ELE 546 Student Tchg Childhood Ed

A semester of student teaching in elementary classrooms. Each student will receive two consecutive placements: one-half semester in the lower grades (1-3) and one-half semester in the upper grades (4-6). This experience includes candidates? demonstration of skills, strategies, models of teaching, and uses of educational technology and media; provides supervised practice in teaching and involvement in community study activities; and stresses development of communication and leadership skills. The candidate will develop and implement a service learning project with students as part of the unit plan requirement, under the guidance of cooperating teachers and College of St. Rose personnel. Prior to student teaching, candidates complete a 20-hour field experience in each of their placements that involves a thorough analysis of home, school, and community composition and dynamics, which is done under the supervision of The College of Saint Rose student teaching supervisor. Application must be made by February 1 for the Fall semester; by October 1 of the preceding Fall semester for a Spring student teaching placement. Pass/Fail. Prerequisites: fingerprint clearance; good standing in the School of Education; completion of all education course work and workshops, except EDU 590 and ELE 999 or thesis; grade of B or better in all required course work. Open to Saint Rose majors only. Application required. Co-requisites: ELE 550, ELE 584. Fall, Spring. (6 credits)