ED 393 - Clinical Experiences in Teaching

A course designed to provide a basic readiness for teaching, preliminary to the Management of Instruction course. ED 393 is an introduction to “what to teach and how to teach” with three articulated components: seminar, clinical, and field. (A field experience of 45-60 clock hours is required through concurrent enrollment in ED 393 Classroom Experiences.) Additionally, students enrolled in the course complete all the requirements for obtaining a substitute teaching certificate with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Prerequisites: ED 388 - Exploratory Field Experiences with a grade of P AND ED 389 - Foundations of Education with a grade of C or higher (or concurrent enrollment in ED 389 - Foundations of Education), 55 clock hours of Exploratory Field Experience, junior status, and a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher, fingerprint clearance, liability insurance, Substitute Teaching Certificate, Consent and Release Agreement, Student Disclosure and Release Agreement.
Credit(s): 3