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Practicum: ESL (PreK-6)300 hours (ESL 790A)

Term: 2017-2018 Fall

Faculty

Ann L. Boskiewicz M.Ed.
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Description

Prerequisites: Pre-practicum, all initial licensure courses, Pass all teacher tests required by Massachusetts for this license. Practicum Seminar required concurrently: ESL791. ESL790A (levels PreK-6) ? 300 hours Exit Performance Portfolio required for credit. The Practicum experience is in the role and at the level of the license sought, under a cooperating ESL teacher, with Cambridge College supervision. The Practicum experience provides student teachers opportunities to gain insights into the profession and to master the current Professional Standards for Teachers by working with English Language Learners in public schools and classrooms. Students work with the guidance and support of an experienced educator and by observing his/her instructional and classroom management strategies in action. Students develop instructional strategies for a variety of learning formats, appropriate curriculum materials, classroom management skills, strategies for creating a learning environment that