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CI 295Introductory Field Experience for Teacher Preparation

1-3 credits · Curriculum and Instruction · Penn State

This introductory teacher preparation course utilizes a variety of field experiences (both observations within secondary school classrooms and individualized tutoring) to engage prospective education majors in issues related to teaching and learning. Students will learn about adolescent learners and elements of socially and emotionally safe classrooms. Inquiry into teacher beliefs as well as student diversity is a focus of the course. Students will be introduced to elements of teacher professionalism and professional identity.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

None listed in the catalog.

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (3 programs).

Required in (7)

  • Elementary Education, B.El.Ed.
  • Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Altoona)
  • Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Berks)
  • Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Education)
  • Secondary Education, B.S. (Behrend)
  • Secondary Education, B.S. (Education)
  • World Languages (K-12) Education, B.S.

One of the options in (2)

  • Early Development and Education, Minor
  • Social Justice in Education, Minor