Secondary Education Field Experiences
Secondary education candidates engage in authentic classroom settings, allowing them to actively participate in real teaching scenarios. Through this experience, they gain insights into the complexities of teaching, including diverse student backgrounds, learning styles, and classroom dynamics. The guidance and support provided by experienced mentor teachers and quality methods instructors guides the candidates in this journey. Both clinical practices are completed before the student teaching clinical experience.
Secondary Education candidates will complete three clinical experiences during their academic program--Early Field Experience, Secondary School Experience, and Student Teaching. Early Field Experience is completed before admission to Teacher Education, Secondary School Experience is completed after admission to Teacher Education, and Student Teaching in the final capstone clinical experience to complete the program.
For a quick start to FHSU Field Experiences and using Sonia, watch this Tutorial Video.
Information Packet for Secondary Education Field Experiences
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Early Field Experience
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____ 277 (Insert Secondary Program Abbreviation, i.e. HHP/BUS/HIST) 20 hours 7-12 general education with content area licensed mentor teacher Observation only clinical experience for Secondary Education teacher candidates in which pedagogical skills like management of a classroom are practiced in an authentic clinical setting are observed. (PE, Art, Music, & Modern Language may be placed K-12) |
Secondary School Experience
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TESS 494 25 hours 7-12 general education with content area licensed mentor teacher 15 hours special education with special education licensed teacher Clinical experience for Secondary Education teacher candidates in which pedagogical skills like management of a classroom, adjusting for individual student needs, and accommodating and/or modifying curriculum for special education students are practiced in an authentic clinical setting under the supervision of a mentor teacher and quality methods instructor. (PE, Art, Music, & Modern Language may be placed K-12) |
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Student Teaching Clinical Experience |
TESS 496 16 weeks 7-12 general education with content area licensed cooperating teacher 16 weeks PE, Art, Music, & Modern Language
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