Student Teaching (EDU 250) provides significant field experience for students in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade program. It acts as a capstone course for this program. Students spend 15 hours per week observing, planning and implementing their lesson plans in an early childhood classroom, birth through private kindergarten, under the daily supervision of an experienced teacher. Students also construct and complete a full professional portfolio. All requirements and guidelines, as stated in the Student Teaching Handbook, must be adhered to in order to complete this course. A faculty member from the College oversees the entire placement, including arranging for the placement, orienting the on-site teacher and director, observing the student teacher on a regular basis, and providing feedback to the student teacher based on the observations. Transportation to the site is the responsibility of the student. This course is taken during the final semester of the program in conjunction with EDU 233, Early Childhood Curriculum. Students need permission of an Education Coordinator or an advisor before registering for student teaching.
Prerequisites
| The following courses must be taken prior to this course |
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| EDU 100 - Introduction to Education and all other required courses in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade |
| EDU 213 - Working with Children with Special Needs and all other required courses in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade |
| EDU 225 - Guiding Children's Reading Development and all other required courses in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade |
| EDU 240 - Teaching English Language Learners and all other required courses in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade |
| EDU 245 - Connecting Families, Schools and Communities, and all other required courses in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade |
| EDU 210 - Teaching Young Children: An Introduction to Early Childhood Education, and all other required courses in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade |
Corequisites
| The following courses must be taken along side this course |
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| EDU 233- Early Childhood Curriculum and Administration. May be taken prior or during course. |
Sections
| Term | Location | Sections |
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2025 Spring Semester - 15 Week Sections
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Off Campus - Blue Bell
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