EDUC 1000 - Education Field Experience

Credits: 2
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab None
Course Description: The course introduces and allows students to observe and implement high leverage practices in teaching and learning though real world experience in K-12 classrooms. Course activities include reflections on equity in education, trends, and issues facing community schools. For students earning education degrees at Century College, this class will provide an opportunity to accumulate additional hours in a supervised field experience. Students are required to spend a minimum of 30 hours in a K-12 school classrooms under a licensed teacher. Students must provide their own transportation. A Minnesota Human Services background study with no restrictions may be required.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation:

1. Diverse learners
   1. Community and cultural norms
   2. Differences in students’ approaches to learning and performance
   3. Multiple perspectives
2. Learning environments
   1. School climate
   2. Intrinsic motivation
   3. Self-esteem
   4. Current trends and issues facing K-12 schools
   5. High level teaching practices

3. Teacher pathway and license requirements

   1. ePortfolio professional artifacts
   2. Teacher preparation programs
   3. Basic skills testing
   4. SEP standards competency
   5. Education philosophy
4. Dispositions for teaching

1. develop an electronic portfolio.
2. identify teacher pathways and licensure requirements.
3. self-reflect on dispositions for teaching.
4. discuss equitable education through practices and policies in K-12 schools.
5. describe current trends and issues facing K-12 schools.

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