EDUC 9004 - Practicum Application and Research Seminar

2 credits

This seminar serves as a culminating course for candidates enrolled in their practica experiences. Within the context of the Fitchburg State Education Unit Conceptual Framework, candidates are guided by Massachusetts initial teaching license competencies, Professional Standards for Teachers (PST) and the standards of Specialty Professional Associations (SPA). Candidates are supported in their collaboration with colleagues, use of informal assessment methods, design of standards based instruction, and assessing the impact on student learning. Emphasis will be based on candidate’s reflection and improvement on their own teaching practices. Candidates complete a targeted literature review to ensure that they are using evidence based practices and use the Renaissance Partnership for Improving Teaching Quality-Teacher Work Sample (TWS) prompts to design and implement well-structured lessons. Candidates analyze student data, reflect on student learning and examine their own practice to develop a personal professional development plan.

Prerequisite(s): EDUC 9300 Corequisite(s): Take concurrently with SPED 8963 or SPED 8863 or EDUC 9400 or EDUC 9600 .