EDUC 5251 Internship and Seminar II for Elementary Edcuation

This course provides supervision for alternate route elementary teachers of record completing the Elementary MAT degree. Supervision and seminars are designed to assist the alternate route candidate in applying professional knowledge, humanistic practices and reflective thinking to classroom situations. Candidates are observed a minimum of four times by a Clinical Supervisor (university professor) who assists them in developing professional knowledge, including the ability to plan, instruct, assess and reflect on practice using content and skills from all prerequisite courses. Candidates also begin work on their edTPA performance assessment, required for licensure in New Jersey. The seminars, held face-to-face and online, provide additional support and assistance during the first year of teaching and afford time for discussion of classroom issues such as the context for learning, student factors, characteristics of students, selecting learning segments, assessing student learning, and reflecting on the teaching-learning continuum. Candidates complete a portfolio linking artifacts to the eleven New Jersey Teaching Standards and are guided in writing reflective statements for each standard; the seminar instructor evaluates and provides feedback on each portfolio using a rubric; and 3) career development information is also made available (e.g., resume writing, interviewing skills, organizing credential files).
Acceptance into the K-6 Master of Arts in Teaching program Prerequisite(s): CMAT 5070 , CMAT 5100 ,CMAT 5310 , CMAT 5320 CMAT 5330 , EDUC 5171 Co-requisite(s): CMAT 5340 and CMAT 5290
Credits: 3.0