Welcome!  This course supports the Pre-Practicum experience for students pursuing Initial Licensure.

The course meets weekly on Monday afternoons.


Credits: 1Max Enrollment: 0
Course Type: LaboratorySection Enrollment: 11
Grade Mode: Credit/Non CreditWaitlist Count: 0
Reserved Seats: No
Coreq: EDC 345D - Elementary Curric & Methods
Time/Location: Monday | 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM / Seelye 105Instructional Method: In-Person

This lab accompanies the elementary student teaching internship course EDC 345D. The focus of the lab will be the examination of student teaching dilemmas for discussion and reflection. Student teachers will be introduced to key topics germane to their internship while examining the student teaching experience. The course will bring together content knowledge, professional dispositions/caring, instructional methods, assessment strategies, collaboration, diversity, classroom management, and technology. In this lab, student teachers will also reflect on teaching and their plans for future learning, and work on building the portfolio of teaching required for state licensure. Only open to students in Smith's teacher education program. Corequisite: EDC 345D. S/U only. (E)