ED 60A — Supervised Fieldwork in Education
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in one of the designated education courses that offers a fieldwork option. Yields half-course credit. Open to all, but required for students pursuing teaching licensure.
Through this course, students engage in supervised fieldwork in a classroom in order to apply what they are learning in Education courses and apprentice themselves to experienced educators. Students spend one full day or two half days (approximately 8 hours) per week assisting in a PK-12 classroom, under the guidance of an experienced host/mentor teacher. ED 60a students are expected to be very hands-on and engaged with PK-12 students, though they do complete observational assignments as well. All fieldwork students meet together several times over the course of the semester in order to share their written reflections and learn from each others’ experiences. Usually offered every semester.