Student Field Experiences

Information for students

Practicum

Practicum refers to any early field experience in the classroom in which students progress toward the student teaching semester.  Individual practicums vary within each program area and range from 5 to over 100 hours.  General information listed below.

Elementary

• Orientation to Elementary Education-7E:090, a course in the first semester "foundation" block has a two hour, one day a week for 10 week practicum as a component of the semester long course.  For information about the course contact Ellie Herman.  To access the practicum biographical data form go to: http://www.education.uiowa.edu/tess/forms/pracbio.htm

• Science Methods has a practicum experience as a component of 7E:162 Methods of Elementary Science.  For information contact David Tingwald.

• Elementary Methods practicum is completed the semester prior to student teaching and depending on specialization area students register for either 7E:172 Reading Instruction or 7E:174 Elementary Education: Practicum . A corequisite during this semester is 7E:170 Classroom Management.   For information about the practicum contact Dr. Pam Ries or go to the following http://www.uiowa.edu/~c07e174/

Secondary

The University of Iowa offers eight program areas which lead to secondary licensure.  There are practicums associated with each as well as variability between the required number of hours and the number of practicums.

• Mathematics has a practicum as a component of 7S:095 Introduction and Practicum: Mathematics.  For information contact Dr. Cos Fi.

• Science has two practicums, the first is a component of 7S:151 Introduction to Science Teaching & Practicum with Early Learners.  For information contact David Tingwald.  The second practicum is a corequisite of 7S:153 Instructional Issues in Teaching Science and the course number is 7S:179 Secondary School Science Practicum.  For information contact Dr. John Dunkhase.

• Art 7S:090 Introduction & Practicum (5-6 hours per week in the schools)
• English 7S:114 Introduction & Practicum ( 12 hours per week, 4 mornings or afternoons per week)
• ESL 7E/S:118 & 119 ESL Practicum 1 & 2 (5-6 hours per week in the schools)
• Foreign Language 7S:106 & 7S:107 FL Practicum 1 & 2 (5-6 hours per week in the schools)
• Music 7S:096 Introduction & Practicum (5-6 hours per week in the schools)
• Social Studies 7S:111 Introduction & Practicum (9 hours per week in the schools)

All of the above Introduction courses have a seminar as well as a practicum component.  For information contact the program coordinator or Mary Heath. 

Practicum Guidelines

Intro Practicum Biographical Form

• Special Education is a graduate program that includes a practicum. The  practicum course is 7U:206 Practicum with Exceptional Persons.  For information contact Peg Shannon. Practicum application.

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