Credential students have access to several materials in INTERESC for use in
their field placement classrooms.
Think about which principles (and activities listed under them) you have seen represented in
your field placement classrooms.
(FYI — The example paper is not based on any of
your field placement classrooms.
After observing
field placement classrooms, her students were asked to describe activities that they believe represent the 10 Principles.
Write a short paper in which you identify at least three CIERA principles and describe how they are represented in
your field placement classroom.
Not exact matches
One set involves the complexities and difficulties of
field placement experiences for preservice teachers: (a) having good
field placements, (b) understanding what is happening in the
classroom, and (c) having a common experience to share with their peers.
Mentored
field experiences begin with a one - day - a-week school
placement in freshman year, include pre-practicum experiences in schools, and culminate with full - time student teaching in a social studies
classroom during senior year, affording preservice teachers the opportunity to design and implement inquiry - based, content - rich units of study, and to assess students» learning.
Research indicates that preservice teachers» understandings of how to integrate technology into their
classrooms are dependent upon experience in their university methods courses and in their
field placements.
McIntyre et al. (1996) added that the teacher candidates» years of public or private schooling experience could make them «familiar with a school's
classrooms and routines, and therefore, with the context of the
field experience
placement» but warned that this familiarity could be a barrier to professional growth during
field experiences (p. 173).
Surprisingly, at this stage in their development, they did not see this practice transferring into the real - world
classrooms they would enter in their
field placements.
Before the advent of the Internet and of digital media, it was difficult to provide teacher candidates with access to
field placements in a variety of
classroom contexts in order to illustrate how strategies for teaching writing might apply differently.
I ask you to analyze
classroom practices you have observed in your
field placement in terms of the recommendations of the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) in Improving the Reading Achievement of America's Children: 10 Research - based Principles.
Our high - quality TUITION - FREE education provides: * Strong academic instruction in preparation for college * Extended school day and longer school year * A
classroom computer for every student * NO COST after school enrichment program until 6:00 pm * NO COST
field trips in nature to extend
classroom learning * NO COST high school
placement assistance
Through assigned readings,
classroom discussions, content rich mathematics activities, and assignments that require data collection in your
field placement, you will be supported as you make sense of how to approach the profession of teaching.
Indeed, while teacher candidates in individual
field placements are guests in a mentor's
classroom and may even depend upon that person for a recommendation letter, SWAP positions teacher candidates as peers to professionals like Ms. O'Malley and Mr. Weber, perhaps making it easier to evaluate these teachers» practices and their rationales for them.
As the oldest teacher recruitment program in the country, South Carolina's Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement, or CERRA, facilitates a variety of programs that aim to recruit, retain, and support highly qualified teacher candidates.64 CERRA recruits middle and high school students, college students, and career - changers by offering an array of programs across the state.65 For example, the Teacher Cadets Program is a high school recruitment program offered at nearly 160 schools in South Carolina.66 As Teacher Cadets, high - achieving juniors and seniors who express an interest in teaching complete
field placements in
classrooms and learn about curriculum development.67 The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program, another one of CERRA's recruitment programs, is one of the most competitive scholarship and loan programs in the state: Through the program, select high school seniors who display a strong desire to pursue teaching receive a forgivable loan to attend college.68
The volunteer tutor had worked with teachers during
field experiences and student teaching
placements who regularly used technology with students and managed
classroom Web sites.
This formative case study followed 13 undergraduate students who were planning to become
classroom teachers and who were completing a
field study
placement in an elementary school.
Job Duties Include: • Teaching classes in both a
classroom and clinical lab environment • Assisting with placing students at externships during their final term at school • Maintaining a good working relationship with externship sites • Assisting graduates with
placement in their related career
field • Staying up to date with industry standards