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I. Role, Responsibilities, and Guidelines in a Fieldwork Placement
A. Relationship with the host teacher
1. Understanding the role of student volunteer
2. Classroom activity design
B. Relationship with students in the classroom environment
1. Teacher/Child communications
2. Individual child and group dynamics
C. Understanding Current Practices in Teaching
1. Education in America
2. Overview of History of Education
II. Engaging and Supporting all Students in Learning (TPE 1)
A. Understanding Diverse Student Populations
1. Learner-centered and teacher-centered approaches
2. Diverse student populations
3. English language learners
4. Learners with special needs
B. Connect learning to students' prior knowledge, backgrounds, and interests
C. Connecting subject matter to meaningful, real-life contexts
D. Using a variety of instructional strategies, resources, and technologies to meet students' diverse learning needs
1. Applying contemporary learning theories
2. Promoting critical thinking through inquiry, problem solving, and reflection
3. The importance of observing children and individualizing strategies
III. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning and Understanding (TPE 2)
A. The safe classroom and the role of respectful, inclusive relationships
1. The roles and responsibility of adults in the classroom
2. Student- teacher relationships
3. Supporting respectful interactions among students
4. Creating an intellectually and emotionally safe environment
5. Accessing resources for students who have experienced trauma
B. Employing routines and norms to support positive behavior
1. Daily schedules, routines, and activities
2. Supporting social development and responsibility
3. Age appropriate behavior expectations and guidance techniques
C. Current definitions of best practices in the classroom environment
1. Developmentally and culturally appropriate practices
2. The importance of the physical environment
3. Setting up the classroom environment
IV. Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning Content Specific Pedagogy (TPE 3)
A. Curriculum standards and guidelines
1. Understanding Common Core standards
2. Subject area content and frameworks
B. Methodology for K-12 Instruction - Understanding the learner
1. Applying knowledge of the range of developmental skills
2. Understanding individual differences
3. Setting goals for children with atypical development
C. Organizing curriculum to facilitate student understanding
1. Creating and implementing lesson plans
2. Inquiry based approaches
3. Adapting instructional strategies based on subject matter
D. Ensuring accessibility for all students
1. Use of technology
2. Adaptive materials
3. Universal Design for Learning
V. Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students (TPE 4)
A. Establishing and articulating goals for student learning
B. Planning for individualized learning
1. Lesson planning
2. The role of assessment in planning
3. Choosing and evaluating instructional materials
C. Planning to meet the needs of all students
1. Adapting materials and curriculum to meet individual needs
2. Working with an IEP
3. Incorporating English Language Development standards
VI. Assessing Student Learning (TPE 5)
A. Methods of evaluating student learning
1. Types and uses of assessment tools
2. Diagnostic, formative, and summative testing
3. Using multiple sources and types of assessment to ensure equity
B. Using assessment to monitor student progress and plan for learning
C. Communicating student progress to families
VII. Developing as a Professional Educator (TPE 6)
A. Career choices in education
B. Teacher preparation and professional standards
1. National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
2. California Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs)
3. California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
C. Teacher professional ethics and responsibilities
D. Establishing relationships with parents and colleagues
E. Reflective Teaching Practices
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1. Reading textbook, handouts, journals, and articles: approximately 40-50 pages per week
2. In-class discussions, group activities, and collaborative work
3. Reflective writing based on reading, content standards, and placement experiences (5000 to 7000 words)
4. Exams, including quizzes, written midterm, and final exam
5. Written lesson plan(s) (1-3)
6. Presentation of activity based on lesson plan at fieldwork site with small or large group of children
7. Written reflection on fieldwork and lesson plan presentation
8. In-class teaching demonstration based on a written lesson plan
9. Participate in the 45-hour service-learning experience at a local public school (approximately 3-4 hours per week), to be documented with an annotated log of weekly hours and
activities with master teacher verification.
10. Comprehensive portfolio project that includes work completed in the course
