EDU 4440 - STUDENT TEACHING AND SEMINAR:VISUAL ARTS
credits: 15.0
This course is the capstone course for pre-service teachers enrolled in the Visual Arts program, completing fourteen weeks in an education setting in grades 7-12. Pre-service teachers demonstrate their teaching knowledge, dispositions, and performances as they assume a significant instructional load from their cooperating teachers and are given the responsibility to design, implement, and assess a wide range of learning experiences in mathematics, English language arts, science, social studies, and art for students with disabilities. These learning experiences align with and are based on the New York State Learning and Common Core Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards. Whenever possible, pre-service teachers are placed in schools where they work with diverse populations across a variety of developmental levels. Additionally, pre-service teachers attend seminars and workshops at Elmira College to discuss such topics as classroom instruction and management; student learning; child abduction prevention; alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention; safety instruction; fire and arson prevention; child abuse identification and reporting; safe schools against violence in education (SAVE); and harassment, bullying, and discrimination prevention and intervention. Objectives: A) Demonstrating command of subject matter in social studies, English language arts, mathematics, science, health, physical fitness, the arts, family and consumer science, and career development and occupational studies by applying accurate, varied, and meaningful representations and explanations of concepts in their academic discipline to all students within the classroom learning environment; B) Using knowledge of language acquisition and literacy development to support and develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of all students; C) Using knowledge of how students learn to design, implement, and assess learning experiences to support all students’ academic, social, and developmental achievements; D) Utilizing various technologies in educational settings to promote teaching and learning; E) Applying knowledge of individual students’ heritage, gender, cultures, languages, socioeconomic levels, full range of disabilities, and special health-care needs to develop curriculum, implement lessons, and assess teaching and learning within the classroom community; F) Implementing a variety of motivational and behavioral management strategies and techniques to create a supportive and productive learning environment; G) Demonstrating positive and effective nonverbal, verbal, and media communication strategies that support and nurture academic growth and development in the classroom environment); H) Cultivating relationships with supervisors, cooperating teachers, other school colleagues, parents, and the community at large to support and develop student learning and well-being; I) Promoting and supporting the well-being of all students, helping students learn to their highest levels of achievement and independence, and communicating and working with parents and/or caregivers; J) Using a variety of formative and summative assessment techniques to assess students’ ongoing academic, social, and physical developments and their own teaching and learning strategies; K) Demonstrating reflective practitioners’ skills in continually assessing the effects of choices and actions on others and using that information acquired, along with current pedagogy and resources, to grow and develop professionally; L) Using knowledge of educational laws and policies as related to student rights and teacher responsibilities to guide all aspects of teaching and learning; M) Designing, implementing, modifying, and assessing a variety of instructional strategies and learning experiences that are aligned to New York State Learning Standards and elevate the level of learning as detailed in the New York State Standards for Teaching; N) Designing, implementing, and modifying short and long range plans and curriculum based on district goals and state standards. Method of Instruction: In-school teaching, workshops, and seminars. Method of Evaluation: Graded on Pass-Fail basis where pre-service teachers are evaluated on the quality of their in-school teaching, their electronic portfolios that include lesson plan segments and reflections, and their participation in workshops and seminars. College supervisors rate student teachers on their level of preparation. Meets Career Related Internship.
Prerequisite(s): SENIOR CLASS STANDING, timely completion and submission of an application for Student Teaching, and a minimum GPA of 3.0 and Teacher Education (pedagogical core) coursework. Completion of all freshman, sophomore, and junior level EDU courses in respective programs of study, 3.0 GPA and EDU 3358 - METHODOLOGIES OF TEACHING: VISUALARTS
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