/community relationships, school district organization, instructional support, and resource services. Students are assigned in off-campus centers for approximately two weeks prior to fall quarter. Grade will either be S or U. By permission only.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: grade of C or higher in EFC 310 and PSY 314, and current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance and full admission to the Teacher Certification Program or the Instructional Foundations Program.

Credits: (2)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Assist in preparing for the beginning of a new instructional year, including the first day of pupil attendance.
Participate in selective instructional and student related activities within the assigned school and attend professional meetings.
Observe and note the professional relationships among administrators, teachers, other certified and non-certified personnel, students and their parents.
Observe and note the various classroom management procedures used by classroom teachers.
Observe and describe the different teaching methods used by classroom teachers.
Observe and record information about the use of Constructivism in PK-12 classrooms.
Discuss and record the organizational structure of the district, particularly as it relates to educational decision making with the cooperating teacher and a building administrator.
Discuss community resources and services available to the classroom teacher with the cooperating teacher and a building administrator.
Identify and record aspects of the school’s curricular and extra-curricular programs that relate to the community served by the school. Discuss this with the cooperating teacher and a building administrator.
Note experience by observation and interaction in a PK-12 setting, including curriculum.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
5/16/13