ELED 487 - Student Teaching in the Elementary School

12 credits
40 hours per week.

This course is designed to serve as the capstone experience for the pre-service teacher who is preparing to teach in the elementary and/or middle school. Specifically, this course is designed to provide the preservice teacher with an opportunity to observe and participate in the art of teaching at the elementary and/ or middle school level; to collaborate with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community for the purpose of generating additional support for students’ learning and well-being; to engage in effective interactions with parents for the purpose of generating additional support for students’ learning and well- being; to implement practices that convey an understanding of the responsibilities, structure and activities of the teaching profession; and to reflect on his/her teaching and its effects on student growth and learning. The pre-service teacher is placed in the public schools of Baltimore City and nearby counties and is assigned to contrasting cultural and instructional teaching situations. Through observation, participation and seminars, students are gradually inducted into full-time teaching responsibilities. Supervision is cooperatively provided by members of the departmental staff at Morgan State University and a classroom teacher (cooperating teacher of the public school system). An additional student teaching fee is required for matriculation in this course.

Prerequisite(s) Completion of all courses in the general, major and professional sequence, and admission to the Teacher Education Program. NOTE: Pre-service teachers enrolled in this course are required to engage in field or laboratory experiences two hours weekly in a school or an appropriate setting to complement the study of the curriculum.