CAPSTONE CLINICAL

This experience is designed to prepare students to assume full teaching responsibilities under the mentorship of a cooperative teacher in a placement arranged by Education's Office of Field Placement. Candidates seeking PDE certification are required to complete 12 weeks of Capstone Clinical teaching experience. Those seeking dual certification must complete a minimum of 6 weeks in each teaching area. This course also contains a seminar component that 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.