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Field Placement & Seminar I
HMNS-1220
Course Description
The purpose of Field Placement & Seminar 1 - HMNS-1220 is to provide students with introductory skills in instructional techniques, behavioral management, and student assessment. Students will spend six hours weekly in a regular or special education learning environment for an entire semester. They will be given opportunities to acquire skills as a Teacher Assistant.
Field Placement I students must also attend a one hour weekly seminar. The seminar will address issues relating to Field Placement, introduction to an educational portfolio, Rhode Island Assistant and Beginning Teacher Standards.
HMNS-1220 will also allow students to discover personal skills, talents and attributes that can be developed for a career in the field of Education or Special Education.
Prerequisites
Grade C or better in HMNS 1010
And Grade C or better in either HMNS
2060 or HMNS 2070
Required Text
HMNS-1220 Student Packet, Author: Paula Marcello
Classroom Management
for Beginning Teachers, Author: Shirley W. Jacob
Instructional Methods
Six hours weekly guidance of supervising teacher in an educational setting
One hour weekly seminar to include:
- Lecture
- Class discussion
- Individual conferences
Methods of Assessment
- Supervising Teacher Evaluation of in-class performance
- Weekly logs
- Documentation of three goals
- Field Placement Supervisor Evaluation of Seminar performance
- Compilation of an Educational Portfolio
