ED 410 - Capstone: On Becoming an Educator

This course is designed to introduce the student to the role of graduate student and professional as distinct from the familiar role of undergraduate. Fifteen one-hour sessions will orient, explain, review and plan both the MAE program and the State of Missouri teaching/certification requirements. Course will also address community-based education or that which in some fields is labeled “informal education”. These are teaching functions outside public schools which may not require state certification. Sessions will position enrollees for their next professional steps. In addition, the course encompasses 15 hours of required experiences in: Journal Club; teaching instructional technology; and student organization leadership and participation.

Prerequisites: ED 100 - Introduction to Education, ED 388 - Exploratory Field Experiences, ED 389 - Foundations of Education, ED 393 - Clinical Experiences in Teaching, ED 394 - Experiences in Classroom Teaching and ED 593 - Psychological Foundations of Education (this course may be taken concurrently with the capstone).
Credit(s): 2