TEACH
Bridges to the Future
Phase 1 August-early October
 EDUC 524 and 510: The Work
of the Middle and High School
Teacher (UMass)
 EDUC 592SS: Microteaching
(online and face-to-face)
 EDUC 511, 512, 514, or 515:
Subject Area Methods (Umass)
 Ed. Tech, CSL and Ad. Growth
and Development ( early
workshops/1 per month) for
the year-online in person
 Teacher Observations
 Mini-lessons with each other
and with students
 Reflective observations
 Develop lesson plans
 Begin working in tk20
 Work with your Mentor
 Start your Portfolio
PRE-PRACTICUM PHASE
You will also…
 Complete your Pre-Practicum binder on Tk20
Phase 2 October-January
 EDUC 510: Reflective
Seminar in Teaching
 Continue Methods
 Student teaching!
 Teach in your subject area
 Tk20 meetings with your
supervisor and cooperating
teacher
classes
 Some spring classes
 Design and present your
Service Learning Project
Draft
continue
 Design your unit series
 Submit licensure
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Other Documentation
PRACTICUM PHASE—
AKA STUDENT TEACHING
Phase 3 February- June
 Advanced Methods
 Clinical teaching
 EDUC 696W: Issues in
 “Three” classes in your
Clinical Teaching
subject area or two in
your subject area and
one in a related area of
interest!
 Implement your Service
Project
 Professional portfolio
continues
 JOB HUNTING!
CLINICAL TEACHING
PHASE
EDUC 715 & 510: Middle and High
School Teaching
• RE
and John Carey
• 3 credits Pass/Fail
• Includes field
experiences in urban
and rural settings
• Observations of teachers,
students, classes, the
“life” of the school
• Reflective journaling
• Planning lessons and
units
 TK20: Form 2
Ask yourself:
 Why do I want to teach ?
 What do I want to teach
them?
 How will I do it?
 What does it mean to be
a teacher?
 Professional Topics
 Lesson Planning
EDUC 592SS: Microteaching
 Learn to identify best
 1 credit with Teacher
 The classroom as lab
 Reflective Practice
 Teaching, analyzing,
reflecting with each
other
 Tk20: Assessment 6
practices- video tape
them
 Explore basic teaching
strategies with real kids
 Follows medical
“Rounds”
 Discuss lessons
with colleagues
EDUC 615TT: Education in Context
Leadership in Community Service
 Ruth-Ellen
 3 credits per semester,
graded
 Course devoted to
creating, planning,
implementing, and
documenting an
innovative service
learning experience
 Fall registration
“Service Projects” must
be tied to student
learning and
community needs/
issues
Subject Area Methods
 EDUC 511, 512, 514 &
515
 History/Political
Science—Robert Maloy
 Teaching Methods in
 Science—John
Science, English,
Social Studies &
History, Math
Nieswandt
 3 Credits; graded;
mid-September to
December
 Held at UMass
Kudukey, Martina
 English/Language
Arts—Keisha Green
 Math John Francisco/
Sandy Madden
Subject Area Methods
These include:
You will explore:

cooperative learning,

Various teaching strategies and
instructional methods

reading/writing in the disciplines

Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks

interdisciplinary teaching,

multicultural approaches

Standards from the subject area
professional organizations

using computers and other
technologies

Principles of effective teaching

teaching strategies that relate
specifically to your subject area.

sample lesson plans/units will
be prepared and presented to
the class

developing appropriate
assessments
EDUC 615G: Integrating Technology
with Instruction (infused in service)
 REVO
 3 credits, graded
 Some online some in
person
 Register for this for
spring semester- take
all year
 This course will
 Ask you to pose a
question or solve a
problem while using
technology
 Build your
Professional Learning
Networks
STEP Bridges Info. Gathering Tree
Question/Data Needed
-Graduate course
-School building or district issues,
including stipend information,
forms
-Certification
-Tk20 technical issues
-Extenuating health, personal issues
-UMass administrative or bureaucratic
issues
-Supervising Practitioner
-Student/parent issues
Go To
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Course instructor
School Site Coordinator, other
teachers, building principal
Kim Drake, Licensure Office
Tk20 0ffice
REVO and your school Site
Coordinator
See appropriate office,
Continuing and Professional
Education, or Kristin Tyler at
Furcolo
School Site Coordinator and/or
Program Supervisor
Supervising Practitioner
administration
Licensure/Degree Paperwork
 All paperwork for licensure and the master’s degree
MUST BE IN!
 Tk-20 MUST be complete!
 No overdue fees, library books, etc.
 You DID register for all your credits, right?
 ALL PARTS of the MTEL MUST be passed before the
Incomplete in 510 is released.
 In order to get your license, you must be a PROGRAM
“COMPLETER”.
June 2015
 You did it!
 Celebration:
 UMass grad school (held
in May ) –organic-in
schools
 Massachusetts initial
teacher licensure arrives
in the summer
 Many of you will have jobs
by now or will be actively
interviewing