SEC 498 Seminar:Student Tchg

This course is designed to provide support during the student teaching semester. Topics and issues related to teaching in the middle and high school and to the teaching profession that support and complement the student teaching experience are addressed. It is a pass/fail course which allows opportunities for student teachers to come together with colleagues and the instructor to discuss topics and issues that are related to teaching and learning and to students' classroom situations. Topics include, but are not limited to, ethics, education law, adolescents with disabilities, classroom management, working with parents and community resources, shared decision-making, and assessment. Students will also complete their professional portfolios that were initiated earlier in their education sequence. Open only to majors at Saint Rose. Co-requisite: SEC 470. Spring.