PETE 276R
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Exploration of Teaching
Teacher Education
David O. McKay School of Education
Course Description
Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students.
When Taught
Winter
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
2
Fixed
2
Other Prerequisites
FBI fingerprint and background clearance
Title
National Standards
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate an understanding of the National Standards in relationship to junior high school students as evidenced through the TWS assignment.
Title
Professionalism
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate attitudes and behaviors that exhibit professionalism. Students will demonstrate competence as evidences by their attendance in class, appropriate dress, lesson plan preparation, and the group TWS assignment.
Title
Assessment Strategies
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate traditional and authentic assessment strategies by applying them to an assigned unit of instruction, creating objectives and designing assessments to meet those objectives in all three learning domains completing two sections of the Teacher Work Sample (TWS).
Title
Lesson Planning
Learning Outcome
Write developmentally appropriate lesson plans for junior high school students using the known characteristics of junior high students. Students will demonstrate competence as evidenced by completed lesson plans required as a part of the middle school teaching practicum experience.
Title
Trends in Physical Education
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate the ability to identify the current trends in physical education assessment and grading strategies as evidenced through written reaction papers, and quizzes.
Title
Management Skills
Learning Outcome
Model appropriate instruction and management skills when teaching junior high students. Students will demonstrate competence through completion of the desired competency viewing assignment, and the final desired competency project from their middle school teaching practicum experience.
