Advanced Methods Courses (EA-A Candidates)
Students must request a field placement from the Field Placement Office by completing the online Field Placement Request Form.
Students are expected to:
- Contribute to a positive learning environment that supports all students’ engagement in learning
- Plan and implement rigorous, culturally relevant instruction
- Teach a minimum of four whole-class lessons
- Three lessons are observed by a university supervisor
- One lesson is recorded for peer review and feedback from instructor
- Assess students in classroom activities
- Use assessment data to plan and implement lessons and units of instruction
- Provide effective feedback to students
- Integrate technology
- Collaborate with school faculty
- Identify own areas for growth and professional development
This field experience requires that students spend a total of 40 hours in the assigned classroom over the course of the semester. Students should establish a regular presence in their classroom placement, rather than packing required hours into a shorter time period. Students can only build rapport and truly develop their skills over the weeks.
EDUC 4964 Practicum: Teaching Elementary Reading in the Hartman Literacy and Learning Center (MC-EA Candidates)
Unlike other field placements at area schools, this reading practicum is conducted on Marquette’s campus at the Ralph C. Hartman Literacy and Learning Center, which the College of Education maintains as a training and research facility.
Students are expected to:
• Provide literacy intervention to small groups of children attending urban schools
• Provide direct services to students and families
• Assess reading skills of children
• Provide assistance to parents in promoting literacy development of their children
• Be observed three times by a university supervisor
• Use supervisor feedback to inform future instruction
This field experience requires that students spend a total of 30 hours (twice weekly for 10 weeks) tutoring school-age children in the Center. Attendance is crucial given that students are transported to Marquette for tutoring.