EDUC2998: Field Observation

This course is for students who are majoring in one of the following: elementary education, secondary education, special education, or bilingual education. All students, including special education majors, are to be placed in regular classrooms. The course requires thirty (30) hours of observation in the classroom. Students will observe many aspects of teaching including lesson planning, instructional strategies, evaluation and grading, classroom management, and professional ethics. Also, the students will extend their knowledge of teaching through various readings, teaching a lesson, and keeping a daily journal. The intent of the course is to give structure to the observations and prepare students for the courses to come, in which these aspects of teaching will be covered in depth.