The first in a three-course sequence, this course examines the intersections between coursework and practice as students work across scaffolded professional experiences in both middle and high school English classrooms in a variety of contexts.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students will conduct an audit/analysis of texts available in classroom teacher libraries and the school media center.
Athena Title
English Ed Practicum Sem I
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
LLED 4200/6200 or LLED 6200E
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to observe and reflect on classroom learning and teaching.
Students will be able to identify, recognize, and reflect on the characteristics of effective teaching (of English/Language Arts).
Students will be able to compare and contrast pedagogical, structural, and contextual differences across multiple school contexts.
Students will be able to co-plan activities and learning experiences with a mentor teacher, and evaluate the impact of subsequent instruction on pupil learning.
Students will be able to analyze and discuss classroom/school experience in dialogue with theoretical and research-based texts from the field.
Topical Outline
1. Learning and investigating secondary English classroom contexts
2. Understanding adolescent learners and their unique needs/interests as readers and writers
3. Secondary English curricular structures in placement sites
4. Methods of classroom management and responsive literacy teaching
5. Assessment tools and practices in response to student writing
