Course Description
Field experience and limited teaching practicum, including observation of children and/or adolescents in a classroom context, grades pre-k through college.
Athena Title
Teaching Practicum in Dance I
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Pre or Corequisite
DANC 4700
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
Students will gain needed instructional experience in developing teaching skills and methodologies through gradual introduction to teaching in the dance classroom with the guidance of the Practicum Teacher.
Topical Outline
Students will take part in the following phases of participating in a field or university classroom experience from the perspective of the instructor: a) observation b) guided teaching experience c) reflection of practices of both practicum student and mentor teacher.
Syllabus