Observing teachers is a powerful tool for improving teaching and learning as well as overall program quality. Watch this video to see the observation process for a teacher and pay close attention to what the observer is doing. Explain the role of an observer before, during, and after the observation.   Describe how the observer […]

If you are doing your field experience in a practicum site, you will review the CHS298 Practicum Handbook with your Cooperating Teacher. You will also provide key information about your site arrangements and describe three SMART goals that you would like to accomplish at your site during your time in this course. See the attached […]

Meet with your Cooperating Teacher to discuss their observations and written evaluation of your practicum work and their insights on how you can continue to grow as an educator. You will complete a self-reflection of your professional growth and progress toward your SMART goals (identified in the first week of this course).   See the […]

Meet with your Cooperating Teacher to discuss their observations and written evaluation of your practicum work and their insights on how you can continue to grow as an educator. You will complete a self-reflection of your professional growth and progress toward your SMART goals (identified in the first week of this course).   See the […]

Each week you are required to complete a Weekly Record Sheet showing the days and times you were at your Practicum site and specific ways you assisted in the classroom. Your Cooperating Teacher will have the opportunity to comment and to request a phone conference with your course Instructor. Campus students who are taking CHS298 […]

Communication is symbolic.        We communicate using words, but the words are only symbols, not the actual objects themselves. Communication involves words, pictures, sounds, and marks, all of which may represent something else.   Communication involves a shared meaning.        When you speak with a friend, and she tells you of […]

Have you ever been overwhelmed by the path that is before you? Have you ever felt that your goals were almost impossible to achieve? There are strategies you can use to help you with your goals!   Feldman & Dreher (2011) did a study on hope and came up with an intervention to help students […]

Seminars provide you with an opportunity to converse with your instructor and peers, and to resolve questions about the course. Your instructor will provide specific guidelines to save you valuable time and effort, and to support your course success. You must either attend the live Seminar or complete the alternative assignment in order to earn […]

Seminars provide you with an opportunity to converse with your instructor and peers, and to resolve questions about the course. Your instructor will provide specific guidelines to save you valuable time and effort, and to support your course success. You must either attend the live Seminar or complete the alternative assignment in order to earn […]

Seminars provide you with an opportunity to converse with your instructor and peers, and to resolve questions about the course. Your instructor will provide specific guidelines to save you valuable time and effort, and to support your course success. You must either attend the live Seminar or complete the alternative assignment in order to earn […]