THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM (EDS 430)

Term: Spring 2011

Faculty

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Description

430: The Secondary School Classroom.
Goal: To understand the social and instructional culture of the secondary classroom.
Content: This course is designed for educational studies majors and minors who plan to teach secondary school in specific disciplines. The student will spend a semester (at least six hours per week) in a secondary classroom with a master teacher in a specified subject area. She will keep a semester-long journal that will reflect her responses to three phases of her classroom experiences: 1. Observation of and getting acquainted with the teacher, the students, and the culture of the assigned school. 2. Regularly assisting the teacher in a supportive role. 3. Assisting in teaching activities, culminating in teaching a three-lesson whole-class unit under the guidance of the supervising teacher and a Wesleyan faculty observer. Candidates will meet with a Wesleyan professor and/or the Director of Field Experiences in a seminar setting at least three times during the se