EDUC481
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Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) Practicum: Field Experience
School of Education
Course Subject Code
EDUC
Course Number
481
Course Description
This is the last course taken before EDUC 482A and EDUC 482B and consists of forty (40) hours of field experience during K-12 public school hours and class seminars to prepare students to teach in secondary classrooms as they develop an understanding of grades 7-12 curriculum, how to meet the needs of diverse learners, and instructional planning and delivery. Through the activities of this course, students will develop a deeper understanding of the "Plan, Teach & Assess, Reflect, Apply" teaching cycle in preparation for completing the California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA). Students must arrange their own transportation to the university-assigned school site. Prerequisites: Current certificate of clearance; current TB (tuberculosis) test; (EDSP 401 or EDUC 401) and (EDSP 402 or EDUC 402 [concurrent enrollment allowed]) and EDUC 424 (concurrent enrollment allowed) and (EDSP 451 or EDUC 451) and EDUC 470 (concurrent enrollment allowed).