TEACH Bridges to the Future

Phase 1 August-early October

EDUC 524 and 510: The Work of the Middle and High School Teacher (UMass)

EDUC 592SS: Microteaching (school sites)

EDUC 511, 512, 514, or 515: Subject Area Methods (Umass)

Ed. Tech, CSL and Ad. Growth and Development ( about once a month) for the year-online in person

Teacher Observations

Mini-lessons with each other and with students

Reflective observations

Develop lesson plans

Begin working in tk20

Work with your Mentor

Start your Portfolio

PRE-PRACTICUM PHASE

You will also…

Complete your Pre-Practicum binder on Tk20

Phase 2 October-January EDUC 510: Reflective

Seminar in Teaching

Continue Methods classes

Some spring classes continue

Student teaching!

Teach in your subject area

Tk20 meetings with your supervisor and cooperating teacher

Design and present your Service Learning Project Draft

Design your unit series

Submit licensure

Other Documentation

PRACTICUM PHASE—AKA STUDENT TEACHING

Phase 3 February- June Advanced Methods

EDUC 696W: Issues in Clinical Teaching

Clinical teaching

“Three” classes in your subject area or two in your subject area and one in a related area of interest!

Implement your Service Project

Professional portfolio continues

JOB HUNTING!CLINICAL TEACHING PHASE

EDUC 524 & 510: Middle and High School Teaching

• REVO and Teachers• 3 credits Pass/Fail• Includes field

experiences in urban and rural settings

• Observations of teachers, students, classes, the

“life” of the school• Reflective journaling• Planning lessons and

units TK20: Form 2

Ask yourself:Why do I want to

teach ? What do I want to

teach them?How will I do it?What does it mean

to be a teacher?Professional TopicsLesson Planning

EDUC 592SS: Microteaching

1 credit with Revo

The classroom as lab

Reflective Practice

Teaching, analyzing, reflecting with each other

Tk20: Assessment 6

Learn to identify best practices- video tape them

Explore basic teaching strategies with real kids

Follows medical “Rounds”

Discuss lessons

with colleagues

EDUC 615TT: Education in Context Leadership in Community Service

Martha Ryan

3 credits per semester, graded

Course devoted to creating, planning, implementing, and documenting an innovative service learning experience

“Service Projects” must be tied to student learning and community needs/ issues

Subject Area MethodsEDUC 511, 512,

514 & 515

Teaching Methods in Science, English, Social Studies & History, Math

3 Credits; graded; mid-September to December

Held at UMass

History/Political Science—Robert Maloy

Science—John Kudukey, Martina Nieswandt

English/Language Arts—Barbara Madeloni

MathJohn Francisco/ Sandy Madden

Subject Area MethodsYou will explore:

Various teaching strategies and instructional methods

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

Standards from the subject area professional organizations

Principles of effective teaching

These include:

cooperative learning,

reading/writing in the disciplines

interdisciplinary teaching,

multicultural approaches

using computers and other technologies

teaching strategies that relate specifically to your subject area.

sample lesson plans/units will be prepared and presented to the class

developing appropriate assessments

EDUC 615G: Integrating Technology with Instruction

(infused in service)REVO

3 credits, graded

Some online some in person

Register for this for spring semester

This course will

Ask you to pose a question or solve a problem while using technology

STEP Bridges Info. Gathering Tree Question/Data Needed Go To

-Graduate course-School building or district

issues, including stipend information, forms

-Certification-Tk20 technical issues

-Extenuating health, personal issues

-UMass administrative or bureaucratic issues

-Supervising Practitioner

-Student/parent issues

Course instructor School Site Coordinator,

other teachers, building principal

Kim Drake, Licensure Office Tk20 0ffice REVO and your school Site

Coordinator See appropriate office,

Continuing and Professional Education, or Linda Guthrie at Furcolo

School Site Coordinator and/or Program Supervisor

Supervising Practitioner administration

Licensure/Degree PaperworkAll paperwork for licensure and the master’s

degree MUST BE IN!

Tk-20 MUST be complete!

No overdue fees, library books, etc.

You DID register for all your credits, right?

ALL PARTS of the MTEL MUST be passed before the Incomplete in 510 is released.

In order to get your license, you must be a PROGRAM “COMPLETER”.

June 2013 You did it!

Celebration:

UMass grad school (held in May ) –organic/ traditional

Massachusetts initial teacher licensure arrives in the summer

Many of you will have jobs by now or will be actively interviewing