ELE 500 Practicum I Guidelines for the Cooperating Teacher
On behalf of the Elementary Education teacher preparation program in the National College of Education at National Louis University, we would like to express our appreciation to you for agreeing to work with one of our Master of Arts in Teaching candidates in the school-based component of the ELE 500 Practicum I experience. We appreciate your time and efforts and are grateful for your willingness to assist in the professional development of a future teacher. The contribution you make toward this preparation is a significant one. It is hoped that the information below will assist you and the NLU candidate in making this early experience a success. Practicum I is intended to be a time for the candidate to become better acquainted with the personal, social, and academic requirements of teaching. They are eager to become actively involved in classroom activities. This experience is completed through 30 hours in your classroom coupled with university seminars that meet weekly on campus during the quarter. These hours must be completed over the course of the university quarter. Candidates in ELE 500 Practicum I have not yet taken any of their professional methods courses. This limited background needs to be considered when planning activities. Candidates rely on your guidance for appropriate ways to participate in your classroom. They have been advised to confer with you about influences and factors in the teaching and learning process. They are also required to plan and teach one lesson to the whole class. We ask that you engage the candidate using the possibilities for involvement detailed in the Suggestions for Practicum I Experiences which the candidate can provide. We would like our candidates to gain information about the roles and responsibilities of classroom teachers, connect knowledge from the university seminar to your classroom, and have direct interactions with the children in your classroom. Again, thank you for your assistance in this important component of our elementary teacher education program. Please feel free to contact either the seminar leader or the Director of Teacher Preparation, Dr. Jamillah Gilbert [jgilbert11@nl.edu] at National LouisUniversity
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