EFC 330 - Field Experience

Description:
Laboratory experience for prospective teachers. Opening of school, professional relationships, school/community relationships, school district organization, instructional support, resource services. Students assigned in off-campus schools for two weeks before fall quarter or during quarter. Course requires liability insurance and current WSP/FBI fingerprints that do not expire before end of quarter. Course is by permission only and required advanced planning and application. Grade will either be S or U.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: PSY 314 and EFC 250 with a grade of C or higher and full admission to the Teacher Certification Program or Instructional Foundations. Pre- or co-requisite: EFC 320. Granted permission through the application clearance process on the Office of Field Experiences website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/field-experiences/index.php

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 or quarter;
participate in selective instructional and student related activities within the assigned school and attend professional meetings;
observe and record the professional relationships among administrators, teachers, other certified and non-certified personnel, students and their parents;
observe and record 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;
describe and record the organizational structure of the district, particularly as it relates to educational decision making after discussion with the cooperating teacher and a building administrator;
describe community resources and services available to the classroom teacher after discussion 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 after discussion with the cooperating teacher and a building administrator; and
reflect on experience by observation and interaction in a PK-12 setting, including curriculum.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/20/22

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