EDUC - 491. Clinical Experience in the Elementary School

10 credit(s)

This culminating fieldwork course is a one-semester, full-time student teaching experience. This course will give the prospective teacher sustained experience in early childhood/childhood school classroom(s), fulfilling and adhering to NYSED Regulations. In addition to teaching full-time, the student is expected to assume other professional responsibilities that are assigned to them by the mentor teacher and/or principal. It is expected that student teachers will gradually add teaching responsibilities and assume a full teaching load. Open only to Early Childhood/Childhood Education majors at Siena University who have been approved to progress into student teaching. Students must obtain fingerprint clearance prior to beginning student teaching experience. Note: All students will be personally responsible for transportation arrangements.

Prerequisite(s): EDUC 382 , EDUC 383 , EDUC 384  

Corequisites: EDUC 493  and EDUC 494