EDUC 302 Practicum in Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Taken concurrently with methods courses in social studies, English language arts, mathematics, science, health, and physical education. Candidates observe, tutor, and teach lessons including planning, implementing, and evaluating an interdisciplinary, thematic unit and collaborate with their cooperating teacher and their peers. Using CUA's Conceptual Framework, early childhood candidates reflect on their diverse PreK-3rd grade students' performance whereas elementary education candidates reflect on their diverse 1st through 6th grade students' performance.