CLINICAL I SEMINAR

This seminar course will help candidates learn to identify with and conduct themselves as members of profession, with an emphasis on familiarizing candidates with the current practices/topics in the field, areas of professionalism, and family/community collaboration partnerships. Candidates will be encouraged to engage and interact with instructor and peers to discuss their field experiences, practical problems in the classroom, and reflect on how their classroom encounters relate to early development and learning theory, subject matter content, pedagogy, assessment, as well as their current coursework and overall education program goals. Candidates are expected to be active participants in assigned readings, questioning, and other discussions/ debates. Candidates will enroll in this seminar concurrent with EDEC 474.