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ED2400 Educational Praticum I
ED2400 Educational Praticum I
The third tier of the Academy is open to seniors only. While you do not need to complete Tier 2 to enter Tier 3, ED1400 is a prerequisite to ED2400.
In this 3-hour dual-enrollment course, students will be introduced to the teaching profession, the nature of the diverse and multicultural classroom, content and teaching standards, professional conduct, evaluation systems, and requirements of the profession. This course requires a field experience. Students will be expected to log a minimum of 50 hours in their assigned school placement.
Future educators will:
Observe and participate in the learning process in public schools (field requirement).
Gain information that will enable you to determine if a career in the field of education is the best choice for you.
Understand and interpret the ten state-mandated performance dimensions: Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT)
Gain an awareness of the diverse, multicultural classroom in which you must be prepared to teach.
Learn about and apply standards and practices of professional conduct in teaching
Engage in reflective practices based on course content and field experiences.
ED2500 Educational Praticum II
ED2500 Educational Praticum II
In this 3-hour dual-enrollment course, students will be given the opportunity to observe, participate, and reflect upon authentic public-school experiences. Through focused assignments, students will consider questions and concepts from their courses while situated in actual practice. Field experiences provide students with experiences that contextualize ideas and spur discussion in their courses. All students are required to log a minimum of 50 hours in their field placement over the course of the second semester.
School Board Meetings:
School Board Meetings:
Students are required to attend at least one GCSD school board meeting AND to send an email to a member of the school board expressing a concern they have about education or to share a positive experience they have had preparing to become an educator.
As they attend the meeting, they will take appropriate notes and answer the following:
Give the name district meeting attended: location, date, time, & length of meeting
How many boards members attended? Approximately how many people were in the audience?
Give a short description of two issues that were discussed.
Was public input allowed and/or given? What was the result?
Based upon your observations during the meeting, give a short description of one of the responsibilities of school board members.
Describe something that happened or that was discussed that you did not expect; or an enlightening moment you had during the meeting.
Summarize what you learned from this experience of attending a school board meeting.
Committee of the whole meetings occur one to two weeks prior to a regular school board meeting and begin at 9:00 a.m. Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees are held the fourth Tuesday of each month, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Both take place at the Central Office in the board room
(301 E. Camperdown Way | Directions)
Educational Magazines
Educational Magazines
Students will subscribe to an educational magazine “Education Weekly," “Edutopia,” "Teaching Tolerance", etc. They will access and analyze 5-10 articles over the course of the semester.
Student Testimonial:
Student Testimonial:
Jomarion Smith Wade Hampton High Senior Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3 Elementary PE.mp4
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